diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/TemplateWizard.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/TemplateWizard.json
index e98b7391d..f6cb2b723 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/TemplateWizard.json
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/TemplateWizard.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 					"localization": "false",
 					"logging": "none",
 					"markup": "xaml",
-					"mediaElement": "false",
+					"mediaPlayerElement": "false",
 					"navigation": "blank",
 					"platforms": "android|ios|wasm|desktop",
 					"rider": "true",
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 					"localization": "true",
 					"logging": "default",
 					"markup": "xaml",
-					"mediaElement": "false",
+					"mediaPlayerElement": "false",
 					"navigation": "regions",
 					"platforms": "android|ios|wasm|desktop",
 					"rider": "true",
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				// and we recently removed .NET 8 option from the template (see PR #1373).
 				// This feature will be re-enabled once multi-threading becomes available again.
 				//"SymbolIds": [ "toolkit", "mauiEmbedding", "server", "wasmMultiThreading", "wasmPwaManifest", "vscode", "enableDeveloperMode", "mediaElement" ]
-				"SymbolIds": [ "toolkit", "mauiEmbedding", "server", "wasmPwaManifest", "vscode", "enableDeveloperMode", "mediaElement" ]
+				"SymbolIds": [ "toolkit", "mauiEmbedding", "server", "wasmPwaManifest", "vscode", "enableDeveloperMode", "mediaPlayerElement" ]
 			}
 			,
 			{
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
 		"vscode": {
 			"Icon": "/Assets/Features.VSCode.svg"
 		},
-		"mediaElement": {
+		"mediaPlayerElement": {
 			"Icon": "/Assets/Features.MediaElement.svg"
 		},
 		"wasmPwaManifest": {
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
 		"themeService",
 		"continuousIntegration",
 		"isCustomized",
-		"mediaElement",
+		"mediaPlayerElement",
 		"renderer"
 	],
 	"PackagesToUpdate": [
diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
index fdfd02825..5a0126053 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@
     },
     "mediaElement": {
       "longName": "media-element",
-      "shortName": "media"
+      "shortName": "mediaelement"
+    },
+    "mediaPlayerElement": {
+      "longName": "media-player-element",
+      "shortName": "mpe"
     },
     "skipRestore": {
       "longName": "skip-restore",
diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
index 807c8515a..095e3881d 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -796,6 +796,13 @@
       "datatype": "bool",
       "defaultValue": "false"
     },
+    "mediaPlayerElement": {
+      "displayName": "Media Player Element",
+      "description": "Configures application to bundle native assets required for the MediaPlayerElement",
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "false"
+    },
     "skipRestore": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "bool",
@@ -959,6 +966,11 @@
       "datatype": "bool",
       "value": "(unoLottie || (useToolkit && appThemeEvaluator == 'fluent'))"
     },
+    "useMediaPlayerElement": {
+      "type": "computed",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "value": "(mediaElement || mediaPlayerElement)"
+    },
     "themeBackgroundBrush": {
       "type": "generated",
       "generator": "switch",
diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/MyExtensionsApp.1.csproj b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/MyExtensionsApp.1.csproj
index 73a1fd03a..ad5abbd2a 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/MyExtensionsApp.1.csproj
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/MyExtensionsApp.1/MyExtensionsApp.1.csproj
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
       <!--#if (useUnoLottie)-->
       Lottie;
       <!--#endif-->
-      <!--#if (mediaElement)-->
-      MediaElement;
+      <!--#if (useMediaPlayerElement)-->
+      MediaPlayerElement;
       <!--#endif-->
       <!--#if (unoSvg)-->
       Svg;