diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc
index f930682f76b..ad0f6868204 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
+#include <regex>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "starboard/common/log.h"
@@ -107,13 +108,24 @@ SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec,
     return kSbMediaAudioCodecPcm;
   }
 #if SB_API_VERSION >= 15
-  if (strcmp(codec, "iamf") == 0 || strncmp(codec, "iamf.", 5) == 0) {
+  if (strcmp(codec, "iamf") == 0 || IsIamfMimeType(codec)) {
     return kSbMediaAudioCodecIamf;
   }
 #endif  // SB_API_VERSION >= 15
   return kSbMediaAudioCodecNone;
 }
 
+bool IsIamfMimeType(std::string mime_type) {
+  return std::regex_match(mime_type,
+                          std::regex("iamf\\.\\d{3}\\.\\d{3}\\.Opus")) ||
+         std::regex_match(
+             mime_type, std::regex("iamf\\.\\d{3}\\.\\d{3}\\.mp4a\\.40\\.2")) ||
+         std::regex_match(mime_type,
+                          std::regex("iamf\\.\\d{3}\\.\\d{3}\\.fLaC")) ||
+         std::regex_match(mime_type,
+                          std::regex("iamf\\.\\d{3}\\.\\d{3}\\.ipcm"));
+}
+
 }  // namespace media
 }  // namespace starboard
 }  // namespace shared
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h
index b6f6b61513c..b0bbbf32e0a 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class VideoConfig {
 SbMediaAudioCodec GetAudioCodecFromString(const char* codec,
                                           const char* subtype);
 
+#if SB_API_VERSION >= 15
+bool IsIamfMimeType(std::string mime_type);
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION >= 15
 }  // namespace media
 }  // namespace starboard
 }  // namespace shared
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc
index 16faa5aeb51..81ff0d3f885 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/media/codec_util_test.cc
@@ -263,6 +263,41 @@ TEST(CodecUtilTest, DoesNotParse1AsPcmForNonWavSubtypes) {
   EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("1", "webm"), kSbMediaAudioCodecNone);
 }
 
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, ParsesIamfCodec) {
+#if SB_API_VERSION < 15
+  GTEST_SKIP() << "IAMF is unsupported on Starboard " << SB_API_VERSION;
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION < 15
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("iamf", ""), kSbMediaAudioCodecIamf);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("iamf.000.000.Opus", ""),
+            kSbMediaAudioCodecIamf);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("iamf.000.000.mp4a.40.2", ""),
+            kSbMediaAudioCodecIamf);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("iamf.000.000.fLaC", ""),
+            kSbMediaAudioCodecIamf);
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetAudioCodecFromString("iamf.000.000.ipcm", ""),
+            kSbMediaAudioCodecIamf);
+}
+
+TEST(CodecUtilTest, IamfRegex) {
+#if SB_API_VERSION < 15
+  GTEST_SKIP() << "IAMF is unsupported on Starboard " << SB_API_VERSION;
+#endif  // SB_API_VERSION < 15
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.Opus"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.999.999.Opus"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.mp4a.40.2"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.fLaC"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.ipcm"));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.Opu"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf,000.000.Opus"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("Iamf.000.000.Opus"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.0pus"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.xxx.yyy.Opus"));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.mp4a.40.3"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsIamfMimeType("iamf.000.000.flac"));
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace media
 }  // namespace starboard