diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index 375eb7b9..1b57c24d 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import type {
   Message,
 } from './types.js';
 
-import { CARD_VERSION, REPO_URL } from './const.js';
+import { CAMERA_BIRDSEYE, CARD_VERSION, REPO_URL } from './const.js';
 import { FrigateCardElements } from './components/elements.js';
 import { FrigateCardImage } from './components/image.js';
 import { FRIGATE_BUTTON_MENU_ICON, FrigateCardMenu } from './components/menu.js';
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
     if (
       this._getConfig().menu.buttons.clips &&
       cameraConfig?.camera_name &&
-      (cameraConfig?.camera_name !== 'birdseye' ||
+      (cameraConfig?.camera_name !== CAMERA_BIRDSEYE ||
         cameraConfig?.dependent_cameras?.length)
     ) {
       buttons.push({
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
     if (
       this._getConfig().menu.buttons.snapshots &&
       cameraConfig?.camera_name &&
-      (cameraConfig?.camera_name !== 'birdseye' ||
+      (cameraConfig?.camera_name !== CAMERA_BIRDSEYE ||
         cameraConfig?.dependent_cameras?.length)
     ) {
       buttons.push({
diff --git a/src/components/timeline.ts b/src/components/timeline.ts
index a473b3c3..3d8ad9ff 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline.ts
+++ b/src/components/timeline.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   FrigateEvent,
   frigateCardConfigDefaults,
 } from '../types';
+import { CAMERA_BIRDSEYE } from '../const';
 import { View, ViewContext } from '../view';
 import {
   dispatchErrorMessageEvent,
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ class TimelineEventManager {
         if (
           this._dateEnd &&
           this._dateStart &&
-          cameraConfig.camera_name !== 'birdseye'
+          cameraConfig.camera_name !== CAMERA_BIRDSEYE
         ) {
           const param = BrowseMediaUtil.getBrowseMediaQueryParameters(
             hass,
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
   protected _getGroups(): DataGroupCollectionType {
     const groups: FrigateCardGroupData[] = [];
     this.cameras?.forEach((cameraConfig, camera) => {
-      if (cameraConfig.camera_name !== 'birdseye') {
+      if (cameraConfig.camera_name !== CAMERA_BIRDSEYE) {
         groups.push({
           id: camera,
           content: getCameraTitle(this.hass, cameraConfig),
diff --git a/src/components/viewer.ts b/src/components/viewer.ts
index 237e7560..e5862b97 100644
--- a/src/components/viewer.ts
+++ b/src/components/viewer.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
       );
 
     if (!this.view.target) {
-      if (!browseMediaQueryParameters) {
+      // If the target is not specified, the view must tell us which mediaType
+      // to search for. When the target *is* specified, the view is not required
+      // to indicate the media type (e.g. the mixed 'events' view from the
+      // timeline).
+      const mediaType = this.view.getMediaType();
+      if (!browseMediaQueryParameters || !mediaType) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -85,7 +90,10 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
         this,
         this.hass,
         this.view,
-        browseMediaQueryParameters,
+        BrowseMediaUtil.overrideMultiBrowseMediaQueryParameters(
+          browseMediaQueryParameters,
+          { mediaType: mediaType },
+        ),
       );
       return renderProgressIndicator();
     }
diff --git a/src/const.ts b/src/const.ts
index aa3915b3..6e18ebfe 100644
--- a/src/const.ts
+++ b/src/const.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export const CARD_VERSION = '3.0.0' as const;
+
+export const CAMERA_BIRDSEYE = 'birdseye' as const;
 export const REPO_URL = 'https://github.com/dermotduffy/frigate-hass-card' as const;
 export const TROUBLESHOOTING_URL = `${REPO_URL}#troubleshooting` as const;