diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs
index 38fa92f091..47debd7282 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 {
 	public class AssetBrowser : IGlobalModData
 	{
-		[FieldLoader.Require]
-		public readonly string[] SupportedExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
+		public readonly string[] SpriteExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
+		public readonly string[] ModelExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
+		public readonly string[] VideoExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
index a4c5151d4c..5faf1e8396 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 	public class AssetBrowserLogic : ChromeLogic
 	{
 		readonly string[] allowedExtensions;
+		readonly string[] allowedSpriteExtensions;
+		readonly string[] allowedModelExtensions;
+		readonly string[] allowedVideoExtensions;
 		readonly IEnumerable<IReadOnlyPackage> acceptablePackages;
 		readonly string[] palettes;
 		readonly World world;
@@ -283,7 +286,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			}
 
 			var assetBrowserModData = modData.Manifest.Get<AssetBrowser>();
-			allowedExtensions = assetBrowserModData.SupportedExtensions;
+			allowedSpriteExtensions = assetBrowserModData.SpriteExtensions;
+			allowedModelExtensions = assetBrowserModData.ModelExtensions;
+			allowedVideoExtensions = assetBrowserModData.VideoExtensions;
+			allowedExtensions = allowedSpriteExtensions
+				.Union(allowedModelExtensions)
+				.Union(allowedVideoExtensions)
+				.ToArray();
 
 			acceptablePackages = modData.ModFiles.MountedPackages.Where(p =>
 				p.Contents.Any(c => allowedExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(c).ToLowerInvariant())));
@@ -397,30 +406,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 						prefix += "|";
 				}
 
-				var video = VideoLoader.GetVideo(Game.ModData.DefaultFileSystem.Open(filename), Game.ModData.VideoLoaders);
-				if (video != null)
-				{
-					player = panel.Get<VideoPlayerWidget>("PLAYER");
-					player.Load(prefix + filename);
-					player.DrawOverlay = false;
-					isVideoLoaded = true;
-
-					if (frameSlider != null)
-					{
-						frameSlider.MaximumValue = (float)player.Video.Frames - 1;
-						frameSlider.Ticks = 0;
-					}
-
-					return true;
-				}
-
-				if (Path.GetExtension(filename.ToLowerInvariant()) == ".vxl")
-				{
-					var voxelName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename);
-					currentVoxel = world.ModelCache.GetModel(voxelName);
-					currentSprites = null;
-				}
-				else
+				var fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(filename.ToLowerInvariant());
+				if (allowedSpriteExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
 				{
 					currentSprites = world.Map.Rules.Sequences.SpriteCache[prefix + filename];
 					currentFrame = 0;
@@ -433,6 +420,32 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 					currentVoxel = null;
 				}
+				else if (allowedModelExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
+				{
+					var voxelName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename);
+					currentVoxel = world.ModelCache.GetModel(voxelName);
+					currentSprites = null;
+				}
+				else if (allowedVideoExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
+				{
+					var video = VideoLoader.GetVideo(Game.ModData.DefaultFileSystem.Open(filename), Game.ModData.VideoLoaders);
+					if (video != null)
+					{
+
+						player = panel.Get<VideoPlayerWidget>("PLAYER");
+						player.Load(prefix + filename);
+						player.DrawOverlay = false;
+						isVideoLoaded = true;
+
+						if (frameSlider != null)
+						{
+							frameSlider.MaximumValue = (float)player.Video.Frames - 1;
+							frameSlider.Ticks = 0;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else
+					return false;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index 02050f693c..cbcb9839e1 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ SpriteSequenceFormat: ClassicTilesetSpecificSpriteSequence
 ModelSequenceFormat: PlaceholderModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
-	SupportedExtensions: .shp, .tem, .des, .sno, .jun, .vqa, .wsa
+	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .tem, .des, .sno, .jun
+	VideoExtensions: .vqa, .wsa
 
 GameSpeeds:
 	DefaultSpeed: default
diff --git a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
index f97780903e..5a3923451b 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ SpriteSequenceFormat: DefaultSpriteSequence
 ModelSequenceFormat: PlaceholderModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
-	SupportedExtensions: .shp, .r8, .vqa
+	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .r8
+	VideoExtensions: .vqa
 
 GameSpeeds:
 	DefaultSpeed: default
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index 5529da8680..d2ed4e56e8 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ SpriteSequenceFormat: ClassicTilesetSpecificSpriteSequence
 ModelSequenceFormat: PlaceholderModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
-	SupportedExtensions: .shp, .tmp, .tem, .des, .sno, .int, .vqa, .wsa
+	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .tmp, .tem, .des, .sno, .int
+	VideoExtensions: .vqa, .wsa
 
 GameSpeeds:
 	DefaultSpeed: default
diff --git a/mods/ts/mod.yaml b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
index 94db110b96..66b95d25ca 100644
--- a/mods/ts/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ SpriteSequenceFormat: TilesetSpecificSpriteSequence
 ModelSequenceFormat: VoxelModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
-	SupportedExtensions: .shp, .tem, .sno, .vqa, .vxl
+	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .tem, .sno
+	ModelExtensions: .vxl
+	VideoExtensions: .vqa
 
 GameSpeeds:
 	DefaultSpeed: default