diff --git a/dlls/mciavi32/mciavi_res.rc b/dlls/mciavi32/mciavi_res.rc
index beffdd58b0d..e2e4caa805c 100644
--- a/dlls/mciavi32/mciavi_res.rc
+++ b/dlls/mciavi32/mciavi_res.rc
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ L"overlapped\0", 0x00cf0000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"popup\0", 0x80880000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"child\0", 0x40000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
-L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"nostatic\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"paste\0", MCI_PASTE, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"test\0", 0x00000020L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"at\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_RECT,
-L"hdc\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"hdc\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HDC,
 L"paint\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"where\0", MCI_WHERE, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"test\0", 0x00000020L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"handle\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
-L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
 L"state\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
 L"hide\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
diff --git a/dlls/mciqtz32/mciavi_res.rc b/dlls/mciqtz32/mciavi_res.rc
index beffdd58b0d..e2e4caa805c 100644
--- a/dlls/mciqtz32/mciavi_res.rc
+++ b/dlls/mciqtz32/mciavi_res.rc
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ L"overlapped\0", 0x00cf0000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"popup\0", 0x80880000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"child\0", 0x40000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
-L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"nostatic\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"paste\0", MCI_PASTE, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"test\0", 0x00000020L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"at\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_RECT,
-L"hdc\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"hdc\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HDC,
 L"paint\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"where\0", MCI_WHERE, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"test\0", 0x00000020L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"handle\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
-L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
 L"state\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
 L"hide\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
diff --git a/dlls/winmm/mci.c b/dlls/winmm/mci.c
index 3558d2bc9fd..30db3635526 100644
--- a/dlls/winmm/mci.c
+++ b/dlls/winmm/mci.c
@@ -601,6 +601,9 @@ static	BOOL		MCI_IsCommandTableValid(UINT uTbl)
         switch (eid) {
         case MCI_COMMAND_HEAD:          if (!*str || !flg) return FALSE; idx = 0;		break;	/* check unicity of str in table */
         case MCI_STRING:                if (inCst) return FALSE;				break;
+        case MCI_HWND:                  /* Occurs inside MCI_CONSTANT as in "window handle default" */
+        case MCI_HPAL:
+        case MCI_HDC:
         case MCI_INTEGER:               if (!*str) return FALSE;				break;
         case MCI_END_COMMAND:           if (*str || flg || idx == 0) return FALSE; idx = 0;	break;
         case MCI_RETURN:		if (*str || idx != 1) return FALSE;			break;
@@ -1087,6 +1090,9 @@ static	DWORD	MCI_ParseOptArgs(DWORD* data, int _offset, LPCWSTR lpCmd,
 		    *dwFlags |= flg;
 		    TRACE("flag=%08x\n", flg);
 		    break;
+		case MCI_HWND:
+		case MCI_HPAL:
+		case MCI_HDC:
 		case MCI_INTEGER:
 		    if (inCst) {
 			data[offset] |= flg;
@@ -1132,6 +1138,9 @@ static	DWORD	MCI_ParseOptArgs(DWORD* data, int _offset, LPCWSTR lpCmd,
 		case MCI_END_COMMAND_LIST:
 		case MCI_CONSTANT:
 		case MCI_FLAG:			break;
+		case MCI_HWND:
+		case MCI_HPAL:
+		case MCI_HDC:			if (!inCst) offset += sizeof(HANDLE)/sizeof(DWORD); break;
 		case MCI_INTEGER:		if (!inCst) offset++;	break;
 		case MCI_END_CONSTANT:		offset++; break;
 		case MCI_STRING:		offset += sizeof(LPWSTR)/sizeof(DWORD); break;
diff --git a/dlls/winmm/winmm_res.rc b/dlls/winmm/winmm_res.rc
index 949d55caf48..64c42b42ea0 100644
--- a/dlls/winmm/winmm_res.rc
+++ b/dlls/winmm/winmm_res.rc
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ L"overlapped\0", 0x00cf0000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"popup\0", 0x80880000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"child\0", 0x40000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
-L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"nostatic\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"play\0", MCI_PLAY, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ L"window\0", MCI_WINDOW, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
 L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"handle\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
-L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
 L"state\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
 L"hide\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ L"update\0", MCI_UPDATE, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
 L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"at\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_RECT,
-L"hdc\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"hdc\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HDC,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND_LIST
 END
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ L"overlapped\0", 0x00cf0000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"popup\0", 0x80880000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"child\0", 0x40000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
-L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"parent\0", 0x00020000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_COMMAND,
 L"status\0", MCI_STATUS, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
 L"\0", MCI_DWORD_PTR, 0, MCI_RETURN,
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ L"window\0", MCI_WINDOW, 0, MCI_COMMAND_HEAD,
 L"notify\0", 0x00000001L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"wait\0", 0x00000002L, MCI_FLAG,
 L"handle\0", 0x00010000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
-L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,
+L"default\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_HWND,
 L"\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_END_CONSTANT,
 L"state\0", 0x00040000L, MCI_CONSTANT,
 L"hide\0", 0x00000000L, MCI_INTEGER,