diff --git a/source/net/filebot/media/FFProbe.java b/source/net/filebot/media/FFProbe.java
index 75b57845..1bef9e06 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/media/FFProbe.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/media/FFProbe.java
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public class FFProbe implements MediaCharacteristics {
 		return getInteger("video", "height");
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Double getBitRate() {
+		return Double.parseDouble(getFormat().get("bit_rate").toString());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Float getFrameRate() {
 		return find("video", "avg_frame_rate").map(fps -> {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/media/MediaCharacteristics.java b/source/net/filebot/media/MediaCharacteristics.java
index 7a3e3a0b..1d99d182 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/media/MediaCharacteristics.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/media/MediaCharacteristics.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public interface MediaCharacteristics extends AutoCloseable {
 
 	Integer getHeight();
 
+	Double getBitRate();
+
 	Float getFrameRate();
 
 	String getTitle();
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java b/source/net/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java
index 269e1bbe..834c75bf 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ public class MediaInfo implements MediaCharacteristics {
 		return Integer.parseInt(get(StreamKind.Video, 0, "Height"));
 	}
 
+	public Double getBitRate() {
+		return Double.parseDouble(get(StreamKind.General, 0, "OverallBitRate"));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Float getFrameRate() {
 		return Float.parseFloat(get(StreamKind.Video, 0, "FrameRate"));