diff --git a/doc/config b/doc/config
index 458b3716..39544c3f 100644
--- a/doc/config
+++ b/doc/config
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@
 #
 #clock_display_seconds = "no"
 #
+#display_bitrate = "no"
+#
 #regular_expressions = "basic" (basic/extended)
 #
 ##
diff --git a/doc/ncmpcpp.1 b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
index ac9a7111..218370e6 100644
--- a/doc/ncmpcpp.1
+++ b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ If enabled, user will be asked if he really wants to clear the main playlist aft
 .B clock_display_seconds = yes/no
 If enabled, clock will display time in format hh:mm:ss, otherwise hh:mm.
 .TP 
+.B display_bitrate = yes/no
+If enabled, bitrate of currently playing song will be displayed in statusbar.
+.TP 
 .B ignore_leading_the = yes/no
 If enabled, word "the" at the beginning of tags/filenames will be ignored while sorting items.
 .TP 
diff --git a/src/mpdpp.h b/src/mpdpp.h
index b13412dc..2bbca866 100644
--- a/src/mpdpp.h
+++ b/src/mpdpp.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ namespace MPD
 			long long GetPlaylistID() const { return isConnected && itsCurrentStatus ? itsCurrentStatus->playlist : -1; }
 			long long GetOldPlaylistID() const { return isConnected && itsOldStatus ? itsOldStatus->playlist : -1; }
 			int GetElapsedTime() const { return isConnected && itsCurrentStatus ? itsCurrentStatus->elapsedTime : -1; }
+			unsigned GetBitrate() const { return isConnected && itsCurrentStatus ? itsCurrentStatus->bitRate : 0; }
 			
 			size_t GetMaxPlaylistLength() const { return itsMaxPlaylistLength; }
 			size_t GetPlaylistLength() const { return isConnected && itsCurrentStatus ? itsCurrentStatus->playlistLength : 0; }
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index eaa99c3e..73ffab28 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ void DefaultConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 	conf.search_in_db = true;
 	conf.display_screens_numbers_on_start = true;
 	conf.clock_display_seconds = false;
+	conf.display_bitrate = false;
 	conf.ignore_leading_the = false;
 	conf.block_search_constraints_change = true;
 	conf.use_console_editor = false;
@@ -723,6 +724,10 @@ void ReadConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 			{
 				conf.clock_display_seconds = v == "yes";
 			}
+			else if (cl.find("display_bitrate") != std::string::npos)
+			{
+				conf.display_bitrate = v == "yes";
+			}
 			else if (cl.find("ignore_leading_the") != std::string::npos)
 			{
 				conf.ignore_leading_the = v == "yes";
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index f4813d34..c16cc563 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct ncmpcpp_config
 	bool search_in_db;
 	bool display_screens_numbers_on_start;
 	bool clock_display_seconds;
+	bool display_bitrate;
 	bool ignore_leading_the;
 	bool block_search_constraints_change;
 	bool use_console_editor;
diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index d7788547..fc63fddf 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,13 @@ void NcmpcppStatusChanged(Connection *, StatusChanges changed, void *)
 					tracklength += "/";
 					tracklength += np.GetLength();
 				}
+				// bitrate here doesn't look good, but it can be moved somewhere else later
+				if (Config.display_bitrate && Mpd.GetBitrate())
+				{
+					tracklength += " ";
+					tracklength += IntoStr(Mpd.GetBitrate());
+					tracklength += " kbps";
+				}
 				
 				basic_buffer<my_char_t> first, second;
 				String2Buffer(TO_WSTRING(utf_to_locale_cpy(np.toString(Config.new_header_first_line))), first);
@@ -449,9 +456,15 @@ void NcmpcppStatusChanged(Connection *, StatusChanges changed, void *)
 			}
 			else if (!block_statusbar_update && Config.statusbar_visibility)
 			{
+				if (Config.display_bitrate && Mpd.GetBitrate())
+				{
+					tracklength += " [";
+					tracklength += IntoStr(Mpd.GetBitrate());
+					tracklength += " kbps]";
+				}
+				tracklength += " [";
 				if (np.GetTotalLength())
 				{
-					tracklength = " [";
 					tracklength += Song::ShowTime(elapsed);
 					tracklength += "/";
 					tracklength += np.GetLength();
@@ -459,7 +472,6 @@ void NcmpcppStatusChanged(Connection *, StatusChanges changed, void *)
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					tracklength = " [";
 					tracklength += Song::ShowTime(elapsed);
 					tracklength += "]";
 				}