diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index 5fe5f74248..97e7266586 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct config conf[]={
 //	{"vids", &avi_header.video_codec, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0},
 	{"mc", &default_max_pts_correction, CONF_TYPE_FLOAT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 10},
 	{"fps", &force_fps, CONF_TYPE_FLOAT, CONF_MIN, 0, 0},
+	{"srate", &force_srate, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1000, 96001},
 	{"afm", &audio_format, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 6},
 	{"dshow", &allow_dshow, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1},
 	{"nodshow", &allow_dshow, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0},
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 7c614615a5..b561623237 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ int dvdsub_id=-1;
 float default_max_pts_correction=-1;//0.01f;
 int delay_corrected=1;
 float force_fps=0;
+int force_srate=0;
 float audio_delay=0;
 float initial_pts_delay=0;
 int vcd_track=0;
@@ -1407,7 +1408,8 @@ int drop_frame_cnt=0;
 
 if(has_audio){
 
-  if(!audio_out->init(sh_audio->samplerate,sh_audio->channels,sh_audio->sample_format,0)){
+  if(!audio_out->init(force_srate?force_srate:sh_audio->samplerate,
+      sh_audio->channels,sh_audio->sample_format,0)){
     printf("couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND\n");
     has_audio=0;
   }