diff --git a/iwconfig.js b/iwconfig.js
index fb2f5fd..bed0fbf 100644
--- a/iwconfig.js
+++ b/iwconfig.js
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ function parse_status_block(block) {
     parsed.frequency = parseFloat(match[1]);
   }
 
+  if ((match = block.match(/Bit Rate[:|=]\s*([0-9\.]+)/))) {
+    parsed.bitrate = parseFloat(match[1]);
+  }
+
   if ((match = block.match(/IEEE\s*([^\s]+)/))) {
     parsed.ieee = match[1].toLowerCase();
   }
diff --git a/test/iwconfig.js b/test/iwconfig.js
index c78f3ea..cbfaa0d 100644
--- a/test/iwconfig.js
+++ b/test/iwconfig.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ describe('iwconfig', function() {
             ieee: '802.11bg',
             mode: 'master',
             frequency: 2.437,
+            bitrate: 54,
             sensitivity: 0,
             quality: 18,
             signal: 11,
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ describe('iwconfig', function() {
           ieee: '802.11bg',
           mode: 'master',
           frequency: 2.437,
+          bitrate: 54,
           sensitivity: 0,
           quality: 18,
           signal: 11,
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ describe('iwconfig', function() {
           ieee: '802.11abgn',
           mode: 'managed',
           frequency: 2.412,
+          bitrate: 36,
           quality: 63,
           signal: -47
         });