diff --git a/src/stream/DemuxStream.h b/src/stream/DemuxStream.h
index fb03e322..2869fce1 100644
--- a/src/stream/DemuxStream.h
+++ b/src/stream/DemuxStream.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class DemuxStreamVideo : public DemuxStream
   int iOrientation = 0; // orientation of the video in degrees counter clockwise
   int iBitsPerPixel = 0;
   int iBitRate = 0;
+  int iBitDepth = 0;
 
   AVColorSpace colorSpace = AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED;
   AVColorRange colorRange = AVCOL_RANGE_UNSPECIFIED;
diff --git a/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp b/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp
index 216b54b9..1ac99467 100644
--- a/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp
+++ b/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ extern "C" {
 using namespace ffmpegdirect;
 using namespace kodi::tools;
 
+extern "C"
+{
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+}
+
 /***********************************************************
 * InputSteam Client AddOn specific public library functions
 ***********************************************************/
@@ -2033,6 +2038,11 @@ DemuxStream* FFmpegStream::AddStream(int streamIdx)
         st->iOrientation = 0;
         st->iBitsPerPixel = pStream->codecpar->bits_per_coded_sample;
         st->iBitRate = static_cast<int>(pStream->codecpar->bit_rate);
+        st->bitDepth = 8;
+        const AVPixFmtDescriptor* desc =
+            av_pix_fmt_desc_get(static_cast<AVPixelFormat>(pStream->codecpar->format));
+        if (desc != nullptr && desc->comp != nullptr)
+          st->bitDepth = desc->comp[0].depth;
 
         st->colorPrimaries = pStream->codecpar->color_primaries;
         st->colorSpace = pStream->codecpar->color_space;