diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.cpp b/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.cpp
index 0ea701d2..64503bda 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.cpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,13 @@ size_t VideoProperties::getComponentsCount() const
 	return _pixFmt->nb_components;
 }
 
+size_t VideoProperties::getBitDepth() const
+{
+	if( ! _pixFmt )
+		throw std::runtime_error( "unknown pixel format" );
+	return av_get_bits_per_pixel( _pixFmt );
+}
+
 size_t VideoProperties::getChromaWidth() const
 {
 	if( ! _pixFmt )
diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.hpp b/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.hpp
index f38322b9..315d77a1 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.hpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/mediaProperty/VideoProperties.hpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class AvExport VideoProperties
 	int getProfile() const;
 	int getLevel() const;
 	size_t getComponentsCount() const;
+	size_t getBitDepth() const;
 	size_t getChromaWidth() const;
 	size_t getChromaHeight() const;