diff --git a/README_JSON_API.md b/README_JSON_API.md
index ca633229..1f06e3d0 100644
--- a/README_JSON_API.md
+++ b/README_JSON_API.md
@@ -1977,6 +1977,10 @@ curl --include \
 | path               | string   | Path                                      |
 | uri                | string   | Resource identifier                       |
 | artwork_url        | string   | *(optional)* [Artwork url](#artwork-urls) |
+| type               | string   | file (codec) type (ie mp3/flac/...)       |
+| bitrate            | string   | file bitrate (ie 192/128/...)             |
+| samplerate         | string   | file sample rate (ie 44100/48000/...)     |
+| channel            | string   | file channel (ie mono/stereo/xx ch))      |
 
 
 ### `playlist` object
diff --git a/src/httpd_jsonapi.c b/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
index 9c3ad537..32b10c0e 100644
--- a/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
+++ b/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ track_to_json(struct db_media_file_info *dbmfi)
   safe_json_add_time_from_string(item, "date_released", dbmfi->date_released, false);
   safe_json_add_int_from_string(item, "seek_ms", dbmfi->seek);
 
+  safe_json_add_string(item, "type", dbmfi->type);
+  safe_json_add_int_from_string(item, "samplerate", dbmfi->samplerate);
+  safe_json_add_int_from_string(item, "bitrate", dbmfi->bitrate);
+  safe_json_add_int_from_string(item, "channels", dbmfi->channels);
+
   ret = safe_atoi32(dbmfi->media_kind, &intval);
   if (ret == 0)
     safe_json_add_string(item, "media_kind", db_media_kind_label(intval));
@@ -1656,6 +1661,8 @@ queue_item_to_json(struct db_queue_item *queue_item, char shuffle)
   json_object *item;
   char uri[100];
   char artwork_url[100];
+  char chbuf[6];
+  const char *ch;
   int ret;
 
   item = json_object_new_object();
@@ -1713,6 +1720,19 @@ queue_item_to_json(struct db_queue_item *queue_item, char shuffle)
 	json_object_object_add(item, "artwork_url", json_object_new_string(artwork_url));
     }
 
+  safe_json_add_string(item, "type", queue_item->type);
+  json_object_object_add(item, "bitrate", json_object_new_int(queue_item->bitrate));
+  json_object_object_add(item, "samplerate", json_object_new_int(queue_item->samplerate));
+  switch (queue_item->channels)
+    {
+      case 1:  ch = "mono";   break;
+      case 2:  ch = "stereo"; break;
+      default:
+        snprintf(chbuf, sizeof(chbuf), "%d ch", queue_item->channels);
+        ch = chbuf;
+    }
+  safe_json_add_string(item, "channels", ch);
+
   return item;
 }