diff --git a/src/player.js b/src/player.js
index a540264b2..88e4b218a 100644
--- a/src/player.js
+++ b/src/player.js
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ import PlaybackMiddleware from './middleware/playback-middleware'
 import DefaultPlayerConfig from './player-config.json'
 import './assets/style.css'
 
+/**
+ * The player playback rates.
+ * @type {Array<number>}
+ * @const
+ */
+const PLAYBACK_RATES = [0.5, 1, 2, 4];
+
+/**
+ * The player default playback rate.
+ * @type {number}
+ * @const
+ */
+const DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_RATE = 1;
+
 /**
  * The player container class name.
  * @type {string}
@@ -655,6 +669,22 @@ export default class Player extends FakeEventTarget {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the possible playback speeds of the video.
+   * @returns {Array<number>} - The possible playback speeds speed of the video.
+   */
+  get playbackRates(): Array<number> {
+    return PLAYBACK_RATES;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the default playback speed of the video.
+   * @returns {number} - The default playback speed of the video.
+   */
+  get defaultPlaybackRate(): number {
+    return DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_RATE;
+  }
+
   /**
    * get the engine type
    * @returns {string} - html5
@@ -978,6 +1008,29 @@ export default class Player extends FakeEventTarget {
 
   // </editor-fold>
 
+  // <editor-fold desc="Logger API">
+
+  /**
+   * get the log level
+   * @param {?string} name - the logger name
+   * @returns {Object} - the log level
+   */
+  getLogLevel(name?: string): Object {
+    return getLogLevel(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * sets the logger level
+   * @param {Object} level - the log level
+   * @param {?string} name - the logger name
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  setLogLevel(level: Object, name?: string) {
+    setLogLevel(level, name);
+  }
+
+  // </editor-fold>
+
   // </editor-fold>
 
   // <editor-fold desc="Private Methods">
@@ -1603,22 +1656,4 @@ export default class Player extends FakeEventTarget {
   }
 
   // </editor-fold>
-  /**
-   * get the log level
-   * @param {?string} name - the logger name
-   * @returns {Object} - the log level
-   */
-  getLogLevel(name?: string): Object {
-    return getLogLevel(name);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * sets the logger level
-   * @param {Object} level - the log level
-   * @param {?string} name - the logger name
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  setLogLevel(level: Object, name?: string) {
-    setLogLevel(level, name);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/test/src/player.spec.js b/test/src/player.spec.js
index b3892a02e..c6eca719b 100644
--- a/test/src/player.spec.js
+++ b/test/src/player.spec.js
@@ -2693,3 +2693,15 @@ describe('logger', () => {
     currentLogLevel.should.equal(player.LogLevel.DEBUG);
   });
 });
+
+describe('playbackRate', () => {
+  it('should return the possible playback rates of the player', () => {
+    const player = new Player();
+    player.playbackRates.should.deep.equal([0.5, 1, 2, 4]);
+  });
+
+  it('should return the default playback rate of the player', () => {
+    const player = new Player();
+    player.defaultPlaybackRate.should.equal(1);
+  });
+});