diff --git a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
index b45f442d1..ad1ae1b81 100644
--- a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ void SampleTCO::saveSettings( QDomDocument & _doc, QDomElement & _this )
 		QString s;
 		_this.setAttribute( "data", m_sampleBuffer->toBase64( s ) );
 	}
+
+	_this.setAttribute ("sample_rate", m_sampleBuffer->sampleRate());
 	// TODO: start- and end-frame
 }
 
@@ -279,6 +281,10 @@ void SampleTCO::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 	}
 	changeLength( _this.attribute( "len" ).toInt() );
 	setMuted( _this.attribute( "muted" ).toInt() );
+
+	if (_this.hasAttribute("sample_rate")) {
+		m_sampleBuffer->setSampleRate(_this.attribute("sample_rate").toInt());
+	}
 }