1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
index 0cfb58b2e..7913f547a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
@@ -1236,6 +1236,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             {
                 var inputVideoCodec = videoStream == null ? null : videoStream.Codec;
                 bitrate = ResolutionNormalizer.ScaleBitrate(bitrate.Value, inputVideoCodec, outputVideoCodec);
+
+                // If a max bitrate was requested, don't let the scaled bitrate exceed it
+                if (request.VideoBitRate.HasValue)
+                {
+                    bitrate = Math.Min(bitrate.Value, request.VideoBitRate.Value);
+                }
             }
 
             return bitrate;