diff --git a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
index 080a652db..550648a18 100644
--- a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
+++ b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
@@ -706,9 +706,16 @@ void FFmpegReader::UpdateVideoInfo() {
 	info.vcodec = pCodecCtx->codec->name;
 	info.video_bit_rate = (pFormatCtx->bit_rate / 8);
 
-	// set frames per second (fps)
-	info.fps.num = pStream->avg_frame_rate.num;
-	info.fps.den = pStream->avg_frame_rate.den;
+	// Frame rate from the container and codec
+	AVRational framerate = av_guess_frame_rate(pFormatCtx, pStream, NULL);
+	info.fps.num = framerate.num;
+	info.fps.den = framerate.den;
+
+	ZmqLogger::Instance()->AppendDebugMethod("FFmpegReader::UpdateVideoInfo", "info.fps.num", info.fps.num, "info.fps.den", info.fps.den);
+
+	// TODO: remove excessive debug info in the next releases
+	// The debug info below is just for comparison and troubleshooting on users side during the transition period
+	ZmqLogger::Instance()->AppendDebugMethod("FFmpegReader::UpdateVideoInfo (pStream->avg_frame_rate)", "num", pStream->avg_frame_rate.num, "den", pStream->avg_frame_rate.den);
 
 	if (pStream->sample_aspect_ratio.num != 0) {
 		info.pixel_ratio.num = pStream->sample_aspect_ratio.num;
diff --git a/tests/FFmpegReader_Tests.cpp b/tests/FFmpegReader_Tests.cpp
index a1f7a42d2..b79820ade 100644
--- a/tests/FFmpegReader_Tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/FFmpegReader_Tests.cpp
@@ -36,13 +36,16 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace openshot;
 
-TEST(FFmpegReader_Invalid_Path)
+SUITE(FFmpegReader)
+{
+
+TEST(Invalid_Path)
 {
 	// Check invalid path
 	CHECK_THROW(FFmpegReader(""), InvalidFile);
 }
 
-TEST(FFmpegReader_GetFrame_Before_Opening)
+TEST(GetFrame_Before_Opening)
 {
 	// Create a reader
 	stringstream path;
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ TEST(FFmpegReader_GetFrame_Before_Opening)
 	CHECK_THROW(r.GetFrame(1), ReaderClosed);
 }
 
-TEST(FFmpegReader_Check_Audio_File)
+TEST(Check_Audio_File)
 {
 	// Create a reader
 	stringstream path;
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ TEST(FFmpegReader_Check_Audio_File)
 	r.Close();
 }
 
-TEST(FFmpegReader_Check_Video_File)
+TEST(Check_Video_File)
 {
 	// Create a reader
 	stringstream path;
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ TEST(FFmpegReader_Check_Video_File)
 	r.Close();
 }
 
-TEST(FFmpegReader_Seek)
+TEST(Seek)
 {
 	// Create a reader
 	stringstream path;
@@ -186,7 +189,23 @@ TEST(FFmpegReader_Seek)
 
 }
 
-TEST(FFmpegReader_Multiple_Open_and_Close)
+TEST(Frame_Rate)
+{
+	// Create a reader
+	stringstream path;
+	path << TEST_MEDIA_PATH << "sintel_trailer-720p.mp4";
+	FFmpegReader r(path.str());
+	r.Open();
+
+	// Verify detected frame rate
+	openshot::Fraction rate = r.info.fps;
+	CHECK_EQUAL(24, rate.num);
+	CHECK_EQUAL(1, rate.den);
+
+	r.Close();
+}
+
+TEST(Multiple_Open_and_Close)
 {
 	// Create a reader
 	stringstream path;
@@ -221,3 +240,6 @@ TEST(FFmpegReader_Multiple_Open_and_Close)
 	// Close reader
 	r.Close();
 }
+
+} // SUITE(FFmpegReader)
+