diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.cpp
index 1de88aa7f..d679ae889 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ bool FileSourceGui::handleMessage(const Message& message)
 	else if (FileSourceInput::MsgReportFileSourceStreamData::match(message))
 	{
 		m_sampleRate = ((FileSourceInput::MsgReportFileSourceStreamData&)message).getSampleRate();
+		m_sampleSize = ((FileSourceInput::MsgReportFileSourceStreamData&)message).getSampleSize();
 		m_centerFrequency = ((FileSourceInput::MsgReportFileSourceStreamData&)message).getCenterFrequency();
 		m_startingTimeStamp = ((FileSourceInput::MsgReportFileSourceStreamData&)message).getStartingTimeStamp();
 		m_recordLength = ((FileSourceInput::MsgReportFileSourceStreamData&)message).getRecordLength();
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ void FileSourceGui::updateWithStreamData()
 {
 	ui->centerFrequency->setValue(m_centerFrequency/1000);
 	ui->sampleRateText->setText(tr("%1k").arg((float)m_sampleRate / 1000));
+	ui->sampleSizeText->setText(tr("%1b").arg(m_sampleSize));
 	ui->play->setEnabled(m_acquisition);
 	QTime recordLength(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	recordLength = recordLength.addSecs(m_recordLength);
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.h b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.h
index e5a040346..a580d528f 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ private:
     bool m_acquisition;
     QString m_fileName;
 	int m_sampleRate;
+	quint32 m_sampleSize;
 	quint64 m_centerFrequency;
 	quint32 m_recordLength;
 	std::time_t m_startingTimeStamp;
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.ui b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.ui
index f33b1e2a7..20ec4bc82 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.ui
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourcegui.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>246</width>
+    <width>300</width>
     <height>190</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -231,16 +231,56 @@
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="rateTimeLayout">
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="sampleRateText">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <pointsize>8</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Record sample rate</string>
+        <string>Record sample rate (kS/s)</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>0k</string>
+        <string>00000k</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="Line" name="line">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="sampleSizeText">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>22</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="font">
+        <font>
+         <pointsize>8</pointsize>
+        </font>
+       </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Record sample size (bits)</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>00b</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp
index c48f966f4..354a0ad65 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void FileSourceInput::openFileStream()
 			<< " length: " << m_recordLength << " seconds";
 
 	MsgReportFileSourceStreamData *report = MsgReportFileSourceStreamData::create(m_sampleRate,
+	        m_sampleSize,
 			m_centerFrequency,
 			m_startingTimeStamp,
 			m_recordLength); // file stream data
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h
index c56d59bba..92df61eab 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h
@@ -173,30 +173,35 @@ public:
 
 	public:
 		int getSampleRate() const { return m_sampleRate; }
+		quint32 getSampleSize() const { return m_sampleSize; }
 		quint64 getCenterFrequency() const { return m_centerFrequency; }
 		std::time_t getStartingTimeStamp() const { return m_startingTimeStamp; }
 		quint32 getRecordLength() const { return m_recordLength; }
 
 		static MsgReportFileSourceStreamData* create(int sampleRate,
+		        quint32 sampleSize,
 				quint64 centerFrequency,
 				std::time_t startingTimeStamp,
 				quint32 recordLength)
 		{
-			return new MsgReportFileSourceStreamData(sampleRate, centerFrequency, startingTimeStamp, recordLength);
+			return new MsgReportFileSourceStreamData(sampleRate, sampleSize, centerFrequency, startingTimeStamp, recordLength);
 		}
 
 	protected:
 		int m_sampleRate;
+		quint32 m_sampleSize;
 		quint64 m_centerFrequency;
 		std::time_t m_startingTimeStamp;
 		quint32 m_recordLength;
 
 		MsgReportFileSourceStreamData(int sampleRate,
+		        quint32 sampleSize,
 				quint64 centerFrequency,
 				std::time_t startingTimeStamp,
 				quint32 recordLength) :
 			Message(),
 			m_sampleRate(sampleRate),
+			m_sampleSize(sampleSize),
 			m_centerFrequency(centerFrequency),
 			m_startingTimeStamp(startingTimeStamp),
 			m_recordLength(recordLength)
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/filerecord.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/filerecord.cpp
index e2e5606e3..469743b91 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/filerecord.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/filerecord.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ void FileRecord::readHeader(std::ifstream& sampleFile, Header& header)
     sampleFile.read((char *) &(header.centerFrequency), sizeof(quint64));
     sampleFile.read((char *) &(header.startTimeStamp), sizeof(std::time_t));
     sampleFile.read((char *) &(header.sampleSize), sizeof(quint32));
-    if ((header.sampleSize != 16) || (header.sampleSize != 24)) { // assume 16 bits if garbage (old I/Q file)
+    if ((header.sampleSize != 16) && (header.sampleSize != 24)) { // assume 16 bits if garbage (old I/Q file)
     	header.sampleSize = 16;
     }
+    qDebug("FileRecord::readHeader: sampleSize: %u", header.sampleSize);
 }