diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py
index 5831b713..8a79088f 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class LibspotifySessionManager(SpotifySessionManager, BaseThread):
         """Callback used by pyspotify"""
         logger.info(u'Connected to Spotify')
         self.session = session
+        if settings.SPOTIFY_HIGH_BITRATE:
+            logger.debug(u'Prefer high bitrate')
+            self.session.set_preferred_bitrate(1)
+        else:
+            logger.debug(u'Prefer normal bitrate')
+            self.session.set_preferred_bitrate(0)
         self.connected.set()
 
     def logged_out(self, session):
diff --git a/mopidy/settings.py b/mopidy/settings.py
index 4f60ee99..1aaa4318 100644
--- a/mopidy/settings.py
+++ b/mopidy/settings.py
@@ -183,3 +183,12 @@ SPOTIFY_USERNAME = u''
 #:
 #: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`.
 SPOTIFY_PASSWORD = u''
+
+#: Do you prefer high bitrate (320k)?
+#:
+#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`.
+#
+#: Default::
+#:
+#:     SPOTIFY_HIGH_BITRATE = False # 160k
+SPOTIFY_HIGH_BITRATE = False