diff --git a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoAnnotationPanel.js b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoAnnotationPanel.js
index 4700b283..a3935b1e 100644
--- a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoAnnotationPanel.js
+++ b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoAnnotationPanel.js
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ Ox.VideoAnnotationPanel = function(options, self) {
                     setPoint('in', self.options.position);
                 },
                 key_k: function togglePlaybackRate() {
-                    that.options({playbackRate: self.options.playbackRate == 1 ? 2 : 1});
+                    that.options({
+                        playbackRate: self.options.playbackRate == 1 ? 2 : self.options.playbackRate == 2 ? 0.5 : 1
+                    });
                 },
                 key_l: toggleLoop,
                 key_left: function() {
diff --git a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js
index 0ffaab2b..36c2822b 100644
--- a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js
+++ b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayer.js
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ Ox.VideoPlayer = function(options, self) {
             key_g: function() {
                 goToNext('result', 1);
             },
+            key_k: function togglePlaybackRate() {
+                that.options({
+                    playbackRate: self.options.playbackRate == 1 ? 2 : self.options.playbackRate == 2 ? 0.5 : 1
+                });
+            },
             key_l: toggleLoop,
             key_left: function() {
                 setPosition(self.options.position - self.secondsPerFrame);
diff --git a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js
index d59d4862..1b376d81 100644
--- a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js
+++ b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Ox.VideoPlayerPanel <f> VideoPlayerPanel Object
         key_* <!> key_*
         muted <!> muted
         paused <!> paused
+        playbackRate: <n|1> playback rate
         position <!> position
         resizecalendar <!> resizecalendar
         resolution <!> resolution
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ Ox.VideoPlayerPanel = function(options, self) {
             muted: false,
             out: 0,
             paused: true,
+            playbackRate: 1,
             playInToOut: false,
             position: 0,
             poster: '',
@@ -106,6 +108,11 @@ Ox.VideoPlayerPanel = function(options, self) {
             paused: function() {
                 self.$video.options({paused: self.options.paused});
             },
+            playbackRate: function() {
+                self.$video.options({
+                    playbackRate: self.options.playbackRate
+                });
+            },
             position: function() {
                 self.$video.options({position: self.options.position});
                 self.$timeline.options({position: self.options.position});
@@ -167,6 +174,11 @@ Ox.VideoPlayerPanel = function(options, self) {
                 self.$annotationPanel.options({selected: ''});
                 setPoint('in', self.options.position, false, true);
             },
+            key_k: function togglePlaybackRate() {
+                that.options({
+                    playbackRate: self.options.playbackRate == 1 ? 2 : self.options.playbackRate == 2 ? 0.5 : 1
+                });
+            },
             key_l: toggleLoop,
             key_left: function() {
                 movePositionBy(-1 / self.options.fps);