diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h
index 46b44e2252..a96d1148fc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class ExportFormatBase {
 	enum SampleRate {
 		SR_None = 0,
 		SR_Session = 1,
+		SR_8 = 8000,
 		SR_22_05 = 220500,
 		SR_44_1 = 44100,
 		SR_48 = 48000,
diff --git a/libs/ardour/enums.cc b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
index 961041c2da..b291372503 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/enums.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ setup_enum_writer ()
 
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, SR_None);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, SR_Session);
+	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, SR_8);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, SR_22_05);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, SR_44_1);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, SR_48);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/export_format_base.cc b/libs/ardour/export_format_base.cc
index 62fae52c9e..c218b6154a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/export_format_base.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/export_format_base.cc
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ ExportFormatBase::nearest_sample_rate (framecnt_t sample_rate)
 		best_match = (rate); \
 	}
 
-	DO_SR_COMPARISON(SR_22_05);
+	DO_SR_COMPARISON(SR_8);
 	DO_SR_COMPARISON(SR_22_05);
 	DO_SR_COMPARISON(SR_44_1);
 	DO_SR_COMPARISON(SR_48);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc
index 5bb04696b9..08238ff710 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void
 ExportFormatManager::init_sample_rates ()
 {
 	add_sample_rate (SampleRatePtr (new SampleRateState (ExportFormatBase::SR_Session, _("Session rate"))));
+	add_sample_rate (SampleRatePtr (new SampleRateState (ExportFormatBase::SR_8, "8 kHz")));
 	add_sample_rate (SampleRatePtr (new SampleRateState (ExportFormatBase::SR_22_05, "22,05 kHz")));
 	add_sample_rate (SampleRatePtr (new SampleRateState (ExportFormatBase::SR_44_1, "44,1 kHz")));
 	add_sample_rate (SampleRatePtr (new SampleRateState (ExportFormatBase::SR_48, "48 kHz")));
diff --git a/libs/ardour/export_format_specification.cc b/libs/ardour/export_format_specification.cc
index c4e61dea39..ce61babcbf 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/export_format_specification.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/export_format_specification.cc
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ ExportFormatSpecification::description (bool include_name)
 	}
 
 	switch (sample_rate()) {
+	case SR_8:
+		components.push_back ("8 kHz");
+		break;
 	case SR_22_05:
 		components.push_back ("22,5 kHz");
 		break;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/export_formats.cc b/libs/ardour/export_formats.cc
index 32b71f6b04..463a09468a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/export_formats.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/export_formats.cc
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ ExportFormatLinear::ExportFormatLinear (string name, FormatId format_id) :
 	set_name (name);
 	set_format_id (format_id);
 
+	add_sample_rate (SR_8);
 	add_sample_rate (SR_22_05);
 	add_sample_rate (SR_44_1);
 	add_sample_rate (SR_48);