diff --git a/MainWindow.cpp b/MainWindow.cpp
index 5786143..853b504 100644
--- a/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ bool MainWindow::clearProject()
 }
 
 uid MainWindow::createMediaPaint(uid paintId, QString uri, float x, float y,
-      bool isImage, bool live)
+                                 bool isImage, bool live, double rate)
 {
   // Cannot create image with already existing id.
   if (Paint::getUidAllocator().exists(paintId))
@@ -647,8 +647,9 @@ uid MainWindow::createMediaPaint(uid paintId, QString uri, float x, float y,
     Texture* tex = 0;
     if (isImage)
       tex = new Image(uri, paintId);
-    else
-      tex = new Media(uri, live, paintId);
+    else {
+      tex = new Media(uri, live, rate, paintId);
+    }
 
     // Create new image with corresponding ID.
     tex->setPosition(x, y);
@@ -2110,3 +2111,28 @@ bool MainWindow::setTextureUri(int texture_id, const std::string &uri)
     return success;
 }
 
+bool MainWindow::setTextureRate(int texture_id, double rate)
+{
+  Paint::ptr paint = this->mappingManager->getPaintById(texture_id);
+  if (paint.get() == NULL)
+  {
+      std::cout << "No such texture paint id " << texture_id << std::endl;
+      return false;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      if (paint->getType() == "media")
+      {
+        Media *media = (Media *) paint.get(); // FIXME: use sharedptr cast
+        videoTimer->stop();
+        media->setRate(rate);
+        videoTimer->start();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+          std::cout << "Paint id " << texture_id << " is not a media texture." << std::endl;
+          return false;
+      }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/MainWindow.h b/MainWindow.h
index dd11518..74957c2 100644
--- a/MainWindow.h
+++ b/MainWindow.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public slots:
   bool clearProject();
 
   /// Create or replace a media paint (or image).
-  uid createMediaPaint(uid paintId, QString uri, float x, float y, bool isImage, bool live);
+  uid createMediaPaint(uid paintId, QString uri, float x, float y, bool isImage, bool live=false, double rate=1.0);
 
   /// Create or replace a color paint.
   uid createColorPaint(uid paintId, QColor color);
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ public slots:
 
 public:
   bool setTextureUri(int texture_id, const std::string &uri);
+  bool setTextureRate(int texture_id, double rate);
 
 private:
   // Internal methods. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/OscInterface.cpp b/OscInterface.cpp
index 131e936..34146d4 100644
--- a/OscInterface.cpp
+++ b/OscInterface.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ void OscInterface::applyOscCommand(MainWindow &main_window, QVariantList & comma
       //std::cout << "load /mapmap/paint/media/load " << paint_id << " " << image_uri << std::endl;
       main_window.setTextureUri(paint_id, image_uri);
   }
+  else if (path == "/mapmap/paint/media/rate" && typetags == "if")
+  {
+      int paint_id = command.at(2).toInt();
+      float rate = command.at(3).toDouble();
+      //std::cout << "load /mapmap/paint/media/load " << paint_id << " " << image_uri << std::endl;
+      main_window.setTextureRate(paint_id, rate);
+  }
   else
   {
       std::cout << "Unhandled OSC message: ";
diff --git a/Paint.cpp b/Paint.cpp
index 47a6c69..bbf56b2 100644
--- a/Paint.cpp
+++ b/Paint.cpp
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ bool Image::setUri(const QString &uri)
 
 /* Implementation of the Video class */
 
-Media::Media(const QString uri_, bool live, uid id):
+Media::Media(const QString uri_, bool live, double rate, uid id):
     Texture(id),
     uri(uri_),
     impl_(NULL)
 {
   impl_ = new MediaImpl(uri_, live);
+  setRate(rate);
 }
 
 // vertigo
diff --git a/Paint.h b/Paint.h
index 0dc5057..35d6b9f 100644
--- a/Paint.h
+++ b/Paint.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class Media : public Texture
 protected:
   QString uri;
 public:
-  Media(const QString uri_, bool live, uid id=NULL_UID);
+  Media(const QString uri_, bool live, double rate, uid id=NULL_UID);
   virtual ~Media();
   const QString getUri() const
   {