diff --git a/pymkv/MKVTrack.py b/pymkv/MKVTrack.py
index 329d4d1..2e9ecae 100644
--- a/pymkv/MKVTrack.py
+++ b/pymkv/MKVTrack.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def __init__(self, file_path, track_id=0, track_name=None, language=None, defaul
         # track info
         self._track_codec = None
         self._track_type = None
+        self._audio_channels = 0
 
         # base
         self.mkvmerge_path = 'mkvmerge'
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ def track_id(self, track_id):
         self._track_id = track_id
         self._track_codec = info_json['tracks'][track_id]['codec']
         self._track_type = info_json['tracks'][track_id]['type']
+        if self._track_type == 'audio':
+            self._audio_channels = info_json['tracks'][track_id]['properties']['audio_channels']
 
     @property
     def language(self):
@@ -226,3 +229,8 @@ def track_codec(self):
     def track_type(self):
         """str: The type of track such as video or audio."""
         return self._track_type
+
+    @property
+    def audio_channels(self):
+        """int: The number of audio channels in the track."""
+        return self._audio_channels