diff --git a/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go b/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
index d9aba5b03..093b19577 100644
--- a/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
+++ b/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var (
 	durationRx = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s\sDuration: ([\d.:]+).*bitrate: (\d+)`)
 
 	//    Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
-	audioStreamRx = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s{2,4}Stream #\d+:\d+.*: (Audio): (.*), (.* Hz), (mono|stereo|5.1),*(.*.,)*(.(\d+).kb/s)*`)
+	audioStreamRx = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s{2,4}Stream #\d+:\d+.*: (Audio): (.*), (.* Hz), ([\w\.]+),*(.*.,)*(.(\d+).kb/s)*`)
 
 	//    Stream #0:1: Video: mjpeg, yuvj444p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 600x600 [SAR 1:1 DAR 1:1], 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 90k tbc`
 	coverRx = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s{2,4}Stream #\d+:\d+: (Video):.*`)
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ func (e *Parser) parseChannels(tag string) string {
 		return "2"
 	} else if tag == "5.1" {
 		return "6"
+	} else if tag == "7.1" {
+		return "8"
 	}
 
 	return "0"
diff --git a/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_test.go b/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_test.go
index e7979d843..94bed0f45 100644
--- a/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_test.go
+++ b/scanner/metadata/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ Input #0, mp3, from '/Users/deluan/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Compilations/
 			Expect(md).To(HaveKeyWithValue("channels", []string{"2"}))
 		})
 
+		It("parse 7.1 channels from the stream", func() {
+			const output = `
+Input #0, wav, from '/Users/deluan/Music/Music/Media/_/multichannel/Nums_7dot1_24_48000.wav':
+  Duration: 00:00:09.05, bitrate: 9216 kb/s
+  Stream #0:0: Audio: pcm_s24le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 48000 Hz, 7.1, s32 (24 bit), 9216 kb/s`
+			md, _ := e.extractMetadata("tests/fixtures/test.mp3", output)
+			Expect(md).To(HaveKeyWithValue("channels", []string{"8"}))
+		})
+
 		It("parse channels from the stream without bitrate", func() {
 			const output = `
 Input #0, flac, from '/Users/deluan/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Compilations/Putumayo Presents Blues Lounge/09 Pablo's Blues.flac':