diff --git a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/DvbDevice.java b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/DvbDevice.java
index 4570683..a7f7815 100644
--- a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/DvbDevice.java
+++ b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/DvbDevice.java
@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@ protected DvbDevice(DvbDemux dvbDemux) {
     // Debug string to identify device for debugging purposes
     public abstract String getDebugString();
 
-    protected abstract void tuneTo(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem) throws DvbException;
+    protected abstract void tuneTo(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem, long dvbcSymbolRate) throws DvbException;
 
-    public final void tune(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem) throws DvbException {
-        tuneTo(freqHz, bandwidthHz, deliverySystem);
+    public final void tune(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem, long dvbcSymbolRate) throws DvbException {
+        tuneTo(freqHz, bandwidthHz, deliverySystem, dvbcSymbolRate);
         if (dvbDemux != null) dvbDemux.reset();
     }
 
+    public final void tune(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem) throws DvbException {
+        tune(freqHz, bandwidthHz, deliverySystem, 0L);
+    }
+
     public int readDroppedUsbFps() throws DvbException {
         return dvbDemux.getDroppedUsbFps();
     }
diff --git a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/file/DvbFileDevice.java b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/file/DvbFileDevice.java
index e0da0d1..d9ae94a 100644
--- a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/file/DvbFileDevice.java
+++ b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/file/DvbFileDevice.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public DeviceFilter getDeviceFilter() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void tuneTo(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem) throws DvbException {
+    protected void tuneTo(long freqHz, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull DeliverySystem deliverySystem, long dvbcSymbolRate) throws DvbException {
         this.isTuned = freqHz == this.freq && bandwidthHz == this.bandwidth;
     }
 
diff --git a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbFrontend.java b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbFrontend.java
index a1f3f4e..9d981cd 100644
--- a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbFrontend.java
+++ b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbFrontend.java
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ public interface DvbFrontend {
     Set<DvbStatus> getStatus() throws DvbException;
     void setPids(int ... pids) throws DvbException;
     void disablePidFilter() throws DvbException;
+
+    // Optional: called before setParams() to set DVB-C symbol rate (default no-op)
+    default void setDvbcSymbolRate(long symbolRate) {}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbUsbDevice.java b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbUsbDevice.java
index e5a2db1..b44b802 100644
--- a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbUsbDevice.java
+++ b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/DvbUsbDevice.java
@@ -177,8 +177,11 @@ public DvbCapabilities readCapabilities() throws DvbException {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void tuneTo(final long freqHz, final long bandwidthHz, @NonNull final DeliverySystem deliverySystem) throws DvbException {
+    protected void tuneTo(final long freqHz, final long bandwidthHz, @NonNull final DeliverySystem deliverySystem, final long dvbcSymbolRate) throws DvbException {
         Check.notNull(frontend, "Frontend not initialized");
+        if (dvbcSymbolRate > 0) {
+            frontend.setDvbcSymbolRate(dvbcSymbolRate);
+        }
         retry(RETRIES, new ThrowingRunnable<DvbException>() {
             @Override
             public void run() throws DvbException {
diff --git a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/silabs/Si2168.java b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/silabs/Si2168.java
index 5f5f8a2..83d3241 100644
--- a/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/silabs/Si2168.java
+++ b/drivers/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/drivers/usb/silabs/Si2168.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class Si2168 implements DvbFrontend {
     private final static int TIMEOUT_MS = 70;
     private final static int NO_STREAM_ID_FILTER = 0xFFFFFFFF;
     private final static int DVBT2_STREAM_ID = 0;
-    private final static int DVBC_SYMBOL_RATE = 0;
+    private final static long DEFAULT_DVBC_SYMBOL_RATE = 6_900_000L;
 
     private final Resources resources;
     private final I2cAdapter i2c;
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class Si2168 implements DvbFrontend {
     private Si2168Data.Si2168Chip chip;
     private DvbTuner tuner;
     private DeliverySystem deliverySystem;
+    private long dvbcSymbolRate = DEFAULT_DVBC_SYMBOL_RATE;
 
     private boolean hasLockStatus = false;
 
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ public synchronized void setParams(long frequency, long bandwidthHz, @NonNull De
         if (deliverySystem == DeliverySystem.DVBC) {
             //noinspection PointlessBitwiseExpression
             si2168_cmd_execute(new byte[] {
-                    (byte) 0x14, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02 , (byte) 0x11, (byte) (((DVBC_SYMBOL_RATE / 1000) >> 0) & 0xff), (byte) ( ((DVBC_SYMBOL_RATE / 1000) >> 8) & 0xff)
+                    (byte) 0x14, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02 , (byte) 0x11, (byte) (((dvbcSymbolRate / 1000) >> 0) & 0xff), (byte) ( ((dvbcSymbolRate / 1000) >> 8) & 0xff)
             }, 6, 4);
         }
 
@@ -465,6 +466,10 @@ public I2cAdapter.I2GateControl gateControl() {
         return gateControl;
     }
 
+    public void setDvbcSymbolRate(long symbolRate) {
+        this.dvbcSymbolRate = (symbolRate > 0) ? symbolRate : DEFAULT_DVBC_SYMBOL_RATE;
+    }
+
     private final I2cAdapter.I2GateControl gateControl = new I2cAdapter.I2GateControl() {
         @Override
         protected synchronized  void i2cGateCtrl(boolean enable) throws DvbException {
diff --git a/dvbservice/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/dvbservice/Request.java b/dvbservice/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/dvbservice/Request.java
index 002d1b7..55af927 100644
--- a/dvbservice/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/dvbservice/Request.java
+++ b/dvbservice/src/main/java/info/martinmarinov/dvbservice/Request.java
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ public Response execute(DvbDevice dvbDevice, long... payload) throws DvbExceptio
             // Typical value for DVB-T is 8_000_000
             DeliverySystem deliverySystem = DeliverySystem.values()[(int) payload[2]];
             // Check enum for actual values
+	    long dvbcSymbolRate = (payload.length > 3) ? payload[3] : 0L;
+            // DVB-C symbol rate in symbols/sec (e.g. 6_900_000); 0 = use device default
 
             Log.d(TAG, "Client requested tune to " + frequency + " Hz with bandwidth " + bandwidth + " Hz with delivery system " + deliverySystem);
-            dvbDevice.tune(frequency, bandwidth, deliverySystem);
+            dvbDevice.tune(frequency, bandwidth, deliverySystem, dvbcSymbolRate);
             return Response.SUCCESS;
         }
     }),