diff --git a/src/parseAttributes.js b/src/parseAttributes.js
index 70dd20aa..dd0d26d4 100644
--- a/src/parseAttributes.js
+++ b/src/parseAttributes.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { parseDivisionValue } from './utils/string';
 import { from } from './utils/list';
 import { parseDuration, parseDate } from './utils/time';
 
@@ -131,6 +132,18 @@ export const parsers = {
     return parseInt(value, 10);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Specifies the frame rate of the representation
+   *
+   * @param {string} value
+   *        value of attribute as a string
+   * @return {number}
+   *         The parsed frame rate
+   */
+  frameRate(value) {
+    return parseDivisionValue(value);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Specifies the number of the first Media Segment in this Representation in the Period
    *
diff --git a/src/toM3u8.js b/src/toM3u8.js
index a643a8d9..1bc8f4e0 100644
--- a/src/toM3u8.js
+++ b/src/toM3u8.js
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ export const formatVideoPlaylist = ({
     segments
   };
 
+  if (attributes.frameRate) {
+    playlist.attributes['FRAME-RATE'] = attributes.frameRate;
+  }
+
   if (attributes.contentProtection) {
     playlist.contentProtection = attributes.contentProtection;
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/string.js b/src/utils/string.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4666560e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/string.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Converts the provided string that may contain a division operation to a number.
+ *
+ * @param {string} value - the provided string value
+ *
+ * @return {number} the parsed string value
+ */
+export const parseDivisionValue = (value) => {
+  return parseFloat(value.split('/').reduce((prev, current) => prev / current));
+};
diff --git a/test/manifests/608-captions.js b/test/manifests/608-captions.js
index 86c0f4dd..ae12c995 100644
--- a/test/manifests/608-captions.js
+++ b/test/manifests/608-captions.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/708-captions.js b/test/manifests/708-captions.js
index 1528a3c6..4b3e682a 100644
--- a/test/manifests/708-captions.js
+++ b/test/manifests/708-captions.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/location.js b/test/manifests/location.js
index 896e10ed..c7fe2469 100644
--- a/test/manifests/location.js
+++ b/test/manifests/location.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/locations.js b/test/manifests/locations.js
index 31536f64..6b2ac590 100644
--- a/test/manifests/locations.js
+++ b/test/manifests/locations.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/maat_vtt_segmentTemplate.js b/test/manifests/maat_vtt_segmentTemplate.js
index 27d62a92..b7bbc6e9 100644
--- a/test/manifests/maat_vtt_segmentTemplate.js
+++ b/test/manifests/maat_vtt_segmentTemplate.js
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'NAME': '482',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'RESOLUTION': {
           width: 482,
           height: 270
@@ -487,6 +488,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'NAME': '720',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'RESOLUTION': {
           width: 720,
           height: 404
diff --git a/test/manifests/multiperiod-dynamic.js b/test/manifests/multiperiod-dynamic.js
index c83a669a..2d98b4ee 100644
--- a/test/manifests/multiperiod-dynamic.js
+++ b/test/manifests/multiperiod-dynamic.js
@@ -613,16 +613,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
   playlists: [
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': 'default_video2000_0_1280x720',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 2008000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 29.97,
+        'NAME': 'default_video2000_0_1280x720',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 1280,
-          height: 720
+          height: 720,
+          width: 1280
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 2008000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: false,
@@ -905,16 +906,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
     },
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': 'default_video1200_1_960x540',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 1195000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 29.97,
+        'NAME': 'default_video1200_1_960x540',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 960,
-          height: 540
+          height: 540,
+          width: 960
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 1195000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: false,
@@ -1197,16 +1199,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
     },
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': 'default_video900_1_640x360',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 884000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 29.97,
+        'NAME': 'default_video900_1_640x360',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 640,
-          height: 360
+          height: 360,
+          width: 640
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 884000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: false,
diff --git a/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-list.js b/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-list.js
index c37ab53b..aaf8be6e 100644
--- a/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-list.js
+++ b/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-list.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-template.js b/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-template.js
index 46132098..6cc21b98 100644
--- a/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-template.js
+++ b/test/manifests/multiperiod-segment-template.js
@@ -130,16 +130,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
   playlists: [
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': '1',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 100000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 24,
+        'NAME': '1',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 480,
-          height: 200
+          height: 200,
+          width: 480
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 100000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
diff --git a/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber-removed-periods.js b/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber-removed-periods.js
index c5be00ed..e81f653f 100644
--- a/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber-removed-periods.js
+++ b/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber-removed-periods.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 2942295,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'D',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 4267536,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.640020',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 60,
         'NAME': 'E',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 5256859,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.640020',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 60,
         'NAME': 'F',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 240781,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d000d',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'A',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -347,6 +351,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 494354,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'B',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -411,6 +416,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 1277155,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'C',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber.js b/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber.js
index 22349e37..a7adeacb 100644
--- a/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber.js
+++ b/test/manifests/multiperiod-startnumber.js
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 2942295,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'D',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 4267536,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.640020',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 60,
         'NAME': 'E',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -486,6 +488,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 5256859,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.640020',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 60,
         'NAME': 'F',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -639,6 +642,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 240781,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d000d',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'A',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -792,6 +796,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 494354,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'B',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -945,6 +950,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 1277155,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 30,
         'NAME': 'C',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/multiperiod.js b/test/manifests/multiperiod.js
index e9cdaa17..c0550ad4 100644
--- a/test/manifests/multiperiod.js
+++ b/test/manifests/multiperiod.js
@@ -613,16 +613,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
   playlists: [
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': 'default_video2000_0_1280x720',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 2008000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 29.97,
+        'NAME': 'default_video2000_0_1280x720',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 1280,
-          height: 720
+          height: 720,
+          width: 1280
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 2008000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
@@ -905,16 +906,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
     },
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': 'default_video1200_1_960x540',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 1195000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 29.97,
+        'NAME': 'default_video1200_1_960x540',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 960,
-          height: 540
+          height: 540,
+          width: 960
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001f',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 1195000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
@@ -1197,16 +1199,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
     },
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': 'default_video900_1_640x360',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 884000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 29.97,
+        'NAME': 'default_video900_1_640x360',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 640,
-          height: 360
+          height: 360,
+          width: 640
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.4d001e',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 884000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
diff --git a/test/manifests/segmentBase.js b/test/manifests/segmentBase.js
index 5a43f9ed..f45ab909 100644
--- a/test/manifests/segmentBase.js
+++ b/test/manifests/segmentBase.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/segmentList.js b/test/manifests/segmentList.js
index bbc0fa95..9b7ddce8 100644
--- a/test/manifests/segmentList.js
+++ b/test/manifests/segmentList.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '482',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
         'BANDWIDTH': 3971000,
         'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
         'NAME': '720',
         'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
diff --git a/test/manifests/vtt_codecs.js b/test/manifests/vtt_codecs.js
index abc72a3a..46dcbae9 100644
--- a/test/manifests/vtt_codecs.js
+++ b/test/manifests/vtt_codecs.js
@@ -425,16 +425,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
   playlists: [
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': '482',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
+        'NAME': '482',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 482,
-          height: 270
+          height: 270,
+          width: 482
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.420015',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 449000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
@@ -509,16 +510,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
     },
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': '720',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 3971000,
+        'CODECS': 'avc1.64001e',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 23.976,
+        'NAME': '720',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
-          width: 720,
-          height: 404
+          height: 404,
+          width: 720
         },
-        'CODECS': 'avc1.64001e',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 3971000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
diff --git a/test/manifests/webmsegments.js b/test/manifests/webmsegments.js
index cbf5b4a6..daae0108 100644
--- a/test/manifests/webmsegments.js
+++ b/test/manifests/webmsegments.js
@@ -93,16 +93,17 @@ export const parsedManifest = {
   playlists: [
     {
       attributes: {
-        'NAME': '1',
         'AUDIO': 'audio',
-        'SUBTITLES': 'subs',
+        'BANDWIDTH': 100000,
+        'CODECS': 'av1',
+        'FRAME-RATE': 24,
+        'NAME': '1',
+        'PROGRAM-ID': 1,
         'RESOLUTION': {
           width: 480,
           height: 200
         },
-        'CODECS': 'av1',
-        'BANDWIDTH': 100000,
-        'PROGRAM-ID': 1
+        'SUBTITLES': 'subs'
       },
       uri: '',
       endList: true,
diff --git a/test/toM3u8.test.js b/test/toM3u8.test.js
index cefbcc04..664c07bc 100644
--- a/test/toM3u8.test.js
+++ b/test/toM3u8.test.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ QUnit.test('playlists', function(assert) {
       codecs: 'foo;bar',
       duration: 0,
       bandwidth: 10000,
+      frameRate: 30,
       periodStart: 0,
       mimeType: 'video/mp4',
       type: 'static'
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ QUnit.test('playlists', function(assert) {
         BANDWIDTH: 10000,
         CODECS: 'foo;bar',
         NAME: '1',
+        ['FRAME-RATE']: 30,
         ['PROGRAM-ID']: 1,
         RESOLUTION: {
           height: 600,