diff --git a/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py b/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
index 16e24757dd..718943855c 100644
--- a/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
+++ b/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
@@ -524,6 +524,10 @@ def burnins_from_data(
             profile_name = profile_name.replace(" ", "_").lower()
             ffmpeg_args.append("-profile:v {}".format(profile_name))
 
+        bit_rate = burnin._streams[0].get("bit_rate")
+        if bit_rate:
+            ffmpeg_args.append("--b:v {}".format(bit_rate))
+
         pix_fmt = burnin._streams[0].get("pix_fmt")
         if pix_fmt:
             ffmpeg_args.append("-pix_fmt {}".format(pix_fmt))