diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index 8e4ff03a..97cc81dd 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ func decodeLineOfMasterPlaylist(p *MasterPlaylist, state *decodingState, line st
 				alt.URI = v
 			case "INSTREAM-ID":
 				alt.InstreamId = v
+			case "CHANNELS":
+				alt.Channels = v
 			}
 		}
 		state.alternatives = append(state.alternatives, &alt)
diff --git a/reader_test.go b/reader_test.go
index 5ac13130..6952d525 100644
--- a/reader_test.go
+++ b/reader_test.go
@@ -234,6 +234,24 @@ func TestDecodeMasterPlaylistWithIndependentSegments(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDecodeMasterPlaylistInstreamIdAndChannels(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.Open("sample-playlists/master-with-instream-id-and-channels.m3u8")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p := NewMasterPlaylist()
+	err = p.DecodeFrom(bufio.NewReader(f), false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if p.Variants[0].Alternatives[0].Channels != "2" {
+		t.Error("Expected CHANNELS to be 2")
+	}
+	if p.Variants[0].Alternatives[1].InstreamId != "CC1" {
+		t.Error("Expected INSTREAM-ID to be CC1")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDecodeMasterWithHLSV7(t *testing.T) {
 	f, err := os.Open("sample-playlists/master-with-hlsv7.m3u8")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/sample-playlists/master-with-instream-id-and-channels.m3u8 b/sample-playlists/master-with-instream-id-and-channels.m3u8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7977e6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample-playlists/master-with-instream-id-and-channels.m3u8
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#EXTM3U
+#EXT-X-VERSION:6
+#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="audio-aacl-96",LANGUAGE="en",NAME="English",DEFAULT=YES,AUTOSELECT=YES,CHANNELS="2"
+#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=CLOSED-CAPTIONS,GROUP-ID="textstream",NAME="textstream",DEFAULT=YES,AUTOSELECT=YES,INSTREAM-ID="CC1"
+#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=812000,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=738000,CODECS="mp4a.40.2,avc1.640015",RESOLUTION=480x270,FRAME-RATE=30,VIDEO-RANGE=SDR,AUDIO="audio-aacl-96",CLOSED-CAPTIONS="textstream"
+0.m3u8
+#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1104000,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=1003000,CODECS="mp4a.40.2,avc1.64001E",RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=30,VIDEO-RANGE=SDR,AUDIO="audio-aacl-96",CLOSED-CAPTIONS="textstream"
+1.m3u8
diff --git a/structure.go b/structure.go
index 7d9546c8..9fe41a26 100644
--- a/structure.go
+++ b/structure.go
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ type Alternative struct {
 	Characteristics string
 	Subtitles       string
 	InstreamId      string
+	Channels        string
 }
 
 // MediaSegment structure represents a media segment included in a
diff --git a/writer.go b/writer.go
index ce43095b..b64c8cf9 100644
--- a/writer.go
+++ b/writer.go
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ func (p *MasterPlaylist) Encode() *bytes.Buffer {
 					p.buf.WriteString(alt.InstreamId)
 					p.buf.WriteRune('"')
 				}
+				if alt.Channels != "" {
+					p.buf.WriteString(",CHANNELS=\"")
+					p.buf.WriteString(alt.Channels)
+					p.buf.WriteRune('"')
+				}
 				p.buf.WriteRune('\n')
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/writer_test.go b/writer_test.go
index fa2544fb..7b74c383 100644
--- a/writer_test.go
+++ b/writer_test.go
@@ -833,6 +833,33 @@ func TestNewMasterPlaylistWithClosedCaptionEqNone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEncodeMasterPlaylistInstreamIdAndChannels(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.Open("sample-playlists/master-with-instream-id-and-channels.m3u8")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	m := NewMasterPlaylist()
+	err = m.DecodeFrom(bufio.NewReader(f), false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	m.Variants[0].Alternatives[0].Channels = "1"
+	m.Variants[0].Alternatives[1].InstreamId = "CC2"
+
+	result := m.String()
+
+	expected := `CHANNELS="1"`
+	if !strings.Contains(m.String(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Master playlist did not contain: %s\nMaster Playlist:\n%v", expected, result)
+	}
+
+	expected = `INSTREAM-ID="CC2"`
+	if !strings.Contains(m.String(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Master playlist did not contain: %s\nMaster Playlist:\n%v", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
 // Create new master playlist with params
 // Add media playlist
 func TestNewMasterPlaylistWithParams(t *testing.T) {