diff --git a/src/media/media_codec.h b/src/media/media_codec.h
index 83291adc066f80c265358a93a71a5fad4a151406..256448757797520b691ca40214e0aa5b5ee4e8f9 100644
--- a/src/media/media_codec.h
+++ b/src/media/media_codec.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct SystemCodecInfo
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_H264_MAX_QUALITY {20};
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VP8_MIN_QUALITY {50};
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VP8_MAX_QUALITY {20};
-    static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE {1000}; // in Kbits/second
+    static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE {1200}; // in Kbits/second
 #endif
 
     // indicates that the codec does not use quality factor