diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.cpp
index dc06e6697..d254eb016 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ bool RTLSDRGui::handleMessage(Message* message)
 void RTLSDRGui::displaySettings()
 {
 	ui->centerFrequency->setValue(m_generalSettings.m_centerFrequency / 1000);
-	ui->samplerate->setValue(0);
+	ui->samplerate->setValue(1);
 
 	if(m_gains.size() > 0) {
 		int dist = abs(m_settings.m_gain - m_gains[0]);
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.ui b/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.ui
index f336a8a9e..a363e470b 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.ui
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrgui.ui
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>288k</string>
+        <string>1024k</string>
        </property>
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrinput.cpp
index 601d8b4f1..f27a0844c 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/rtlsdr/rtlsdrinput.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(RTLSDRInput::MsgReportRTLSDR, Message)
 
 RTLSDRInput::Settings::Settings() :
 	m_gain(0),
-	m_samplerate(288000)
+	m_samplerate(1024000)
 {
 }
 
 void RTLSDRInput::Settings::resetToDefaults()
 {
 	m_gain = 0;
-	m_samplerate = 288000;
+	m_samplerate = 1024000;
 }
 
 QByteArray RTLSDRInput::Settings::serialize() const
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ bool RTLSDRInput::startInput(int device)
 	qWarning("RTLSDRInput open: %s %s, SN: %s", vendor, product, serial);
 	m_deviceDescription = QString("%1 (SN %2)").arg(product).arg(serial);
 
-	if((res = rtlsdr_set_sample_rate(m_dev, 288000)) < 0) {
-		qCritical("could not set sample rate: 288k S/s");
+	if((res = rtlsdr_set_sample_rate(m_dev, 1024000)) < 0) {
+		qCritical("could not set sample rate: 1024k S/s");
 		goto failed;
 	}