diff --git a/src/midisequencer.cpp b/src/midisequencer.cpp
index 255b140e6b37e1cc8b2039c405f6c140f34e7269..b307df1e30d66afac0d9df9575ac1b21591e5904 100644
--- a/src/midisequencer.cpp
+++ b/src/midisequencer.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ void MidiSequencer::setVolumeFactor(unsigned int vol)
 void MidiSequencer::setTempoFactor(unsigned int value)
 {
     float tempoFactor = (value*value + 100.0*value + 20000.0) / 40000.0;
+    m_midiSequencerOutputThread->setTempoFactor(tempoFactor);
+
     drumstick::QueueTempo queueTempo = m_queue->getTempo();
     queueTempo.setTempoFactor(tempoFactor);
     m_queue->setTempo(queueTempo);
diff --git a/src/midisequenceroutputthread.cpp b/src/midisequenceroutputthread.cpp
index ed6ab54055f96a2799574072b5b2961081405807..0630d1d95a00872568855d2bd3d6e68b2df448ad 100644
--- a/src/midisequenceroutputthread.cpp
+++ b/src/midisequenceroutputthread.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ MidiSequencerOutputThread::MidiSequencerOutputThread(drumstick::MidiClient *clie
     m_lastEvent(0), 
     m_volumeFactor(100),
     m_pitchShift(0),
+    m_tempoFactor(1.0),
     m_songIterator(0)
 {
     for (int chan = 0; chan < MIDI_CHANNELS; ++chan)
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ void MidiSequencerOutputThread::setSong(Song *song)
     drumstick::QueueTempo firstTempo = m_Queue->getTempo();
     firstTempo.setPPQ(m_song->division());
     firstTempo.setTempo(m_song->initialTempo());
-    firstTempo.setTempoFactor(1.0);
+    firstTempo.setTempoFactor(m_tempoFactor);
     m_Queue->setTempo(firstTempo);
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +132,11 @@ void MidiSequencerOutputThread::setPitchShift(int value)
         start();
 }
 
+void MidiSequencerOutputThread::setTempoFactor(float value)
+{
+    m_tempoFactor = value;
+}
+
 void MidiSequencerOutputThread::setPosition(unsigned int pos)
 {
     m_songPosition = pos;
diff --git a/src/midisequenceroutputthread.h b/src/midisequenceroutputthread.h
index c9a32f61e25af0d279f1fe0f519094e915fc76e3..3adc22d240f757aef33bdea3e0b2114d23d01135 100644
--- a/src/midisequenceroutputthread.h
+++ b/src/midisequenceroutputthread.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     void setVolumeFactor(unsigned int vol);
     void setPitchShift(int value);
     void setPosition(unsigned int pos);
+    void setTempoFactor(float value);
     void resetPosition();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ private:
     int m_volume[MIDI_CHANNELS];
     unsigned int m_volumeFactor;
     int m_pitchShift;
+    float m_tempoFactor;
     QListIterator<drumstick::SequencerEvent *>* m_songIterator;
 };