diff --git a/playback/src/config.rs b/playback/src/config.rs
index 9d65042c..0a9bb47d 100644
--- a/playback/src/config.rs
+++ b/playback/src/config.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,34 @@ impl Default for Bitrate {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum NormalisationType {
+    Album,
+    Track,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for NormalisationType {
+    type Err = ();
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s {
+            "album" => Ok(NormalisationType::Album),
+            "track" => Ok(NormalisationType::Track),
+            _ => Err(()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for NormalisationType {
+    fn default() -> NormalisationType {
+        NormalisationType::Album
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct PlayerConfig {
     pub bitrate: Bitrate,
     pub normalisation: bool,
+    pub normalisation_type: NormalisationType,
     pub normalisation_pregain: f32,
     pub gapless: bool,
 }
@@ -38,6 +62,7 @@ impl Default for PlayerConfig {
         PlayerConfig {
             bitrate: Bitrate::default(),
             normalisation: false,
+            normalisation_type: NormalisationType::default(),
             normalisation_pregain: 0.0,
             gapless: true,
         }
diff --git a/playback/src/player.rs b/playback/src/player.rs
index 125184a0..d8350bb6 100644
--- a/playback/src/player.rs
+++ b/playback/src/player.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use crate::config::{Bitrate, PlayerConfig};
+use crate::config::{Bitrate, NormalisationType, PlayerConfig};
 use librespot_core::session::Session;
 use librespot_core::spotify_id::SpotifyId;
 
@@ -214,17 +214,20 @@ impl NormalisationData {
     }
 
     fn get_factor(config: &PlayerConfig, data: NormalisationData) -> f32 {
-        let mut normalisation_factor = f32::powf(
-            10.0,
-            (data.track_gain_db + config.normalisation_pregain) / 20.0,
-        );
+        let [gain_db, gain_peak] = match config.normalisation_type {
+            NormalisationType::Album => [data.album_gain_db, data.album_peak],
+            NormalisationType::Track => [data.track_gain_db, data.track_peak],
+        };
+        let mut normalisation_factor =
+            f32::powf(10.0, (gain_db + config.normalisation_pregain) / 20.0);
 
-        if normalisation_factor * data.track_peak > 1.0 {
+        if normalisation_factor * gain_peak > 1.0 {
             warn!("Reducing normalisation factor to prevent clipping. Please add negative pregain to avoid.");
-            normalisation_factor = 1.0 / data.track_peak;
+            normalisation_factor = 1.0 / gain_peak;
         }
 
         debug!("Normalisation Data: {:?}", data);
+        debug!("Normalisation Type: {:?}", config.normalisation_type);
         debug!("Applied normalisation factor: {}", normalisation_factor);
 
         normalisation_factor
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f900f681..8444803e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use librespot::core::version;
 use librespot::connect::discovery::{discovery, DiscoveryStream};
 use librespot::connect::spirc::{Spirc, SpircTask};
 use librespot::playback::audio_backend::{self, Sink, BACKENDS};
-use librespot::playback::config::{Bitrate, PlayerConfig};
+use librespot::playback::config::{Bitrate, NormalisationType, PlayerConfig};
 use librespot::playback::mixer::{self, Mixer, MixerConfig};
 use librespot::playback::player::{Player, PlayerEvent};
 
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
             "enable-volume-normalisation",
             "Play all tracks at the same volume",
         )
+        .optopt(
+            "",
+            "normalisation-gain-type",
+            "Specify the normalisation gain type to use - [track, album]. Default is album.",
+            "GAIN_TYPE",
+        )
         .optopt(
             "",
             "normalisation-pregain",
@@ -354,10 +360,18 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|bitrate| Bitrate::from_str(bitrate).expect("Invalid bitrate"))
             .unwrap_or(Bitrate::default());
+        let gain_type = matches
+            .opt_str("normalisation-gain-type")
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|gain_type| {
+                NormalisationType::from_str(gain_type).expect("Invalid normalisation type")
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(NormalisationType::default());
         PlayerConfig {
             bitrate: bitrate,
             gapless: !matches.opt_present("disable-gapless"),
             normalisation: matches.opt_present("enable-volume-normalisation"),
+            normalisation_type: gain_type,
             normalisation_pregain: matches
                 .opt_str("normalisation-pregain")
                 .map(|pregain| pregain.parse::<f32>().expect("Invalid pregain float value"))