diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index c3b42b5b4..369b1ec4c 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ var config = {
     // participants and to enable it back a reload is needed.
     // startSilent: false
 
+    // Sets the preferred target bitrate for the Opus audio codec by setting its
+    // 'maxaveragebitrate' parameter. Currently not available in p2p mode.
+    // Valid values are in the range 6000 to 510000
+    // opusMaxAvgBitrate: 20000,
+
     // Video
 
     // Sets the preferred resolution (height) for local video. Defaults to 720.
diff --git a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
index 3b32a2965..12d19631b 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
+++ b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export default [
     'minParticipants',
     'nick',
     'openBridgeChannel',
+    'opusMaxAvgBitrate',
     'p2p',
     'pcStatsInterval',
     'preferH264',