diff --git a/docs/customservices.md b/docs/customservices.md
index 2423738cc..f89e8c35d 100644
--- a/docs/customservices.md
+++ b/docs/customservices.md
@@ -599,7 +599,8 @@ the "Config" > "General" section of the SABnzbd config in the SABnzbd web UI.
   url: "http://192.168.0.151:8080"
   type: "SABnzbd"
   apikey: "MY-SUPER-SECRET-API-KEY"
-  downloadInterval: 5000 # (Optional) Interval (in ms) for updating the download count
+  downloadInterval: 5000 # (Optional) Interval (in ms) for updating the stats
+  rateDisabled: false
 ```
 
 ## Scrutiny
diff --git a/dummy-data/SABnzbd/api b/dummy-data/SABnzbd/api
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80557c307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dummy-data/SABnzbd/api
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "queue": {
+    "version": "4.0.2",
+    "paused": false,
+    "pause_int": "0",
+    "paused_all": false,
+    "diskspace1": "900.28",
+    "diskspace2": "900.28",
+    "diskspace1_norm": "900.3 G",
+    "diskspace2_norm": "900.3 G",
+    "diskspacetotal1": "901.23",
+    "diskspacetotal2": "901.23",
+    "speedlimit": "1",
+    "speedlimit_abs": "1310720",
+    "have_warnings": "0",
+    "finishaction": null,
+    "quota": "0 ",
+    "have_quota": false,
+    "left_quota": "0 ",
+    "cache_art": "16",
+    "cache_size": "10.9 MB",
+    "kbpersec": "1286.74",
+    "speed": "1.3 M",
+    "mbleft": "9492.27",
+    "mb": "11629.75",
+    "sizeleft": "9.3 GB",
+    "size": "11.4 GB",
+    "noofslots_total": 1,
+    "noofslots": 1,
+    "start": 0,
+    "limit": 0,
+    "finish": 0,
+    "status": "Downloading",
+    "timeleft": "2:05:54",
+    "slots": [
+      {
+        "index": 0,
+        "nzo_id": "SABnzbd_nzo_nviz7k64",
+        "unpackopts": "3",
+        "priority": "Force",
+        "script": "None",
+        "filename": "test_download_10GB",
+        "labels": [],
+        "password": "",
+        "cat": "*",
+        "mbleft": "9492.27",
+        "mb": "11629.75",
+        "size": "11.4 GB",
+        "sizeleft": "9.3 GB",
+        "percentage": "18",
+        "mbmissing": "0.00",
+        "direct_unpack": null,
+        "status": "Downloading",
+        "timeleft": "2:05:54",
+        "avg_age": "335d"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/services/SABnzbd.vue b/src/components/services/SABnzbd.vue
index 164cb3914..1c2fef20e 100644
--- a/src/components/services/SABnzbd.vue
+++ b/src/components/services/SABnzbd.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,21 @@
         <i
           v-if="error"
           class="notif error fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"
-          title="Unable to fetch current status"
+          title="Unable to fetch current download count"
+        ></i>
+      </div>
+      <div class="notifs notifs-down">
+        <strong
+          v-if="!this.item.rateDisabled && downloads > 0"
+          class="notif downloading"
+          :title="`${downRate}B/s `"
+        >
+          {{ downRate }}B/s
+        </strong>
+        <i
+          v-if="error"
+          class="notif error fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"
+          title="Unable to fetch current download speed"
         ></i>
       </div>
     </template>
@@ -39,9 +53,24 @@ export default {
       }
       return this.stats.noofslots;
     },
+    downRate: function() {
+      if (!this.stats) {
+        return "";
+      }
+      return this.stats.speed;
+    },
   },
   created() {
     const downloadInterval = parseInt(this.item.downloadInterval, 10) || 0;
+    const apikey = this.item.apikey;
+
+    if (!apikey) {
+      console.error(
+      "apikey is not present in config.yml for the SABnzbd entry!"
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (downloadInterval > 0) {
       setInterval(() => this.fetchStatus(), downloadInterval);
     }
@@ -66,6 +95,11 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">
+.notifs-down {
+  top: unset !important;
+  bottom: 0.3em;
+}
+
 .notifs {
   position: absolute;
   color: white;