diff --git a/abstracttrack.h b/abstracttrack.h
index e5233e4..7d8f91b 100644
--- a/abstracttrack.h
+++ b/abstracttrack.h
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ inline byte AbstractTrack::channelConfig() const
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief Returns the number of samples if known; otherwise returns 0.
+ * \brief Returns the number of samples/frames if known; otherwise returns 0.
  */
 inline uint64 AbstractTrack::sampleCount() const
 {
diff --git a/matroska/matroskacontainer.cpp b/matroska/matroskacontainer.cpp
index 8ec951d..0fb30b6 100644
--- a/matroska/matroskacontainer.cpp
+++ b/matroska/matroskacontainer.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,21 @@ void MatroskaContainer::parseSegmentInfo()
     }
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Reads track-specific statistics from tags.
+ * \remarks Tags and tracks must have been parsed before calling this method.
+ * \sa MatroskaTrack::readStatisticsFromTags()
+ */
+void MatroskaContainer::readTrackStatisticsFromTags()
+{
+    if(tracks().empty() || tags().empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    for(const auto &track : tracks()) {
+        track->readStatisticsFromTags(tags());
+    }
+}
+
 void MatroskaContainer::internalParseTags()
 {
     static const string context("parsing tags of Matroska container");
@@ -622,8 +637,8 @@ void MatroskaContainer::internalParseTags()
                 case MatroskaIds::Tag:
                     m_tags.emplace_back(make_unique<MatroskaTag>());
                     try {
-                    m_tags.back()->parse(*subElement);
-                } catch(NoDataFoundException &) {
+                        m_tags.back()->parse(*subElement);
+                    } catch(const NoDataFoundException &) {
                         m_tags.pop_back();
                     } catch(const Failure &) {
                         addNotification(NotificationType::Critical, argsToString("Unable to parse tag ", m_tags.size(), '.'), context);
@@ -638,9 +653,11 @@ void MatroskaContainer::internalParseTags()
             }
         } catch(const Failure &) {
             addNotification(NotificationType::Critical, "Element structure seems to be invalid.", context);
+            readTrackStatisticsFromTags();
             throw;
         }
     }
+    readTrackStatisticsFromTags();
 }
 
 void MatroskaContainer::internalParseTracks()
@@ -672,9 +689,11 @@ void MatroskaContainer::internalParseTracks()
             }
         } catch(const Failure &) {
             addNotification(NotificationType::Critical, "Element structure seems to be invalid.", context);
+            readTrackStatisticsFromTags();
             throw;
         }
     }
+    readTrackStatisticsFromTags();
 }
 
 void MatroskaContainer::internalParseChapters()
diff --git a/matroska/matroskacontainer.h b/matroska/matroskacontainer.h
index 54fedb9..2594aeb 100644
--- a/matroska/matroskacontainer.h
+++ b/matroska/matroskacontainer.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     void parseSegmentInfo();
-    void fetchEditionEntryElements();
+    void readTrackStatisticsFromTags();
 
     uint64 m_maxIdLength;
     uint64 m_maxSizeLength;
diff --git a/matroska/matroskatagid.h b/matroska/matroskatagid.h
index 7c91f7e..4da1e46 100644
--- a/matroska/matroskatagid.h
+++ b/matroska/matroskatagid.h
@@ -337,6 +337,35 @@ inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *termsOfUse() {
     return "TERMS_OF_USE";
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Encapsulates track-specific Matroska tag IDs written by mkvmerge 7.0.0 or newer.
+ * \sa https://github.com/mbunkus/mkvtoolnix/wiki/Automatic-tag-generation
+ */
+namespace TrackSpecific {
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *numberOfBytes() {
+    return "NUMBER_OF_BYTES";
+}
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *numberOfFrames() {
+    return "NUMBER_OF_FRAMES";
+}
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *duration() {
+    return "DURATION";
+}
+/// \brief The track's bit rate in bits per second.
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *bitrate() {
+    return "BPS";
+}
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *writingApp() {
+    return "_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP";
+}
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *writingDate() {
+    return "_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC";
+}
+inline TAG_PARSER_EXPORT const char *statisticsTags() {
+    return "_STATISTICS_TAGS";
+}
+}
+
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/matroska/matroskatrack.cpp b/matroska/matroskatrack.cpp
index f1c13f4..aaf999d 100644
--- a/matroska/matroskatrack.cpp
+++ b/matroska/matroskatrack.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "./matroskatrack.h"
 #include "./matroskacontainer.h"
 #include "./matroskaid.h"
+#include "./matroskatag.h"
 
 #include "../avi/bitmapinfoheader.h"
 
@@ -201,6 +202,81 @@ MediaFormat MatroskaTrack::codecIdToMediaFormat(const string &codecId)
     return fmt;
 }
 
+/// \cond
+
+template<typename PropertyType, typename ConversionFunction>
+void MatroskaTrack::assignPropertyFromTagValue(const std::unique_ptr<MatroskaTag> &tag, const char *fieldId, PropertyType &property, const ConversionFunction &conversionFunction)
+{
+    const TagValue &value = tag->value(fieldId);
+    if(!value.isEmpty()) {
+        try {
+            property = conversionFunction(value);
+        } catch(const ConversionException &) {
+            string message;
+            try {
+                message = argsToString("Ignoring invalid value \"", value.toString(TagTextEncoding::Utf8), "\" of \"", fieldId, '\"', '.');
+            } catch(const ConversionException &) {
+                message = argsToString("Ignoring invalid value of \"", fieldId, '\"', '.');
+            }
+            addNotification(NotificationType::Warning, message, argsToString("reading track statatistic from \"", tag->toString(), '\"'));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template<typename NumberType, Traits::EnableIf<std::is_integral<NumberType>>...>
+NumberType tagValueToNumber(const TagValue &tagValue)
+{
+    // optimization for Latin1/UTF-8 strings
+    if(tagValue.type() == TagDataType::Text) {
+        switch(tagValue.dataEncoding()) {
+        case TagTextEncoding::Latin1:
+        case TagTextEncoding::Utf8:
+            return bufferToNumber<NumberType>(tagValue.dataPointer(), tagValue.dataSize());
+        default:
+            ;
+        }
+    }
+    // generic conversion
+    return stringToNumber<NumberType>(tagValue.toString(TagTextEncoding::Utf8));
+}
+
+template<typename NumberType, Traits::EnableIf<std::is_floating_point<NumberType>>...>
+NumberType tagValueToBitrate(const TagValue &tagValue)
+{
+    return stringToNumber<NumberType>(tagValue.toString(TagTextEncoding::Utf8)) / 1000;
+}
+
+/// \endcond
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Reads track-specific statistics from the specified \a tags.
+ * \remarks
+ * - Those statistics are generated might be generated by some Muxers, eg. mkvmerge 7.0.0 or newer.
+ * - Only tags targeting the track are considered. Hence the track ID must have been determined
+ *   before (either by calling parseHeader() or setId()).
+ * \sa https://github.com/mbunkus/mkvtoolnix/wiki/Automatic-tag-generation for list of track-specific
+ *     tag fields written by mkvmerge
+ */
+void MatroskaTrack::readStatisticsFromTags(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<MatroskaTag> > &tags)
+{
+    using namespace std::placeholders;
+    using namespace MatroskaTagIds::TrackSpecific;
+    for(const auto &tag : tags) {
+        const TagTarget &target = tag->target();
+        if(find(target.tracks().cbegin(), target.tracks().cend(), id()) == target.tracks().cend()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        assignPropertyFromTagValue(tag, numberOfBytes(), m_size, &tagValueToNumber<uint64>);
+        assignPropertyFromTagValue(tag, numberOfFrames(), m_sampleCount, &tagValueToNumber<uint64>);
+        assignPropertyFromTagValue(tag, MatroskaTagIds::TrackSpecific::duration(), m_duration, bind(&TagValue::toTimeSpan, _1));
+        assignPropertyFromTagValue(tag, MatroskaTagIds::TrackSpecific::bitrate(), m_bitrate, &tagValueToBitrate<double>);
+        assignPropertyFromTagValue(tag, writingDate(), m_modificationTime, bind(&TagValue::toDateTime, _1));
+        if(m_creationTime.isNull()) {
+            m_creationTime = m_modificationTime;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void MatroskaTrack::internalParseHeader()
 {
     static const string context("parsing header of Matroska track");
diff --git a/matroska/matroskatrack.h b/matroska/matroskatrack.h
index c8f4f5d..c8443fc 100644
--- a/matroska/matroskatrack.h
+++ b/matroska/matroskatrack.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace Media {
 class EbmlElement;
 class MatroskaContainer;
 class MatroskaTrack;
+class MatroskaTag;
 
 class TAG_PARSER_EXPORT MatroskaTrackHeaderMaker
 {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     TrackType type() const;
 
     static MediaFormat codecIdToMediaFormat(const std::string &codecId);
+    void readStatisticsFromTags(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<MatroskaTag> > &tags);
     MatroskaTrackHeaderMaker prepareMakingHeader() const;
     void makeHeader(std::ostream &stream) const;
 
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ protected:
     void internalParseHeader();
 
 private:
+    template<typename PropertyType, typename ConversionFunction>
+    void assignPropertyFromTagValue(const std::unique_ptr<MatroskaTag> &tag, const char *fieldId, PropertyType &integer, const ConversionFunction &conversionFunction);
+
     EbmlElement *m_trackElement;
 };