diff --git a/RouterContext.cpp b/RouterContext.cpp
index 2157a81e..9a1749d0 100644
--- a/RouterContext.cpp
+++ b/RouterContext.cpp
@@ -165,34 +165,50 @@ namespace i2p
 			m_RouterInfo.DeleteProperty (i2p::data::ROUTER_INFO_PROPERTY_FAMILY_SIG);
 		}	
 	}	
-		
-	void RouterContext::SetHighBandwidth ()
-	{
-		if (!m_RouterInfo.IsHighBandwidth () || m_RouterInfo.IsExtraBandwidth ())
-		{
-			m_RouterInfo.SetCaps ((m_RouterInfo.GetCaps () | i2p::data::RouterInfo::eHighBandwidth) & ~i2p::data::RouterInfo::eExtraBandwidth);
-			UpdateRouterInfo ();
-		}
-	}
 
-	void RouterContext::SetLowBandwidth ()
-	{
-		if (m_RouterInfo.IsHighBandwidth () || m_RouterInfo.IsExtraBandwidth ())
-		{
-			m_RouterInfo.SetCaps (m_RouterInfo.GetCaps () & ~i2p::data::RouterInfo::eHighBandwidth & ~i2p::data::RouterInfo::eExtraBandwidth);
-			UpdateRouterInfo ();
+	void RouterContext::SetBandwidth (char L) {
+		uint16_t limit = 0;
+		enum { low, high, extra } type = high;
+		/* detect parameters */
+		switch (L) {
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_LOW_BANDWIDTH1   : limit =   12; type = low;   break;
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_LOW_BANDWIDTH2   : limit =   48; type = low;   break;
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_HIGH_BANDWIDTH1  : limit =   64; type = high;  break;
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_HIGH_BANDWIDTH2  : limit =  128; type = high;  break;
+			default:
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_HIGH_BANDWIDTH3  : limit =  256; type = high;  break;
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_EXTRA_BANDWIDTH1 : limit = 2048; type = extra; break;
+			case i2p::data::CAPS_FLAG_EXTRA_BANDWIDTH2 : limit = 9999; type = extra; break;
+		}
+		/* floodfill requires 'extra' bandwidth */
+		if (m_IsFloodfill && limit < 2048) {
+			limit = 2048, type = extra;
+			LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Daemon: bandwidth set to 'extra' due to floodfill");
 		}
+		/* update caps & flags in RI */
+		auto caps = m_RouterInfo.GetCaps ();
+		caps &= ~i2p::data::RouterInfo::eHighBandwidth;
+		caps &= ~i2p::data::RouterInfo::eExtraBandwidth;
+		switch (type) {
+			case low   : /* not set */; break;
+			case high  : caps |= i2p::data::RouterInfo::eHighBandwidth;  break;
+			case extra : caps |= i2p::data::RouterInfo::eExtraBandwidth; break;
+		}
+		m_RouterInfo.SetCaps (caps);
+		UpdateRouterInfo ();
+		m_BandwidthLimit = limit;
 	}
 
-	void RouterContext::SetExtraBandwidth ()
-	{	
-		if (!m_RouterInfo.IsExtraBandwidth () || !m_RouterInfo.IsHighBandwidth ())
-		{
-			m_RouterInfo.SetCaps (m_RouterInfo.GetCaps () | i2p::data::RouterInfo::eExtraBandwidth | i2p::data::RouterInfo::eHighBandwidth);
-			UpdateRouterInfo ();
-		}
+	void RouterContext::SetBandwidth (int limit) {
+		if      (limit > 2000) { SetBandwidth('X'); }
+		else if (limit >  256) { SetBandwidth('P'); }
+		else if (limit >  128) { SetBandwidth('O'); }
+		else if (limit >   64) { SetBandwidth('N'); }
+		else if (limit >   48) { SetBandwidth('M'); }
+		else if (limit >   12) { SetBandwidth('L'); }
+		else                   { SetBandwidth('K'); }
 	}
-		
+
 	bool RouterContext::IsUnreachable () const
 	{
 		return m_RouterInfo.GetCaps () & i2p::data::RouterInfo::eUnreachable;
diff --git a/RouterContext.h b/RouterContext.h
index 0679a038..9766c66e 100644
--- a/RouterContext.h
+++ b/RouterContext.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace i2p
 			uint32_t GetUptime () const;
 			uint32_t GetStartupTime () const { return m_StartupTime; };
 			uint64_t GetLastUpdateTime () const { return m_LastUpdateTime; };
+			uint64_t GetBandwidthLimit () const { return m_BandwidthLimit; };
 			RouterStatus GetStatus () const { return m_Status; };
 			void SetStatus (RouterStatus status);
 
@@ -58,9 +59,8 @@ namespace i2p
 			bool IsFloodfill () const { return m_IsFloodfill; };	
 			void SetFloodfill (bool floodfill);	
 			void SetFamily (const std::string& family);
-			void SetHighBandwidth ();
-			void SetLowBandwidth ();
-			void SetExtraBandwidth ();
+			void SetBandwidth (int limit); /* in kilobytes */
+			void SetBandwidth (char L); /* by letter */
 			bool AcceptsTunnels () const { return m_AcceptsTunnels; };
 			void SetAcceptsTunnels (bool acceptsTunnels) { m_AcceptsTunnels = acceptsTunnels; };
 			bool SupportsV6 () const { return m_RouterInfo.IsV6 (); };
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ namespace i2p
 			uint64_t m_LastUpdateTime;
 			bool m_AcceptsTunnels, m_IsFloodfill;
 			uint64_t m_StartupTime; // in seconds since epoch
+			uint32_t m_BandwidthLimit; // allowed bandwidth
 			RouterStatus m_Status;
 			std::mutex m_GarlicMutex;
 	};