diff --git a/src/parser/classes/PlayerMicroformat.ts b/src/parser/classes/PlayerMicroformat.ts
index 5dbab4d2..ff3e147e 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/PlayerMicroformat.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/PlayerMicroformat.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class PlayerMicroformat extends YTNode {
   publish_date: string;
   upload_date: string;
   available_countries: string[];
+  start_timestamp: Date | null;
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class PlayerMicroformat extends YTNode {
     this.publish_date = data.publishDate;
     this.upload_date = data.uploadDate;
     this.available_countries = data.availableCountries;
+    this.start_timestamp = data.liveBroadcastDetails?.startTimestamp ? new Date(data.liveBroadcastDetails.startTimestamp) : null;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts b/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts
index afc604d6..0baefb58 100644
--- a/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ class VideoInfo {
         channel: info.microformat?.is(PlayerMicroformat) ? info.microformat?.channel : null,
         is_unlisted: info.microformat?.is_unlisted,
         is_family_safe: info.microformat?.is_family_safe,
-        has_ypc_metadata: info.microformat?.is(PlayerMicroformat) ? info.microformat?.has_ypc_metadata : null
+        has_ypc_metadata: info.microformat?.is(PlayerMicroformat) ? info.microformat?.has_ypc_metadata : null,
+        start_timestamp: info.microformat?.is(PlayerMicroformat) ? info.microformat.start_timestamp : null
       },
       like_count: undefined as number | undefined,
       is_liked: undefined as boolean | undefined,
diff --git a/test/main.test.ts b/test/main.test.ts
index cb4f1fcf..4ebffb8c 100644
--- a/test/main.test.ts
+++ b/test/main.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ describe('YouTube.js Tests', () => {
       const b_info = await yt.getBasicInfo(VIDEOS[5].ID);
       expect(b_info.basic_info.is_live).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('should extract live stream start timestamp', async () => {
+      const b_info = await yt.getBasicInfo(VIDEOS[4].ID);
+      expect(b_info.basic_info.start_timestamp).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(b_info.basic_info.start_timestamp!.toISOString()).toBe('2024-03-30T23:00:00.000Z');
+    })
   });
   
   describe('Search', () => {