diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aeb5762be..730532447 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 * Added component(1) support ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1032))
 * Captions now move down when controls are hidden ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1053))
 * Added the .less source file to the distribution files ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1056))
+* Changed src() to return the current selected source ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/968))
 
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/src/js/media/flash.js b/src/js/media/flash.js
index 926d67281..733b2ffd5 100644
--- a/src/js/media/flash.js
+++ b/src/js/media/flash.js
@@ -258,12 +258,15 @@ vjs.Flash.prototype.pause = function(){
 };
 
 vjs.Flash.prototype.src = function(src){
+  if (src === undefined) {
+    return this.currentSrc();
+  }
+
   if (vjs.Flash.isStreamingSrc(src)) {
     src = vjs.Flash.streamToParts(src);
     this.setRtmpConnection(src.connection);
     this.setRtmpStream(src.stream);
-  }
-  else {
+  } else {
     // Make sure source URL is abosolute.
     src = vjs.getAbsoluteURL(src);
     this.el_.vjs_src(src);
@@ -318,8 +321,8 @@ vjs.Flash.prototype.enterFullScreen = function(){
 // Create setters and getters for attributes
 var api = vjs.Flash.prototype,
     readWrite = 'rtmpConnection,rtmpStream,preload,defaultPlaybackRate,playbackRate,autoplay,loop,mediaGroup,controller,controls,volume,muted,defaultMuted'.split(','),
-    readOnly = 'error,currentSrc,networkState,readyState,seeking,initialTime,duration,startOffsetTime,paused,played,seekable,ended,videoTracks,audioTracks,videoWidth,videoHeight,textTracks'.split(',');
-    // Overridden: buffered, currentTime
+    readOnly = 'error,networkState,readyState,seeking,initialTime,duration,startOffsetTime,paused,played,seekable,ended,videoTracks,audioTracks,videoWidth,videoHeight,textTracks'.split(',');
+    // Overridden: buffered, currentTime, currentSrc
 
 /**
  * @this {*}
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 5d0bf574a..7e7eb22f2 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -1019,9 +1019,14 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.selectSource = function(sources){
  *     ]);
  *
  * @param  {String|Object|Array=} source The source URL, object, or array of sources
- * @return {vjs.Player} self
+ * @return {String} The current video source when getting
+ * @return {String} The player when setting
  */
 vjs.Player.prototype.src = function(source){
+  if (source === undefined) {
+    return this.techGet('src');
+  }
+
   // Case: Array of source objects to choose from and pick the best to play
   if (source instanceof Array) {
 
@@ -1074,6 +1079,7 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.src = function(source){
       }
     }
   }
+
   return this;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/mediafaker.js b/test/unit/mediafaker.js
index a5a9e0804..124e5a555 100644
--- a/test/unit/mediafaker.js
+++ b/test/unit/mediafaker.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ vjs.MediaFaker.prototype['setPoster'] = function(val){ this.el().poster = val; }
 
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.currentTime = function(){ return 0; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.seeking = function(){ return false; };
+vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.src = function(){ return 'movie.mp4'; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.volume = function(){ return 0; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.muted = function(){ return false; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.pause = function(){ return false; };
diff --git a/test/unit/player.js b/test/unit/player.js
index 4b8f135d5..be3dc4dad 100644
--- a/test/unit/player.js
+++ b/test/unit/player.js
@@ -357,6 +357,15 @@ test('should use custom message when encountering an unsupported video type',
   player.dispose();
 });
 
+test('should return the player when setting src', function() {
+  var player, ret;
+
+  player = PlayerTest.makePlayer({}),
+  ret = player.src('foo');
+
+  equal(player, ret, 'the player is returned');
+});
+
 test('should register players with generated ids', function(){
   var fixture, video, player, id;
   fixture = document.getElementById('qunit-fixture');