diff --git a/neo/rawio/neuroscoperawio.py b/neo/rawio/neuroscoperawio.py
index 0a303335b..fe3a3ec24 100644
--- a/neo/rawio/neuroscoperawio.py
+++ b/neo/rawio/neuroscoperawio.py
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ def _parse_header(self):
         nbits = int(acq.find("nBits").text)
         nb_channel = int(acq.find("nChannels").text)
         self._sampling_rate = float(acq.find("samplingRate").text)
+        # .lfp and .eeg files are downsampled and their rate is stored separately
+        if self.data_file_path.suffix in (".lfp", ".eeg"):
+            lfp_sampling_rate = root.find("fieldPotentials/lfpSamplingRate")
+            if lfp_sampling_rate is not None:
+                self._sampling_rate = float(lfp_sampling_rate.text)
         voltage_range = float(acq.find("voltageRange").text)
         # offset = int(acq.find('offset').text)
         amplification = float(acq.find("amplification").text)
diff --git a/neo/test/rawiotest/test_neuroscoperawio.py b/neo/test/rawiotest/test_neuroscoperawio.py
index 8b65049b9..e5f780028 100644
--- a/neo/test/rawiotest/test_neuroscoperawio.py
+++ b/neo/test/rawiotest/test_neuroscoperawio.py
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ def test_signal_scale(self):
         # scale is in mV = range of recording in volts * 1000 mV/V /(number of bits * ampification)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(20.0 * 1000 / (2**16 * 1000), gain)
 
+    def test_lfp_sampling_rate(self):
+        local_test_dir = get_local_testing_data_folder()
+        # the xml has samplingRate 20000 for the .dat and lfpSamplingRate 1250 for .eeg/.lfp
+        for suffix in (".eeg", ".lfp"):
+            fname = local_test_dir / f"neuroscope/dataset_1/YutaMouse42-151117{suffix}"
+            reader = NeuroScopeRawIO(filename=fname)
+            reader.parse_header()
+            assert reader.header["signal_channels"]["sampling_rate"][0] == 1250.0
+            assert reader.segment_t_stop(0, 0) == 10 / 1250.0
+
     def test_binary_argument_with_non_canonical_xml_file(self):
 
         local_test_dir = get_local_testing_data_folder()