diff --git a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.cpp b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.cpp
index d3cc0cb490..f05e7430eb 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ void AP_Mount_Backend::send_gimbal_device_attitude_status(mavlink_channel_t chan
     if (!get_attitude_quaternion(att_quat)) {
         return;
     }
+    Vector3f ang_velocity { nanf(""), nanf(""), nanf("") };
+    IGNORE_RETURN(get_angular_velocity(ang_velocity));
 
     // construct quaternion array
     const float quat_array[4] = {att_quat.q1, att_quat.q2, att_quat.q3, att_quat.q4};
@@ -152,9 +154,9 @@ void AP_Mount_Backend::send_gimbal_device_attitude_status(mavlink_channel_t chan
                                                    AP_HAL::millis(),    // autopilot system time
                                                    get_gimbal_device_flags(),
                                                    quat_array,    // attitude expressed as quaternion
-                                                   std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),    // roll axis angular velocity (NaN for unknown)
-                                                   std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),    // pitch axis angular velocity (NaN for unknown)
-                                                   std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),    // yaw axis angular velocity (NaN for unknown)
+                                                   ang_velocity.x,    // roll axis angular velocity (NaN for unknown)
+                                                   ang_velocity.y,    // pitch axis angular velocity (NaN for unknown)
+                                                   ang_velocity.z,    // yaw axis angular velocity (NaN for unknown)
                                                    0,                                           // failure flags (not supported)
                                                    std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),    // delta_yaw (NaN for unknonw)
                                                    std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),    // delta_yaw_velocity (NaN for unknonw)
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.h b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.h
index 0503d02ae6..1c873e48e6 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Backend.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ public:
     // yaw is in body-frame.
     virtual bool get_attitude_quaternion(Quaternion& att_quat) = 0;
 
+    // get angular velocity of mount. Only available on some backends
+    virtual bool get_angular_velocity(Vector3f& rates) { return false; }
+    
     // get mount's mode
     enum MAV_MOUNT_MODE get_mode() const { return _mode; }
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.cpp b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.cpp
index bbe829d476..0cdc907f9d 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void AP_Mount_Siyi::update()
         _last_attitude_send_ms = now_ms;
         send_attitude();
     }
-    
+
     // run zoom control
     update_zoom_control();
 
@@ -540,9 +540,9 @@ void AP_Mount_Siyi::process_packet()
         _current_angle_rad.z = -radians((int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+1], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start]) * 0.1);   // yaw angle
         _current_angle_rad.y = radians((int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+3], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+2]) * 0.1);  // pitch angle
         _current_angle_rad.x = radians((int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+5], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+4]) * 0.1);  // roll angle
-        //const float yaw_rate_degs = -(int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+7], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+6]) * 0.1;   // yaw rate
-        //const float pitch_rate_deg = (int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+9], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+8]) * 0.1;   // pitch rate
-        //const float roll_rate_deg = (int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+11], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+10]) * 0.1;  // roll rate
+        _current_rates_rads.z = -radians((int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+7], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+6]) * 0.1);   // yaw rate
+        _current_rates_rads.y = radians((int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+9], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+8]) * 0.1);   // pitch rate
+        _current_rates_rads.x = radians((int16_t)UINT16_VALUE(_msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+11], _msg_buff[_msg_buff_data_start+10]) * 0.1);  // roll rate
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.h b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.h
index 54f4d2b909..2245e4ca0d 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Mount/AP_Mount_Siyi.h
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ protected:
     // get attitude as a quaternion.  returns true on success
     bool get_attitude_quaternion(Quaternion& att_quat) override;
 
+    // get angular velocity of mount. Only available on some backends
+    bool get_angular_velocity(Vector3f& rates) override {
+        rates = _current_rates_rads;
+        return true;
+    }
+    
 private:
 
     // serial protocol command ids
@@ -309,6 +315,7 @@ private:
 
     // actual attitude received from gimbal
     Vector3f _current_angle_rad;                    // current angles in radians received from gimbal (x=roll, y=pitch, z=yaw)
+    Vector3f _current_rates_rads;                   // current angular rates in rad/s (x=roll, y=pitch, z=yaw)
     uint32_t _last_current_angle_rad_ms;            // system time _current_angle_rad was updated
     uint32_t _last_req_current_angle_rad_ms;        // system time that this driver last requested current angle