diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9116d4..5015ec9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ See also [loudness-scanner tool](https://github.com/jiixyj/loudness-scanner).
 
 News
 ----
+v1.1 Released:
+
+  * Add `ebur128_relative_threshold()`
 
 v1.0.3 Released:
 
diff --git a/ebur128/CMakeLists.txt b/ebur128/CMakeLists.txt
index bcd8956..f84febc 100644
--- a/ebur128/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ebur128/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 set(EBUR128_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(EBUR128_VERSION 1.0.3)
+set(EBUR128_VERSION 1.1.0)
 
 #### static
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
diff --git a/ebur128/ebur128.c b/ebur128/ebur128.c
index ad15e64..019fcf1 100644
--- a/ebur128/ebur128.c
+++ b/ebur128/ebur128.c
@@ -706,12 +706,41 @@ EBUR128_ADD_FRAMES(int)
 EBUR128_ADD_FRAMES(float)
 EBUR128_ADD_FRAMES(double)
 
+static int ebur128_calc_relative_threshold(ebur128_state* st,
+                                           size_t* above_thresh_counter,
+                                           double* relative_threshold) {
+  struct ebur128_dq_entry* it;
+  size_t i;
+  *relative_threshold = 0.0;
+  *above_thresh_counter = 0;
+
+  if (st->d->use_histogram) {
+    for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
+      *relative_threshold += st->d->block_energy_histogram[i] *
+                            histogram_energies[i];
+      *above_thresh_counter += st->d->block_energy_histogram[i];
+    }
+  } else {
+    SLIST_FOREACH(it, &st->d->block_list, entries) {
+      ++*above_thresh_counter;
+      *relative_threshold += it->z;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (*above_thresh_counter != 0) {
+    *relative_threshold /= (double) *above_thresh_counter;
+    *relative_threshold *= relative_gate_factor;
+  }
+
+  return EBUR128_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static int ebur128_gated_loudness(ebur128_state** sts, size_t size,
                                   double* out) {
   struct ebur128_dq_entry* it;
-  double relative_threshold = 0.0;
   double gated_loudness = 0.0;
-  size_t above_thresh_counter = 0;
+  double relative_threshold;
+  size_t above_thresh_counter;
   size_t i, j, start_index;
 
   for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
@@ -722,25 +751,13 @@ static int ebur128_gated_loudness(ebur128_state** sts, size_t size,
 
   for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
     if (!sts[i]) continue;
-    if (sts[i]->d->use_histogram) {
-      for (j = 0; j < 1000; ++j) {
-        relative_threshold += sts[i]->d->block_energy_histogram[j] *
-                              histogram_energies[j];
-        above_thresh_counter += sts[i]->d->block_energy_histogram[j];
-      }
-    } else {
-      SLIST_FOREACH(it, &sts[i]->d->block_list, entries) {
-        ++above_thresh_counter;
-        relative_threshold += it->z;
-      }
-    }
+    ebur128_calc_relative_threshold(sts[i], &above_thresh_counter, &relative_threshold);
   }
   if (!above_thresh_counter) {
     *out = -HUGE_VAL;
     return EBUR128_SUCCESS;
   }
-  relative_threshold /= (double) above_thresh_counter;
-  relative_threshold *= relative_gate_factor;
+
   above_thresh_counter = 0;
   if (relative_threshold < histogram_energy_boundaries[0]) {
     start_index = 0;
@@ -776,6 +793,24 @@ static int ebur128_gated_loudness(ebur128_state** sts, size_t size,
   return EBUR128_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+int ebur128_relative_threshold(ebur128_state* st, double* out) {
+  double relative_threshold;
+  size_t above_thresh_counter;
+
+  if (st && (st->mode & EBUR128_MODE_I) != EBUR128_MODE_I)
+    return EBUR128_ERROR_INVALID_MODE;
+
+  ebur128_calc_relative_threshold(st, &above_thresh_counter, &relative_threshold);
+
+  if (!above_thresh_counter) {
+      *out = -70.0;
+      return EBUR128_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  *out = ebur128_energy_to_loudness(relative_threshold);
+  return EBUR128_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 int ebur128_loudness_global(ebur128_state* st, double* out) {
   return ebur128_gated_loudness(&st, 1, out);
 }
diff --git a/ebur128/ebur128.h b/ebur128/ebur128.h
index 33594d3..b589844 100644
--- a/ebur128/ebur128.h
+++ b/ebur128/ebur128.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #define EBUR128_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define EBUR128_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define EBUR128_VERSION_PATCH 3
+#define EBUR128_VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define EBUR128_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 #include <stddef.h>       /* for size_t */
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ enum mode {
   EBUR128_MODE_M           = (1 << 0),
   /** can call ebur128_loudness_shortterm */
   EBUR128_MODE_S           = (1 << 1) | EBUR128_MODE_M,
-  /** can call ebur128_loudness_global_* */
+  /** can call ebur128_loudness_global_* and ebur128_relative_threshold */
   EBUR128_MODE_I           = (1 << 2) | EBUR128_MODE_M,
   /** can call ebur128_loudness_range */
   EBUR128_MODE_LRA         = (1 << 3) | EBUR128_MODE_S,
@@ -312,6 +312,17 @@ int ebur128_true_peak(ebur128_state* st,
                       unsigned int channel_number,
                       double* out);
 
+/** \brief Get relative threshold in LUFS.
+ *
+ *  @param st library state
+ *  @param out relative threshold in LUFS.
+ *  @return
+ *    - EBUR128_SUCCESS on success.
+ *    - EBUR128_ERROR_INVALID_MODE if mode "EBUR128_MODE_I" has not
+ *      been set.
+ */
+int ebur128_relative_threshold(ebur128_state* st, double* out);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9bc67d4..c988bcb 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ set(ENABLE_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build test binaries, needs libsndfile")
 
 if(ENABLE_TESTS)
   find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-  pkg_check_modules(SNDFILE REQUIRED sndfile)
+  find_pkg_config(SNDFILE sndfile REQUIRED)
 
   include_directories(${EBUR128_INCLUDE_DIR})
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
   add_executable(r128-test-library tests)
   add_executable(minimal-example minimal-example)
   set_property(TARGET r128-test-library APPEND_STRING PROPERTY