diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb53403e..b945a980 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/mljs/spectra-processing#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^22.13.1",
-    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.0.5",
+    "@types/node": "^22.13.4",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.0.6",
     "cheminfo-build": "^1.2.1",
-    "eslint": "^9.19.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.20.1",
     "eslint-config-cheminfo-typescript": "^17.0.0",
     "jest-matcher-deep-close-to": "^3.0.2",
     "jscpd": "^4.0.5",
     "ml-spectra-fitting": "^4.2.4",
-    "prettier": "^3.4.2",
+    "prettier": "^3.5.1",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
     "spectrum-generator": "^8.0.12",
     "typescript": "^5.7.3",
-    "vitest": "^3.0.5"
+    "vitest": "^3.0.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "binary-search": "^1.3.6",
diff --git a/src/x/__tests__/xMedian.test.ts b/src/x/__tests__/xMedian.test.ts
index 0281ba76..03e41848 100644
--- a/src/x/__tests__/xMedian.test.ts
+++ b/src/x/__tests__/xMedian.test.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ test('should return the median', () => {
   expect(xMedian([1, 2, 1])).toBe(1);
   expect(xMedian([3, 2, 1])).toBe(2);
   expect(xMedian(data)).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 1);
+  expect(xMedian([3, 2, 1, 4, 5])).toBe(3);
+  expect(xMedian([3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5])).toBe(3);
+  expect(xMedian([3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5], { exact: false })).toBe(3);
+  expect(xMedian([3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5], { exact: true })).toBe(3.5);
+  expect(xMedian([1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5], { exact: true })).toBe(3.5);
+  expect(xMedian([3, 2, 1, 4, 5], { exact: true })).toBe(3);
 });
 
 test('should return the median with typed array', () => {
-  const array = new Uint16Array(5);
-  array[0] = 4;
-  array[1] = 1;
-  array[2] = 2;
-  array[3] = 3;
-  array[4] = 0;
+  const array = Uint16Array.from([4, 1, 2, 3, 0]);
   expect(xMedian(array)).toBe(2);
 });
 
diff --git a/src/x/xMedian.ts b/src/x/xMedian.ts
index bfdf7720..7f60f520 100644
--- a/src/x/xMedian.ts
+++ b/src/x/xMedian.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 import type { NumberArray } from 'cheminfo-types';
 import { isAnyArray } from 'is-any-array';
 
+interface XMedianOptions {
+  /**
+   * If true, the function will return the average of the two middle values.
+   * If false, the function will return the lower index of the two middle values.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  exact?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * Calculates the median of an array.
  * @param input - Array containing values
+ * @param options
  * @returns - median
  */
-export function xMedian(input: NumberArray): number {
+export function xMedian(
+  input: NumberArray,
+  options: XMedianOptions = {},
+): number {
   if (!isAnyArray(input)) {
     throw new TypeError('input must be an array');
   }
@@ -15,25 +28,35 @@ export function xMedian(input: NumberArray): number {
     throw new TypeError('input must not be empty');
   }
 
+  const { exact = false } = options || {};
   const array = input.slice();
 
+  const middleIndex = calcMiddle(0, array.length - 1);
+
+  const median = quickSelect(array, middleIndex);
+  if (array.length % 2 === 1 || !exact) {
+    return median;
+  }
+  const medianNext = quickSelect(array, middleIndex + 1);
+  return (median + medianNext) / 2;
+}
+
+function quickSelect(array: NumberArray, middleIndex: number) {
   let low = 0;
   let high = array.length - 1;
   let middle = 0;
   let currentLow = 0;
   let currentHigh = 0;
-  const median = calcMiddle(low, high);
-
   while (true) {
     if (high <= low) {
-      return array[median];
+      return array[middleIndex];
     }
 
     if (high === low + 1) {
       if (array[low] > array[high]) {
         swap(array, low, high);
       }
-      return array[median];
+      return array[middleIndex];
     }
 
     // Find median of low, middle and high items; swap into position low
@@ -65,10 +88,10 @@ export function xMedian(input: NumberArray): number {
     swap(array, low, currentHigh);
 
     // Re-set active partition
-    if (currentHigh <= median) {
+    if (currentHigh <= middleIndex) {
       low = currentLow;
     }
-    if (currentHigh >= median) {
+    if (currentHigh >= middleIndex) {
       high = currentHigh - 1;
     }
   }