diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8f13c1..d56d5eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ a package manager you might need to install an additional "-dev" packages.
 
 ### Debian
 
-    apt-get install libexiv2 libexiv2-dev
+    apt-get install exiv2 libexiv2-dev
 
 ### OS X
 
@@ -95,6 +95,25 @@ the tests:
       }
     });
 
+### Meta Information:
+
+    var ex = require('exiv2')
+    ex.getImageMeta('./photo.jpg', function(err, meta){
+    if (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+    } else {
+      console.log("Meta:", meta);
+    }
+
+Meta information looks as follows:
+
+    { fileName: '/path/books.jpg',
+      fileSize: '993738',
+      mimeType: 'image/jpeg',
+      pixelHeight: '1200',
+      pixelWidth: '1600' }
+  
+
 Take a look at the `examples/` and `test/` directories for more.
 
 email: dberesford at gmail
diff --git a/exiv2node.cc b/exiv2node.cc
index cea6d0c..8c42b35 100644
--- a/exiv2node.cc
+++ b/exiv2node.cc
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static void GetImagePreviewsWorker(uv_work_t* req);
 static void AfterGetImagePreviews(uv_work_t* req, int status);
 static void DeleteImageTagsWorker(uv_work_t *req);
 static void AfterDeleteImageTags(uv_work_t* req, int status);
+static void GetImageMetaWorker(uv_work_t* req);
+static void AfterGetImageMeta(uv_work_t* req, int status);
 
 static Handle<Value> GetImageTags(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
@@ -195,6 +197,81 @@ static void AfterGetImageTags(uv_work_t* req, int status) {
   delete thread_data;
 }
 
+static Handle<Value> GetImageMeta(const Arguments& args) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+
+  /* Usage arguments */
+  if (args.Length() <= (1) || !args[1]->IsFunction())
+    return ThrowException(Exception::TypeError(String::New("Usage: <filename> <callback function>")));
+
+  // Set up our thread data struct, pass off to the libuv thread pool.
+  Baton *thread_data = new Baton(Local<String>::Cast(args[0]), Local<Function>::Cast(args[1]));
+
+  int status = uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), &thread_data->request, GetImageMetaWorker, (uv_after_work_cb)AfterGetImageMeta);
+  assert(status == 0);
+
+  return Undefined();
+}
+
+template<class T>
+std::string t_to_string(T i)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    std::string s;
+    ss << i;
+    s = ss.str();
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+static void GetImageMetaWorker(uv_work_t* req) {
+  Baton *thread_data = static_cast<Baton *> (req->data);
+
+  try {
+    Exiv2::Image::AutoPtr image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(thread_data->fileName);
+    assert(image.get() != 0);
+    image->readMetadata();
+
+    // Filesize
+    struct stat buf;
+    stat(thread_data->fileName.c_str(), &buf);
+    thread_data->tags->insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string> ("fileName", thread_data->fileName));
+    thread_data->tags->insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string> ("fileSize", t_to_string(buf.st_size)));
+    thread_data->tags->insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string> ("mimeType", image->mimeType()));
+    thread_data->tags->insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string> ("pixelWidth", t_to_string(image->pixelWidth())));
+    thread_data->tags->insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string> ("pixelHeight", t_to_string(image->pixelHeight())));
+  } catch (std::exception& e) {
+    thread_data->exifException.append(e.what());
+  }
+}
+
+/* Thread complete callback.. */
+static void AfterGetImageMeta(uv_work_t* req, int status) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+  Baton *thread_data = static_cast<Baton *> (req->data);
+
+  Local<Value> argv[2] = { Local<Value>::New(Null()), Local<Value>::New(Null()) };
+  if (!thread_data->exifException.empty()){
+    argv[0] = Local<String>::New(String::New(thread_data->exifException.c_str()));
+  } else if (!thread_data->tags->empty()) {
+    Local<Object> tags = Object::New();
+    // Copy the tags out.
+    for (tag_map_t::iterator i = thread_data->tags->begin(); i != thread_data->tags->end(); ++i) {
+      tags->Set(String::New(i->first.c_str()), String::New(i->second.c_str()), ReadOnly);
+    }
+    argv[1] = tags;
+  }
+
+  // Pass the argv array object to our callback function.
+  TryCatch try_catch;
+  thread_data->cb->Call(Context::GetCurrent()->Global(), 2, argv);
+  if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
+    FatalException(try_catch);
+  }
+
+  delete thread_data;
+}
+
 /* Set Image Tag support.. */
 static Handle<Value> SetImageTags(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
@@ -456,5 +533,6 @@ void InitAll(Handle<Object> target) {
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("setImageTags"), FunctionTemplate::New(SetImageTags)->GetFunction());
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("deleteImageTags"), FunctionTemplate::New(DeleteImageTags)->GetFunction());
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("getImagePreviews"), FunctionTemplate::New(GetImagePreviews)->GetFunction());
+  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("getImageMeta"), FunctionTemplate::New(GetImageMeta)->GetFunction());
 }
 NODE_MODULE(exiv2, InitAll)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ec0011..f0c0643 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   },
   "name": "exiv2",
   "description": "A native c++ extension for node.js that provides support for reading & writing image metadata via Exiv2.",
-  "version": "0.4.2",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/dberesford/exiv2node",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index fb4fe7a..a4e5b94 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -195,5 +195,19 @@ describe('exiv2', function(){
       var d = exiv.getDate(tags, 'Exif.Photo.DateTimeDigitized');
       d.toISOString().should.equal('2012-04-14T17:08:08.880Z');
     });
-  })
+  });
+
+  describe('.getMeta()', function(){
+    it("should callback with image's meta information", function(done) {
+      exiv.getImageMeta(dir + '/books.jpg', function(err, meta) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        meta.should.have.property('mimeType', 'image/jpeg');
+        meta.should.have.property('pixelHeight', '1200');
+        done();
+      })
+    });
+  });
+
+
+
 })