diff --git a/public/exif.jpg b/public/exif.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab98706c
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/exif.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
index bda67438..d380c35a 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
@@ -1364,6 +1364,23 @@ class Image
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Read Exif data from the current image
+     *
+     * @param  string $key
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function exif($key = null)
+    {
+        $data = exif_read_data($this->dirname .'/'. $this->basename, 'EXIF', false);
+
+        if ( ! is_null($key)) {
+            return array_key_exists($key, $data) ? $data[$key] : null;
+        }
+
+        return $data;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert rgba alpha (0-1) value to gd value (0-127)
      *
diff --git a/tests/ImageTest.php b/tests/ImageTest.php
index b1cf61d5..450a036f 100644
--- a/tests/ImageTest.php
+++ b/tests/ImageTest.php
@@ -1397,4 +1397,25 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $encoded = 'data:image/png;base64,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';
         $this->assertEquals($data, $encoded);
     }
+
+    public function testExifRead()
+    {
+        // read all data
+        $data = Image::make('public/exif.jpg')->exif();
+        $this->assertInternalType('array', $data);
+        $this->assertEquals(count($data), 19);
+
+        // read key
+        $data = Image::make('public/exif.jpg')->exif('Artist');
+        $this->assertInternalType('string', $data);
+        $this->assertEquals($data, 'Oliver Vogel');
+
+        // read image with no exif data
+        $data = Image::make('public/test.jpg')->exif();
+        $this->assertEquals($data, null);
+
+        // read key that doesn't exist
+        $data = Image::make('public/exif.jpg')->exif('xxx');
+        $this->assertEquals($data, null);
+    }
 }