diff --git a/lib/constructor.js b/lib/constructor.js
index 2031359b..bdf10776 100644
--- a/lib/constructor.js
+++ b/lib/constructor.js
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ const Sharp = function (input, options) {
     }
   };
   this.options.input = this._createInputDescriptor(input, options, { allowStream: true });
+  this.options.useExifOrientation = !!this.options.input.autoOrient;
   return this;
 };
 Object.setPrototypeOf(Sharp.prototype, stream.Duplex.prototype);
diff --git a/lib/index.d.ts b/lib/index.d.ts
index a33008bd..27631e2b 100644
--- a/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -948,6 +948,13 @@ declare namespace sharp {
     }
 
     interface SharpOptions {
+        /**
+         * Auto-orient based on the EXIF `Orientation` tag, if present.
+         * Mirroring is supported and may infer the use of a flip operation.
+         *
+         * Using this option will remove the EXIF `Orientation` tag, if any.
+         */
+        autoOrient?: boolean;
         /**
          *  When to abort processing of invalid pixel data, one of (in order of sensitivity):
          *  'none' (least), 'truncated', 'error' or 'warning' (most), highers level imply lower levels, invalid metadata will always abort. (optional, default 'warning')
diff --git a/lib/input.js b/lib/input.js
index 3a1562d4..41233094 100644
--- a/lib/input.js
+++ b/lib/input.js
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ const align = {
  * @private
  */
 function _inputOptionsFromObject (obj) {
-  const { raw, density, limitInputPixels, ignoreIcc, unlimited, sequentialRead, failOn, failOnError, animated, page, pages, subifd, pdfBackground } = obj;
-  return [raw, density, limitInputPixels, ignoreIcc, unlimited, sequentialRead, failOn, failOnError, animated, page, pages, subifd, pdfBackground].some(is.defined)
-    ? { raw, density, limitInputPixels, ignoreIcc, unlimited, sequentialRead, failOn, failOnError, animated, page, pages, subifd, pdfBackground }
+  const { raw, density, limitInputPixels, ignoreIcc, unlimited, sequentialRead, failOn, failOnError, animated, page, pages, subifd, pdfBackground, autoOrient } = obj;
+  return [raw, density, limitInputPixels, ignoreIcc, unlimited, sequentialRead, failOn, failOnError, animated, page, pages, subifd, pdfBackground, autoOrient].some(is.defined)
+    ? { raw, density, limitInputPixels, ignoreIcc, unlimited, sequentialRead, failOn, failOnError, animated, page, pages, subifd, pdfBackground, autoOrient }
     : undefined;
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ function _createInputDescriptor (input, inputOptions, containerOptions) {
         throw is.invalidParameterError('failOn', 'one of: none, truncated, error, warning', inputOptions.failOn);
       }
     }
+    // autoOrient
+    if (is.defined(inputOptions.autoOrient)) {
+      if (is.bool(inputOptions.autoOrient)) {
+        inputDescriptor.autoOrient = inputOptions.autoOrient;
+      } else {
+        throw is.invalidParameterError('autoOrient', 'boolean', inputOptions.autoOrient);
+      }
+    }
     // Density
     if (is.defined(inputOptions.density)) {
       if (is.inRange(inputOptions.density, 1, 100000)) {