diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h
index 83a4fee..9eb2aa6 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define DIRECTX_TEX_VERSION 134
 
 struct IWICImagingFactory;
+struct IWICMetadataQueryReader;
 
 
 namespace DirectX
@@ -238,9 +239,12 @@ namespace DirectX
                                             _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata );
 
     HRESULT __cdecl GetMetadataFromWICMemory( _In_reads_bytes_(size) LPCVOID pSource, _In_ size_t size, _In_ DWORD flags,
-                                              _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata );
+                                              _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata,
+                                              _In_opt_ std::function<void DIRECTX_STD_CALLCONV(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR = nullptr);
+
     HRESULT __cdecl GetMetadataFromWICFile( _In_z_ LPCWSTR szFile, _In_ DWORD flags,
-                                            _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata );
+                                            _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata,
+                                            _In_opt_ std::function<void DIRECTX_STD_CALLCONV(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR = nullptr);
 
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Bitmap image container
@@ -359,9 +363,11 @@ namespace DirectX
 
     // WIC operations
     HRESULT __cdecl LoadFromWICMemory( _In_reads_bytes_(size) LPCVOID pSource, _In_ size_t size, _In_ DWORD flags,
-                                       _Out_opt_ TexMetadata* metadata, _Out_ ScratchImage& image );
+                                       _Out_opt_ TexMetadata* metadata, _Out_ ScratchImage& image,
+                                       _In_opt_ std::function<void DIRECTX_STD_CALLCONV(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR = nullptr);
     HRESULT __cdecl LoadFromWICFile( _In_z_ LPCWSTR szFile, _In_ DWORD flags,
-                                    _Out_opt_ TexMetadata* metadata, _Out_ ScratchImage& image );
+                                    _Out_opt_ TexMetadata* metadata, _Out_ ScratchImage& image,
+                                    _In_opt_ std::function<void DIRECTX_STD_CALLCONV(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR = nullptr);
 
     HRESULT __cdecl SaveToWICMemory( _In_ const Image& image, _In_ DWORD flags, _In_ REFGUID guidContainerFormat,
                                      _Out_ Blob& blob, _In_opt_ const GUID* targetFormat = nullptr,
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
index 3419a49..f51784e 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ static DXGI_FORMAT _DetermineFormat( _In_ const WICPixelFormatGUID& pixelFormat,
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static HRESULT _DecodeMetadata( _In_ DWORD flags, _In_ bool iswic2,
                                 _In_ IWICBitmapDecoder *decoder, _In_ IWICBitmapFrameDecode *frame,
-                                _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata, _Out_opt_ WICPixelFormatGUID* pConvert )
+                                _Out_ TexMetadata& metadata, _Out_opt_ WICPixelFormatGUID* pConvert,
+                                _In_opt_ std::function<void(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR )
 {
     if ( !decoder || !frame )
         return E_POINTER;
@@ -336,6 +337,15 @@ static HRESULT _DecodeMetadata( _In_ DWORD flags, _In_ bool iswic2,
         }
     }
 
+    if (getMQR)
+    {
+        ComPtr<IWICMetadataQueryReader> metareader;
+        if (SUCCEEDED(frame->GetMetadataQueryReader(metareader.GetAddressOf())))
+        {
+            getMQR(metareader.Get());
+        }
+    }
+
     return hr;
 }
 
@@ -847,7 +857,7 @@ static HRESULT _EncodeMultiframe( _In_reads_(nimages) const Image* images, _In_
 // Obtain metadata from WIC-supported file in memory
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 _Use_decl_annotations_
-HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, TexMetadata& metadata )
+HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, TexMetadata& metadata, std::function<void(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR )
 {
     if ( !pSource || size == 0 )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
@@ -885,7 +895,7 @@ HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, Tex
         return hr;
 
     // Get metadata
-    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), metadata, 0 );
+    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), metadata, nullptr, getMQR );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
@@ -897,7 +907,7 @@ HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, Tex
 // Obtain metadata from WIC-supported file on disk
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 _Use_decl_annotations_
-HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata& metadata )
+HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata& metadata, std::function<void(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR )
 {
     if ( !szFile )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
@@ -919,7 +929,7 @@ HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata& metada
         return hr;
 
     // Get metadata
-    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), metadata, 0 );
+    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), metadata, nullptr, getMQR );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
@@ -931,7 +941,7 @@ HRESULT GetMetadataFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata& metada
 // Load a WIC-supported file in memory
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 _Use_decl_annotations_
-HRESULT LoadFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, ScratchImage& image )
+HRESULT LoadFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, ScratchImage& image, std::function<void(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR )
 {
     if ( !pSource || size == 0 )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
@@ -972,7 +982,7 @@ HRESULT LoadFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, TexMetadat
     // Get metadata
     TexMetadata mdata;
     WICPixelFormatGUID convertGUID = {0};
-    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), mdata, &convertGUID );
+    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), mdata, &convertGUID, getMQR );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
@@ -1002,7 +1012,7 @@ HRESULT LoadFromWICMemory( LPCVOID pSource, size_t size, DWORD flags, TexMetadat
 // Load a WIC-supported file from disk
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 _Use_decl_annotations_
-HRESULT LoadFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, ScratchImage& image )
+HRESULT LoadFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, ScratchImage& image, std::function<void(IWICMetadataQueryReader*)> getMQR )
 {
     if ( !szFile )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
@@ -1028,7 +1038,7 @@ HRESULT LoadFromWICFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, Scr
     // Get metadata
     TexMetadata mdata;
     WICPixelFormatGUID convertGUID = {0};
-    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), mdata, &convertGUID );
+    hr = _DecodeMetadata( flags, iswic2, decoder.Get(), frame.Get(), mdata, &convertGUID, getMQR );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;