diff --git a/functions/image.xml b/functions/image.xml
index dd3c890d46..c7e67b5ced 100644
--- a/functions/image.xml
+++ b/functions/image.xml
@@ -2108,6 +2108,76 @@ if (ImageTypes() & IMG_PNG) {
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
+
+  <refentry id="function.read_exif_data">
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>read_exif_data</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Read the EXIF headers from a JPEG</refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+     <funcprototype>
+      <funcdef>array <function>read_exif_data</function></funcdef>
+      <paramdef>string <parameter>filename</parameter></paramdef>
+     </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+    <para>
+     The <function>read_exif_data</function> function reads the
+	 EXIF headers from a JPEG image file.  It returns an associative
+	 array where the indeces are the Exif header names and the values
+	 are the values associated with those Exif headers.  Exif headers
+	 tend to be present in JPEG images generated by digital cameras, but
+	 unfortunately each digital camera maker has a different idea of how
+	 to actually tag their images, so you can't always rely on a specific
+	 Exif header being present.
+     <example>
+      <title>read_exif_data</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+&lt;?php
+ $exif = read_exif_data ('p0001807.jpg');
+ while(list($k,$v)=each($exif)) {
+   echo "$k: $v&lt;br>\n";
+ }
+?>
+
+Output:
+FileName: p0001807.jpg
+FileDateTime: 929353056
+FileSize: 378599
+CameraMake: Eastman Kodak Company
+CameraModel: KODAK DC265 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA (V01.00)
+DateTime: 1999:06:14 01:37:36
+Height: 1024
+Width: 1536
+IsColor: 1
+FlashUsed: 0
+FocalLength:  8.0mm
+RawFocalLength: 8
+ExposureTime:  0.004 s (1/250)
+RawExposureTime: 0.0040000001899898
+ApertureFNumber: f/ 9.5
+RawApertureFNumber: 9.5100002288818
+FocusDistance: 16.66m
+RawFocusDistance: 16.659999847412
+Orientation: 1
+ExifVersion: 0200
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     <note>
+      <simpara>
+       This function is only available in PHP4 compiled using --enable-exif
+      </simpara>
+      <simpara>
+       This function does not require the GD image library.
+      </simpara>
+     </note>
+    </para>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
  </reference>
 
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