diff --git a/examples/mp32wav.js b/examples/mp32wav.js
index 2cad1a8..3f1184e 100644
--- a/examples/mp32wav.js
+++ b/examples/mp32wav.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ decoder.on('format', onFormat);
 input.pipe(decoder);
 
 function onFormat (format) {
-  console.error('MP3 format: %j', format);
-
+  console.error('MP3 info: %j', decoder.info());
+  console.error('output format: %j', format);
   // write the decoded MP3 data into a WAV file
   var writer = new wav.Writer(format);
   decoder.pipe(writer).pipe(output);
diff --git a/lib/decoder.js b/lib/decoder.js
index 1e5bf69..1462915 100644
--- a/lib/decoder.js
+++ b/lib/decoder.js
@@ -153,3 +153,14 @@ Decoder.prototype._transform = function (chunk, encoding, done) {
     read();
   }
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Calls `mpg123_info()` to get info about the input mp3 format.
+ */
+
+Decoder.prototype.info = function () {
+  var info = binding.mpg123_info(this.mh);
+  debug('info: %j', info);
+  return info;
+};
diff --git a/src/node_mpg123.cc b/src/node_mpg123.cc
index 45e3cb4..f732dfc 100644
--- a/src/node_mpg123.cc
+++ b/src/node_mpg123.cc
@@ -134,6 +134,32 @@ NAN_METHOD(node_mpg123_getformat) {
 }
 
 
+NAN_METHOD(node_mpg123_info) {
+  UNWRAP_MH;
+  mpg123_frameinfo frameinfo;
+  int ret;
+  Local<Value> rtn;
+  ret = mpg123_info(mh, &frameinfo);
+  if (ret == MPG123_OK) {
+    Local<Object> o = Nan::New<Object>();
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("version").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.version));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("layer").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.layer));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("bitRate").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.bitrate));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("sampleRate").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.rate));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("mode").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.mode));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("modeExtension").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.mode_ext));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("frameSize").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.framesize));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("emphasis").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.emphasis));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("vbr").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.vbr));
+    Nan::Set(o, Nan::New<String>("averageBitRate").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(frameinfo.abr_rate));
+    rtn = o;
+  } else {
+    rtn = Nan::New<Integer>(ret);
+  }
+  info.GetReturnValue().Set(rtn);
+}
+
+
 NAN_METHOD(node_mpg123_safe_buffer) {
   info.GetReturnValue().Set(Nan::New<Number>(mpg123_safe_buffer()));
 }
@@ -490,6 +516,7 @@ void InitMPG123(Handle<Object> target) {
   Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_current_decoder", node_mpg123_current_decoder);
   Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_supported_decoders", node_mpg123_supported_decoders);
   Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_getformat", node_mpg123_getformat);
+  Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_info", node_mpg123_info);
   Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_safe_buffer", node_mpg123_safe_buffer);
   Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_outblock", node_mpg123_outblock);
   Nan::SetMethod(target, "mpg123_framepos", node_mpg123_framepos);