diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs
index 4b7da38afc..9f490a3a9b 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
     public class BmpDecoder : IImageDecoder
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream)
+        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {
             Guard.NotNull(image, "image");
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/GifDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/GifDecoder.cs
index 76530dc504..aea96bb65f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/GifDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/GifDecoder.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
     public class GifDecoder : IImageDecoder
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream)
+        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {
             new GifDecoderCore<TColor>().Decode(image, stream);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/JpegDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/JpegDecoder.cs
index 435ae51cfd..a399bb6b38 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/JpegDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/JpegDecoder.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
     public class JpegDecoder : IImageDecoder
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream)
+        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {
             Guard.NotNull(image, "image");
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Png/PngDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Png/PngDecoder.cs
index 088bea5919..9aab6673a9 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Png/PngDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Png/PngDecoder.cs
@@ -30,13 +30,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
     /// </remarks>
     public class PngDecoder : IImageDecoder
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Decodes the image from the specified stream to the <see cref="ImageBase{TColor}"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="image">The <see cref="ImageBase{TColor}"/> to decode to.</param>
-        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> containing image data.</param>
-        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream)
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {
             new PngDecoderCore().Decode(image, stream);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/DecoderOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/DecoderOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f25e33d71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/DecoderOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// <copyright file="DecoderOptions.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Formats
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates the shared decoder options.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DecoderOptions : IDecoderOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the metadata should be ignored when the image is being decoded.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IgnoreMetadata { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IDecoderOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IDecoderOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..460de3eb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IDecoderOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// <copyright file="IDecoderOptions.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Formats
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates the shared decoder options.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IDecoderOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the metadata should be ignored when the image is being decoded.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool IgnoreMetadata { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IImageDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IImageDecoder.cs
index 28bda7837e..df98870ddd 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IImageDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/IImageDecoder.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
         /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="image">The <see cref="ImageBase{TColor}"/> to decode to.</param>
         /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> containing image data.</param>
-        void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream)
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the decoder.</param>
+        void Decode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
index bdb6b49a92..b1c1252ab4 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.IO;
 
+    using Formats;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents an image. Each pixel is a made up four 8-bit components red, green, blue, and alpha
     /// packed into a single unsigned integer value.
@@ -35,12 +37,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="stream">
         /// The stream containing image information.
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="options">
+        /// The options for the decoder.
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="configuration">
         /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
         /// </param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the <paramref name="stream"/> is null.</exception>
-        public Image(Stream stream, Configuration configuration = null)
-            : base(stream, configuration)
+        public Image(Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options = null, Configuration configuration = null)
+            : base(stream, options, configuration)
         {
         }
 
@@ -51,12 +56,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="filePath">
         /// A file path to read image information.
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="options">
+        /// The options for the decoder.
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="configuration">
         /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
         /// </param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the <paramref name="filePath"/> is null.</exception>
-        public Image(string filePath, Configuration configuration = null)
-            : base(filePath, configuration)
+        public Image(string filePath, IDecoderOptions options = null, Configuration configuration = null)
+            : base(filePath, options, configuration)
         {
         }
 #endif
@@ -67,12 +75,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="bytes">
         /// The byte array containing image information.
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="options">
+        /// The options for the decoder.
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="configuration">
         /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
         /// </param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the <paramref name="bytes"/> is null.</exception>
-        public Image(byte[] bytes, Configuration configuration = null)
-           : base(bytes, configuration)
+        public Image(byte[] bytes, IDecoderOptions options = null, Configuration configuration = null)
+           : base(bytes, options, configuration)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image{TColor}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image{TColor}.cs
index bbd839d168..9e4ecba2f5 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image{TColor}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image{TColor}.cs
@@ -52,15 +52,18 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="stream">
         /// The stream containing image information.
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="options">
+        /// The options for the decoder.
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="configuration">
         /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
         /// </param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the <paramref name="stream"/> is null.</exception>
-        public Image(Stream stream, Configuration configuration = null)
+        public Image(Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options = null, Configuration configuration = null)
             : base(configuration)
         {
             Guard.NotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
-            this.Load(stream);
+            this.Load(stream, options);
         }
 
 #if !NETSTANDARD1_1
@@ -70,17 +73,20 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="filePath">
         /// The file containing image information.
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="options">
+        /// The options for the decoder.
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="configuration">
         /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
         /// </param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the <paramref name="filePath"/> is null.</exception>
-        public Image(string filePath, Configuration configuration = null)
+        public Image(string filePath, IDecoderOptions options = null, Configuration configuration = null)
             : base(configuration)
         {
             Guard.NotNull(filePath, nameof(filePath));
             using (var fs = File.OpenRead(filePath))
             {
-                this.Load(fs);
+                this.Load(fs, options);
             }
         }
 #endif
@@ -91,18 +97,21 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="bytes">
         /// The byte array containing image information.
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="options">
+        /// The options for the decoder.
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="configuration">
         /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
         /// </param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the <paramref name="bytes"/> is null.</exception>
-        public Image(byte[] bytes, Configuration configuration = null)
+        public Image(byte[] bytes, IDecoderOptions options = null, Configuration configuration = null)
             : base(configuration)
         {
             Guard.NotNull(bytes, nameof(bytes));
 
             using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(bytes, false))
             {
-                this.Load(stream);
+                this.Load(stream, options);
             }
         }
 
@@ -397,10 +406,11 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// Loads the image from the given stream.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="stream">The stream containing image information.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the decoder.</param>
         /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">
         /// Thrown if the stream is not readable nor seekable.
         /// </exception>
-        private void Load(Stream stream)
+        private void Load(Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
         {
             if (!this.Configuration.ImageFormats.Any())
             {
@@ -414,7 +424,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
 
             if (stream.CanSeek)
             {
-                if (this.Decode(stream))
+                if (this.Decode(stream, options))
                 {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -427,7 +437,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
                     stream.CopyTo(ms);
                     ms.Position = 0;
 
-                    if (this.Decode(ms))
+                    if (this.Decode(ms, options))
                     {
                         return;
                     }
@@ -449,10 +459,11 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// Decodes the image stream to the current image.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the decoder.</param>
         /// <returns>
         /// The <see cref="bool"/>.
         /// </returns>
-        private bool Decode(Stream stream)
+        private bool Decode(Stream stream, IDecoderOptions options)
         {
             int maxHeaderSize = this.Configuration.MaxHeaderSize;
             if (maxHeaderSize <= 0)
@@ -479,7 +490,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
                 return false;
             }
 
-            format.Decoder.Decode(this, stream);
+            format.Decoder.Decode(this, stream, options);
             this.CurrentImageFormat = format;
             return true;
         }