diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/ImageFactoryExtensions.cs b/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/ImageFactoryExtensions.cs
index 1243bd327..0c8788cd9 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/ImageFactoryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/ImageFactoryExtensions.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Web
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Drawing;
+    using System.Drawing.Imaging;
     using System.IO;
     using System.Linq;
     using ImageProcessor.Extensions;
@@ -105,6 +106,25 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Web
             {
                 factory.Update(processor.Invoke(factory));
             }
+
+            // Set the property item information from any Exif metadata.
+            // We do this here so that they can be changed between processor methods.
+            if (factory.PreserveExifData)
+            {
+                foreach (KeyValuePair<int, PropertyItem> propertItem in factory.ExifPropertyItems)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        factory.Image.SetPropertyItem(propertItem.Value);
+                    }
+                    // ReSharper disable once EmptyGeneralCatchClause
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        // Do nothing. The image format does not handle EXIF data.
+                        // TODO: empty catch is fierce code smell.
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/ImageFactory.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/ImageFactory.cs
index 4262c1449..92f89b0f8 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/ImageFactory.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/ImageFactory.cs
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
         /// </summary>
         private const int DefaultJpegQuality = 90;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether to preserve exif metadata
-        /// </summary>
-        private readonly bool preserveExifData;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The backup image format.
         /// </summary>
@@ -76,11 +71,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ImageFactory"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="preserveExifData">
-        /// Whether to preserve exif metadata. Defaults to false.
+        /// Whether to preserve exif metadata. Defaults to true.
         /// </param>
         public ImageFactory(bool preserveExifData = true)
         {
-            this.preserveExifData = preserveExifData;
+            this.PreserveExifData = preserveExifData;
             this.ExifPropertyItems = new ConcurrentDictionary<int, PropertyItem>();
         }
         #endregion
@@ -142,6 +137,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to preserve exif metadata.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool PreserveExifData { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the exif property items.
         /// </summary>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
             this.backupImageFormat = this.ImageFormat;
             this.isIndexed = ImageUtils.IsIndexed(this.Image);
 
-            if (this.preserveExifData)
+            if (this.PreserveExifData)
             {
                 foreach (PropertyItem propertyItem in this.Image.PropertyItems)
                 {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
                     this.ImageFormat = imageFormat;
                     this.isIndexed = ImageUtils.IsIndexed(this.Image);
 
-                    if (this.preserveExifData)
+                    if (this.PreserveExifData)
                     {
                         foreach (PropertyItem propertyItem in this.Image.PropertyItems)
                         {
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
 
             // Set the property item information from any Exif metadata.
             // We do this here so that they can be changed between processor methods.
-            if (this.preserveExifData)
+            if (this.PreserveExifData)
             {
                 foreach (KeyValuePair<int, PropertyItem> propertItem in this.ExifPropertyItems)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Images/Thumbs.db.REMOVED.git-id b/src/Images/Thumbs.db.REMOVED.git-id
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f1353d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Images/Thumbs.db.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a3324e1e607ce97a44495fe239782e3b76da6129
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Images/WP_000009.jpg.REMOVED.git-id b/src/Images/WP_000009.jpg.REMOVED.git-id
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19785c8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Images/WP_000009.jpg.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+85a8ae18f9955def2b42ba9240bce4de1bfe5781
\ No newline at end of file