diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
index 9f0c59780..004b4f304 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
@@ -252,9 +252,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Png
                                     this.ReadTextChunk(metadata, chunk.Data.Array, chunk.Length);
                                     break;
                                 case PngChunkType.Exif:
-                                    byte[] exifData = new byte[chunk.Length];
-                                    Buffer.BlockCopy(chunk.Data.Array, 0, exifData, 0, chunk.Length);
-                                    metadata.ExifProfile = new ExifProfile(exifData);
+                                    if (!this.ignoreMetadata)
+                                    {
+                                        byte[] exifData = new byte[chunk.Length];
+                                        Buffer.BlockCopy(chunk.Data.Array, 0, exifData, 0, chunk.Length);
+                                        metadata.ExifProfile = new ExifProfile(exifData);
+                                    }
+
                                     break;
                                 case PngChunkType.End:
                                     this.isEndChunkReached = true;
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
index 8bd3d3eb6..f9ca8ebc6 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Png
         private void WriteExifChunk<TPixel>(Stream stream, Image<TPixel> image)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            if (image.MetaData.ExifProfile.Values.Count > 0)
+            if (image.MetaData.ExifProfile?.Values.Count > 0)
             {
                 this.WriteChunk(stream, PngChunkType.Exif, image.MetaData.ExifProfile.RawData);
             }