diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs
index 4f3f113536..9cff42a4e0 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderCore.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
     /// </summary>
     private ImageMetadata metadata;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The exr specific metadata.
+    /// </summary>
+    private ExrMetadata exrMetadata;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExrDecoderCore"/> class.
     /// </summary>
@@ -74,6 +79,11 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
     /// </summary>
     private ExrCompression Compression { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the pixel type.
+    /// </summary>
+    private ExrPixelType PixelType { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the header attributes.
     /// </summary>
@@ -88,12 +98,10 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
             ExrThrowHelper.ThrowNotSupported($"Compression {this.Compression} is not yet supported");
         }
 
-        ExrPixelType pixelType = this.ValidateChannels();
-
         Image<TPixel> image = new(this.configuration, this.Width, this.Height, this.metadata);
         Buffer2D<TPixel> pixels = image.GetRootFramePixelBuffer();
 
-        switch (pixelType)
+        switch (this.PixelType)
         {
             case ExrPixelType.Half:
             case ExrPixelType.Float:
@@ -422,9 +430,13 @@ internal sealed class ExrDecoderCore : ImageDecoderCore
         this.Height = this.HeaderAttributes.DataWindow.YMax - this.HeaderAttributes.DataWindow.YMin + 1;
         this.Channels = this.HeaderAttributes.Channels;
         this.Compression = this.HeaderAttributes.Compression;
+        this.PixelType = this.ValidateChannels();
 
         this.metadata = new ImageMetadata();
 
+        this.exrMetadata = this.metadata.GetExrMetadata();
+        this.exrMetadata.PixelType = this.PixelType;
+
         return this.HeaderAttributes;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrMetadata.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrMetadata.cs
index 32b9ef3c55..b32da8f038 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Exr/ExrMetadata.cs
@@ -28,24 +28,24 @@ public class ExrMetadata : IFormatMetadata<ExrMetadata>
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the pixel format.
     /// </summary>
-    public ExrPixelType PixelType { get; set; } = ExrPixelType.Float;
-
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public static ExrMetadata FromFormatConnectingMetadata(FormatConnectingMetadata metadata) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public ExrPixelType PixelType { get; set; } = ExrPixelType.Half;
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public void AfterImageApply<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> destination, Matrix4x4 matrix)
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel> => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public IDeepCloneable DeepClone() => new ExrMetadata(this);
-
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public PixelTypeInfo GetPixelTypeInfo() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public FormatConnectingMetadata ToFormatConnectingMetadata() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public static ExrMetadata FromFormatConnectingMetadata(FormatConnectingMetadata metadata) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     ExrMetadata IDeepCloneable<ExrMetadata>.DeepClone() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public IDeepCloneable DeepClone() => new ExrMetadata(this);
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderTests.cs
index 34cad442f1..0077523ad2 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Exr/ExrDecoderTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Six Labors Split License.
 
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Exr;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Exr.Constants;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ImageComparison;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ReferenceCodecs;
@@ -21,19 +22,35 @@ public class ExrDecoderTests
         TestFile testFile = TestFile.Create(imagePath);
         using MemoryStream stream = new(testFile.Bytes, false);
         ImageInfo imageInfo = Image.Identify(stream);
+
         Assert.NotNull(imageInfo);
         Assert.Equal(expectedWidth, imageInfo.Width);
         Assert.Equal(expectedHeight, imageInfo.Height);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(TestImages.Exr.Uncompressed)]
+    public void ExrDecoder_Identify_DetectsCorrectPixelType<TPixel>(string imagePath)
+    {
+        TestFile testFile = TestFile.Create(imagePath);
+        using MemoryStream stream = new(testFile.Bytes, false);
+        ImageInfo imageInfo = Image.Identify(stream);
+        ExrMetadata exrMetaData = imageInfo.Metadata.GetExrMetadata();
+
+        Assert.NotNull(imageInfo);
+        Assert.Equal(ExrPixelType.Float, exrMetaData.PixelType);
+    }
+
     [Theory]
     [WithFile(TestImages.Exr.Uncompressed, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
     public void ExrDecoder_CanDecode_Uncompressed_Rgba_ExrPixelType_Half<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
         using Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage(ExrDecoder.Instance);
+        ExrMetadata exrMetaData = image.Metadata.GetExrMetadata();
         image.DebugSave(provider);
         image.CompareToOriginal(provider, ImageComparer.Exact, ReferenceDecoder);
+        Assert.Equal(ExrPixelType.Half, exrMetaData.PixelType);
     }
 
     [Theory]
@@ -42,10 +59,12 @@ public class ExrDecoderTests
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
         using Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage(ExrDecoder.Instance);
+        ExrMetadata exrMetaData = image.Metadata.GetExrMetadata();
         image.DebugSave(provider);
 
         // There is a 0,0059% difference to the Reference decoder.
         image.CompareToOriginal(provider, ImageComparer.Tolerant(0.0005f), ReferenceDecoder);
+        Assert.Equal(ExrPixelType.Float, exrMetaData.PixelType);
     }
 
     [Theory]
@@ -54,10 +73,12 @@ public class ExrDecoderTests
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
         using Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage(ExrDecoder.Instance);
+        ExrMetadata exrMetaData = image.Metadata.GetExrMetadata();
         image.DebugSave(provider);
 
         // Compare to referene output, since the reference decoder does not support this pixel type.
         image.CompareToReferenceOutput(provider);
+        Assert.Equal(ExrPixelType.UnsignedInt, exrMetaData.PixelType);
     }
 
     [Theory]