diff --git a/ext/exiv2/exiv2.cpp b/ext/exiv2/exiv2.cpp
index ac74818..9122325 100644
--- a/ext/exiv2/exiv2.cpp
+++ b/ext/exiv2/exiv2.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #include "exiv2/image.hpp"
 #include "ruby.h"
 
+typedef VALUE (*Method)(...);
+
+static VALUE original_value(VALUE self) {
+  return rb_iv_get(self, "@value_");
+}
+
 // Create a Ruby string from a C++ std::string.
 static VALUE to_ruby_string(const std::string& string) {
   VALUE str = rb_str_new(string.data(), string.length());
@@ -13,6 +19,15 @@ static VALUE to_ruby_string(const std::string& string) {
   return str;
 }
 
+static VALUE map_to_hash(Exiv2::LangAltValue::ValueType map) {
+    VALUE hash = rb_hash_new();
+    std::map<std::string, std::string>::iterator iterator;
+    for (iterator = map.begin(); iterator != map.end(); ++iterator) {
+        rb_hash_aset(hash, to_ruby_string(iterator->first), to_ruby_string(iterator->second));
+    }
+    return hash;
+}
+
 // Create a C++ std::string from a Ruby string.
 static std::string to_std_string(VALUE string) {
   string = StringValue(string); // Convert the Ruby object to a string if it isn't one.
@@ -28,14 +43,17 @@ static VALUE metadata_each(VALUE self) {
   for(typename T::iterator i = data->begin(); i != data->end(); i++) {
     VALUE key   = to_ruby_string(i->key());
     VALUE value = to_ruby_string(i->value().toString());
+    if (const Exiv2::LangAltValue* lang_alt_value = dynamic_cast<const Exiv2::LangAltValue*>(&(i->value()))) {
+        rb_iv_set(value, "@value_", map_to_hash(lang_alt_value->value_));
+    }
+    rb_define_singleton_method(value, "original_value", (Method)original_value, 0);
+
     rb_yield(rb_ary_new3(2, key, value));
   }
 
   return Qnil;
 }
 
-typedef VALUE (*Method)(...);
-
 static VALUE exiv2_module;
 
 static VALUE basic_error_class;
diff --git a/spec/exiv2_spec.rb b/spec/exiv2_spec.rb
index 11d2af4..d039ea9 100644
--- a/spec/exiv2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/exiv2_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     image.iptc_data["Iptc.Application2.Caption"] = "A New Caption"
     image.write_metadata
     image = nil
-    
+
     image2 = Exiv2::ImageFactory.open("spec/files/test_tmp.jpg")
     image2.read_metadata
     expect(image2.iptc_data["Iptc.Application2.Caption"]).to eq("A New Caption")
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       end
     end
   end
-  
+
   let(:image) do
     image = Exiv2::ImageFactory.open("spec/files/test.jpg")
     image.read_metadata
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         "Iptc.Application2.Keywords" => ["fish", "custard"]
       })
     end
-    
+
     it "should write IPTC data" do
       @iptc_data.add("Iptc.Application2.Keywords", "fishy")
       expect(@iptc_data.to_a).to eq([
@@ -91,22 +91,22 @@
         ["Iptc.Application2.Keywords", "fishy"]
       ])
     end
-    
+
     it "should set IPTC data" do
       @iptc_data["Iptc.Application2.Caption"] = "A New Caption"
       expect(@iptc_data.to_hash["Iptc.Application2.Caption"]).to eq("A New Caption")
     end
-    
+
     it "should set multiply IPTC data values" do
       @iptc_data["Iptc.Application2.Keywords"] = ["abc", "cde"]
       expect(@iptc_data.to_hash["Iptc.Application2.Keywords"]).to eq(["abc", "cde"])
     end
-    
+
     it "should delete one value of IPTC data" do
       @iptc_data.delete("Iptc.Application2.Keywords")
       expect(@iptc_data.to_hash["Iptc.Application2.Keywords"]).to eq("custard")
     end
-    
+
     it "should delete all values of IPTC data" do
       @iptc_data.delete_all("Iptc.Application2.Keywords")
       expect(@iptc_data.to_hash["Iptc.Application2.Keywords"]).to eq(nil)
@@ -140,27 +140,38 @@
       @xmp_data["Xmp.dc.title"] = "lang=\"x-default\" Changed!"
       expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"]).to eq("lang=\"x-default\" Changed!")
     end
-    
+
     it "should set XMP data" do
       @xmp_data["Xmp.dc.title"] = "A New Title"
       expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"]).to eq("lang=\"x-default\" A New Title")
     end
-    
+
     it "should set multiply XMP data values" do
       @xmp_data["Xmp.dc.title"] = ["abc", "cde"]
       expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"]).to eq(["lang=\"x-default\" abc", "lang=\"x-default\" cde"])
     end
-    
+
     it "should delete one value of XMP data" do
       @xmp_data["Xmp.dc.title"] = ["abc", "cde"]
       @xmp_data.delete("Xmp.dc.title")
       expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"]).to eq("lang=\"x-default\" cde")
     end
-    
+
     it "should delete all values of XMP data" do
       @xmp_data.delete_all("Xmp.dc.title")
       expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"]).to eq(nil)
     end
+
+    it "adds #original_value to multi-lang field" do
+      @xmp_data["Xmp.dc.title"] = "A New Title"
+      expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"].original_value).to eq "x-default" => "A New Title"
+    end
+
+    it "adds #original_value to multiple multi-lang fields" do
+      @xmp_data["Xmp.dc.title"] = ["abc", "cde"]
+      expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"][0].original_value).to eq "x-default" => "abc"
+      expect(@xmp_data.to_hash["Xmp.dc.title"][1].original_value).to eq "x-default" => "cde"
+    end
   end
 
   context "EXIF data" do
@@ -202,23 +213,23 @@
         "Exif.Image.ExifTag"         => "52"
       })
     end
-    
+
     it "should set Exif data" do
       @exif_data["Exif.Image.Software"] = "ruby-exiv2"
       expect(@exif_data.to_hash["Exif.Image.Software"]).to eq("ruby-exiv2")
     end
-    
+
     it "should set multiply Exif data values" do
       @exif_data["Exif.Image.Software"] = ["ruby-exiv2", "plasq skitch"]
       expect(@exif_data.to_hash["Exif.Image.Software"]).to eq(["ruby-exiv2", "plasq skitch"])
     end
-    
+
     it "should delete one value of Exif data" do
       @exif_data["Exif.Image.Software"] = ["ruby-exiv2", "plasq skitch"]
       @exif_data.delete("Exif.Image.Software")
       expect(@exif_data.to_hash["Exif.Image.Software"]).to eq("plasq skitch")
     end
-    
+
     it "should delete all values of Exif data" do
       @exif_data.delete_all("Exif.Image.Software")
       expect(@exif_data.to_hash["Exif.Image.Software"]).to eq(nil)