diff --git a/ImageNodes/Images/ImageBaseNode.cs b/ImageNodes/Images/ImageBaseNode.cs
index 8c91db45..0bde6fde 100644
--- a/ImageNodes/Images/ImageBaseNode.cs
+++ b/ImageNodes/Images/ImageBaseNode.cs
@@ -53,10 +53,38 @@ public abstract class ImageBaseNode:Node
         else
         {
             using var image = Image.Load(args.WorkingFile, out IImageFormat format);
-            UpdateImageInfo(args, image.Width, image.Height, format.Name, variables);
+            DateTime? dateTaken = null;
+            if (image.Metadata.ExifProfile != null)
+            {
+                args.Logger?.ILog("EXIF Profile found");
+                var dateTimeOriginalString = image.Metadata.ExifProfile.GetValue(SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif.ExifTag.DateTimeOriginal)?.Value;
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dateTimeOriginalString))
+                {
+                    args.Logger?.ILog("No DateTimeOriginal found");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dateTimeOriginalString) == false &&
+                        DateTime.TryParse(dateTimeOriginalString, out DateTime dateTimeOriginal))
+                    {
+                        dateTaken = dateTimeOriginal;
+                        args.Logger?.ILog("DateTimeOriginal: " + dateTimeOriginal);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        args.Logger?.ILog("Invalid date format for DateTimeOriginal: " + dateTimeOriginalString);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                args.Logger?.ILog("No EXIF Profile found");
+            }
+            
+            UpdateImageInfo(args, image.Width, image.Height, format.Name, variables: variables, dateTaken: dateTaken);
         }
     }
-    protected void UpdateImageInfo(NodeParameters args, int width, int height, string format, Dictionary<string, object> variables = null)
+    protected void UpdateImageInfo(NodeParameters args, int width, int height, string format, Dictionary<string, object> variables = null, DateTime? dateTaken = null)
     {
         var imageInfo = new ImageInfo
         {
@@ -74,6 +102,14 @@ public abstract class ImageBaseNode:Node
         variables.AddOrUpdate("img.IsPortrait", imageInfo.IsPortrait);
         variables.AddOrUpdate("img.IsLandscape", imageInfo.IsLandscape);
 
+        if (dateTaken != null)
+        {
+            variables.AddOrUpdate("img.DateTaken.Year", dateTaken.Value.Year);
+            variables.AddOrUpdate("img.DateTaken.Month", dateTaken.Value.Month);
+            variables.AddOrUpdate("img.DateTaken.Day", dateTaken.Value.Day);
+            variables.AddOrUpdate("img.DateTaken.FulLDate", dateTaken.Value.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"));
+        }
+
         var metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>();
         metadata.Add("Format", imageInfo.Format);
         metadata.Add("Width", imageInfo.Width);
diff --git a/ImageNodes/Images/ImageFile.cs b/ImageNodes/Images/ImageFile.cs
index a21c83ad..889ddc05 100644
--- a/ImageNodes/Images/ImageFile.cs
+++ b/ImageNodes/Images/ImageFile.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ public class ImageFile : ImageBaseNode
             { "img.Height", 1080 },
             { "img.Format", "PNG" },
             { "img.IsPortrait", true },
-            { "img.IsLandscape", false }
+            { "img.IsLandscape", false },
+
+            { "img.DateTaken.Year", 2020 },
+            { "img.DateTaken.Month", 4 },
+            { "img.DateTaken.Day", 20 },
+            { "img.DateTaken.FulLDate", "2020-04-20" }
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/ImageNodes/Images/ImageNode.cs b/ImageNodes/Images/ImageNode.cs
index edd2eff8..6e343607 100644
--- a/ImageNodes/Images/ImageNode.cs
+++ b/ImageNodes/Images/ImageNode.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using ImageMagick;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats;