diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 3d13444..a3fd629 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ func (i *Image) Rotate(a Angle) ([]byte, error) {
 	return i.Process(options)
 }
 
+// AutoRotate automatically rotates the image with no additional transformation based on the EXIF oritentation metadata, if available.
+func (i *Image) AutoRotate() ([]byte, error) {
+	return i.Process(Options{autoRotateOnly: true})
+}
+
 // Flip flips the image about the vertical Y axis.
 func (i *Image) Flip() ([]byte, error) {
 	options := Options{Flip: true}
diff --git a/image_test.go b/image_test.go
index 5af0431..4915d64 100644
--- a/image_test.go
+++ b/image_test.go
@@ -345,6 +345,38 @@ func TestImageRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	Write("testdata/test_image_rotate_out.jpg", buf)
 }
 
+func TestImageAutoRotate(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		file         string
+		orientation  int
+	}{
+		{"exif/Landscape_1.jpg", 1},
+		{"exif/Landscape_2.jpg", 2},
+		{"exif/Landscape_3.jpg", 1},
+		{"exif/Landscape_4.jpg", 4},
+		{"exif/Landscape_5.jpg", 5},
+		{"exif/Landscape_6.jpg", 1},
+		{"exif/Landscape_7.jpg", 7},
+	}
+
+	for index, test := range tests {
+		img := initImage(test.file)
+		buf, err := img.AutoRotate()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Cannot process the image: %#v", err)
+		}
+		Write(fmt.Sprintf("testdata/test_autorotate_%d_out.jpg", index), buf)
+
+		meta, err := img.Metadata()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Cannot read image metadata: %#v", err)
+		}
+		if meta.Orientation != test.orientation {
+			t.Errorf("Invalid image orientation for %s: %d != %d", test.file, meta.Orientation, test.orientation)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestImageConvert(t *testing.T) {
 	buf, err := initImage("test.jpg").Convert(PNG)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/metadata.go b/metadata.go
index 8e5e9ae..cca8d67 100644
--- a/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type ImageMetadata struct {
 	EXIF EXIF
 }
 
+// EXIF image metadata
 type EXIF struct {
 	Make string
 	Model string
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 5212ef9..b893e97 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "C"
 
 const (
 	// Quality defines the default JPEG quality to be used.
-	Quality = 80
+	Quality = 75
 	// MaxSize defines the maximum pixels width or height supported.
 	MaxSize = 16383
 )
@@ -226,4 +226,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	OutputICC      string
 	InputICC       string
 	Palette        bool
+
+	// private fields
+	autoRotateOnly bool
 }
diff --git a/resizer.go b/resizer.go
index be9748b..427cada 100644
--- a/resizer.go
+++ b/resizer.go
@@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ func resizer(buf []byte, o Options) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Clone and define default options
 	o = applyDefaults(o, imageType)
 
+	// Ensure supported type
 	if !IsTypeSupported(o.Type) {
 		return nil, errors.New("Unsupported image output type")
 	}
 
+	// Autorate only
+	if o.autoRotateOnly {
+		image, err = vipsAutoRotate(image)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return saveImage(image, o)
+	}
+
 	// Auto rotate image based on EXIF orientation header
 	image, rotated, err := rotateAndFlipImage(image, o)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -375,7 +385,6 @@ func watermarkImageWithText(image *C.VipsImage, w Watermark) (*C.VipsImage, erro
 }
 
 func watermarkImageWithAnotherImage(image *C.VipsImage, w WatermarkImage) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
-
 	if len(w.Buf) == 0 {
 		return image, nil
 	}
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_1_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_1_out.jpg
index 0f7ca1f..6a97a05 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_1_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_1_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_2_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_2_out.jpg
index 7f71884..26f26aa 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_2_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_2_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_3_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_3_out.jpg
index c487686..9399669 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_3_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_3_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_4_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_4_out.jpg
index 39533f6..1f7ef6d 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_4_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_4_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_5_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_5_out.jpg
index 2edad25..280656d 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_5_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_5_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_6_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_6_out.jpg
index 7e8044f..9f9913e 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_6_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_6_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_7_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_7_out.jpg
index 0bb5462..632da8c 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_7_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_7_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Landscape_8_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Landscape_8_out.jpg
index 995f310..03f5d89 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Landscape_8_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Landscape_8_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_1_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_1_out.jpg
index 4c46526..1e5e4f2 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_1_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_1_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_2_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_2_out.jpg
index 0c68143..45cf4a5 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_2_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_2_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_3_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_3_out.jpg
index 55e44ca..8625fd3 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_3_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_3_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_4_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_4_out.jpg
index 23eae85..05ce827 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_4_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_4_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_5_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_5_out.jpg
index 51ca714..675a67a 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_5_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_5_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_6_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_6_out.jpg
index 867eda8..d982b7a 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_6_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_6_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_7_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_7_out.jpg
index e9d4989..acde0cc 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_7_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_7_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/exif/Portrait_8_out.jpg b/testdata/exif/Portrait_8_out.jpg
index 71c42ab..2c0f901 100644
Binary files a/testdata/exif/Portrait_8_out.jpg and b/testdata/exif/Portrait_8_out.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/test_gif.jpg b/testdata/test_gif.jpg
index 1e8c2aa..a3d61aa 100644
Binary files a/testdata/test_gif.jpg and b/testdata/test_gif.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/test_pdf.jpg b/testdata/test_pdf.jpg
index 7a1ba3c..6b28307 100644
Binary files a/testdata/test_pdf.jpg and b/testdata/test_pdf.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/test_smart_crop.jpg b/testdata/test_smart_crop.jpg
index f5d928b..1dd3ec1 100644
Binary files a/testdata/test_smart_crop.jpg and b/testdata/test_smart_crop.jpg differ
diff --git a/testdata/test_svg.jpg b/testdata/test_svg.jpg
index a8a1b40..adb6d27 100644
Binary files a/testdata/test_svg.jpg and b/testdata/test_svg.jpg differ
diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
index 45d0886..8795686 100644
--- a/vips.go
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ func vipsRotate(image *C.VipsImage, angle Angle) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func vipsAutoRotate(image *C.VipsImage) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
+	var out *C.VipsImage
+	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+
+	err := C.vips_autorot_bridge(image, &out)
+	if err != 0 {
+		return nil, catchVipsError()
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func vipsTransformICC(image *C.VipsImage, inputICC string, outputICC string) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
 	var out *C.VipsImage
 	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
diff --git a/vips.h b/vips.h
index 894adf1..196c335 100644
--- a/vips.h
+++ b/vips.h
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ vips_rotate_bridge(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, int angle) {
 	}
 }
 
+int
+vips_autorot_bridge(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out) {
+	return vips_autorot(in, out, NULL);
+}
+
 const char *
 vips_exif_tag(VipsImage *image, const char *tag) {
 	const char *exif;
diff --git a/vips_test.go b/vips_test.go
index d8bd2b2..5a696f2 100644
--- a/vips_test.go
+++ b/vips_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,42 @@ func TestVipsRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestVipsAutoRotate(t *testing.T) {
+	files := []struct {
+		name         string
+		orientation  int
+	}{
+		{"test.jpg", 0},
+		{"test_exif.jpg", 0},
+		{"exif/Landscape_1.jpg", 0},
+		{"exif/Landscape_2.jpg", 2},
+		{"exif/Landscape_3.jpg", 0},
+		{"exif/Landscape_4.jpg", 4},
+		{"exif/Landscape_5.jpg", 5},
+		{"exif/Landscape_6.jpg", 0},
+		{"exif/Landscape_7.jpg", 7},
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		image, _, _ := vipsRead(readImage(file.name))
+
+		newImg, err := vipsAutoRotate(image)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal("Cannot auto rotate the image")
+		}
+
+		orientation := vipsExifOrientation(newImg)
+		if orientation != file.orientation {
+			t.Fatalf("Invalid image orientation: %d != %d", orientation, file.orientation)
+		}
+
+		buf, _ := vipsSave(newImg, vipsSaveOptions{Quality: 95})
+		if len(buf) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("Empty image")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVipsZoom(t *testing.T) {
 	image, _, _ := vipsRead(readImage("test.jpg"))