diff --git a/file_entity.api.php b/file_entity.api.php
index 9fb7457..d90d3ad 100644
--- a/file_entity.api.php
+++ b/file_entity.api.php
@@ -367,3 +367,11 @@ function hook_file_type_alter(&$types, $file) {
   // Choose a specific, non-first, file type.
   $types = array($types[4]);
 }
+
+function hook_file_metadata_info() {
+
+}
+
+function hook_file_metadata_info_alter() {
+
+}
diff --git a/file_entity.file.inc b/file_entity.file.inc
index a0a7f11..80d7ca3 100644
--- a/file_entity.file.inc
+++ b/file_entity.file.inc
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ function file_entity_file_presave($file) {
   }
 
   field_attach_presave('file', $file);
+
+  // Fetch image dimensions.
+  file_entity_metadata_fetch_image_dimensions($file);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -54,13 +57,23 @@ function file_entity_file_insert($file) {
   // Ensure field data is saved since file_save() does not in Drupal 7.
   field_attach_insert('file', $file);
 
+  // Save file metadata.
+  if (!empty($file->metadata)) {
+    foreach ($file->metadata as $name => $value) {
+      db_insert('file_metadata')
+        ->fields(array(
+          'value' => serialize($value),
+        ))
+        ->key(array(
+          'fid' => $file->fid,
+          'name' => $name,
+        ))
+        ->execute();
+    }
+  }
+
   // Clear any related field caches.
   file_entity_invalidate_field_caches($file);
-
-  // Get and store image dimensions.
-  // @todo We should fetch image dimensions in file_entity_file_presave and
-  // then save them in this hook.
-  file_entity_image_dimensions($file, TRUE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -70,15 +83,23 @@ function file_entity_file_update($file) {
   // Ensure field data is saved since file_save() does not in Drupal 7.
   field_attach_update('file', $file);
 
-  // Clear any related field caches.
-  file_entity_invalidate_field_caches($file);
+  // Save file metadata.
+  db_delete('file_metadata')->condition('fid', $file->fid);
+  if (!empty($file->metadata)) {
+    foreach ($file->metadata as $name => $value) {
+      db_insert('file_metadata')
+        ->fields(array(
+          'value' => serialize($value),
+        ))
+        ->key(array(
+          'fid' => $file->fid,
+          'name' => $name,
+        ))
+        ->execute();
+    }
+  }
 
-  // Reset the image dimensions for a file.
-  // @todo We should fetch image dimensions in file_entity_file_presave and
-  // then save them in this hook.
-  file_entity_image_dimensions($file, TRUE);
-
-  if ($file->type == 'image' && module_exists('image')) {
+  if (file_entity_file_get_mimetype_type($file) == 'image' && module_exists('image')) {
     // If the image dimensions have changed, update any image field references
     // to this file and flush image style derivatives.
     if ($file->image_dimensions != $file->original->image_dimensions) {
@@ -88,6 +109,9 @@ function file_entity_file_update($file) {
     // Flush image style derivatives whenever an image is updated.
     image_path_flush($file->uri);
   }
+
+  // Clear any related field caches.
+  file_entity_invalidate_field_caches($file);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -100,8 +124,8 @@ function file_entity_file_delete($file) {
   // not yet been deleted.
   file_entity_invalidate_field_caches($file);
 
-  // Delete image dimensions from the {image_dimensions} table
-  db_query('DELETE FROM {image_dimensions} WHERE fid = :fid', array(':fid' => $file->fid));
+  // Remove file metadata.
+  db_delete('file_metadata')->condition('fid', $file->fid)->execute();
 
   // Remove this file from the search index if needed.
   // This code is implemented in file entity module rather than in search module,
@@ -151,17 +175,14 @@ function file_entity_file_mimetype_mapping_alter(&$mapping) {
  * Implements hook_file_load().
  */
 function file_entity_file_load($files) {
-  // Load images dimensions already in the {image_dimensions} table.
-  $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {image_dimensions} id WHERE id.fid IN (:fids)', array(':fids' => array_keys($files)));
-  foreach ($result as $record) {
-    $files[$record->fid]->image_dimensions = array(
-      'width' => $record->width,
-      'height' => $record->height,
-    );
-  }
-  // Retrieve any missing images dimensions.
   foreach ($files as $file) {
-    file_entity_image_dimensions($file, FALSE);
+    $file->metadata = array();
+  }
+
+  // Load and unserialize metadata.
+  $metadata = db_query("SELECT * FROM {file_metadata} WHERE fid IN (:fids)", array(':fids' => array_keys($fids)));
+  foreach ($result as $record) {
+    $files[$record->fid]->metadata[$record->name] = unserialize($record->value);
   }
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +203,7 @@ function file_entity_file_load($files) {
  *   image dimensions cannot be read, the 'width' and 'height' properties will
  *   be NULL. If $file is either empty or not an image file, FALSE is returned.
  */
-function file_entity_image_dimensions($file, $force = FALSE) {
+function file_entity_metadata_fetch_image_dimensions($file) {
   // Prevent PHP notices when trying to read empty files.
   // @see http://drupal.org/node/681042
   if (!$file->filesize) {
@@ -190,36 +211,17 @@ function file_entity_image_dimensions($file, $force = FALSE) {
   }
 
   // Do not bother proceeding if this file does not have an image mime type.
-  if (strpos($file->filemime, 'image/') !== 0) {
+  if (file_entity_file_get_mimetype_type($file) != 'image') {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Return the existing $file->image_dimensions unless a reload is forced.
-  if (!$force && isset($file->image_dimensions)) {
-    return $file->image_dimensions;
-  }
-
   // We have a non-empty image file.
   $image_info = image_get_info($file->uri);
   if ($image_info) {
-    $file->image_dimensions = array(
-      'width' => $image_info['width'],
-      'height' => $image_info['height'],
-    );
-    db_merge('image_dimensions')
-      ->key(array('fid' => $file->fid))
-      ->fields(array(
-        'width' => $file->image_dimensions['width'],
-        'height' => $file->image_dimensions['height'],
-      ))
-      ->execute();
+    $file->metadata += array_intersect_key($image_info, drupal_map_assoc(array('width', 'height')));
   }
   else {
-    // Fallback to NULL values.
-    $file->image_dimensions = array(
-      'width' => NULL,
-      'height' => NULL,
-    );
+    $file->metadata = array_diff_key($image_info, drupal_map_assoc(array('width', 'height')));
   }
 }
 
@@ -232,6 +234,11 @@ function file_entity_image_dimensions($file, $force = FALSE) {
  * @see http://drupal.org/node/1448124
  */
 function _file_entity_update_image_field_dimensions($file) {
+  // Do not bother proceeding if this file does not have an image mime type.
+  if (file_entity_file_get_mimetype_type($file) != 'image') {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Find all image field enabled on the site.
   $image_fields = array();
   foreach (field_info_fields() as $field) {
@@ -288,3 +295,12 @@ function _file_entity_entity_fields_update($entity_type, $entity) {
   // Clear the cache for this entity now.
   entity_get_controller($entity_type)->resetCache(array($id));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_file_metadata_info().
+ */
+function file_entity_file_metadata_info() {
+  $info['width'] = array('label' => t('Width'), 'type' => 'integer');
+  $info['height'] = array('label' => t('Height'), 'type' => 'integer');
+  return $info;
+}
diff --git a/file_entity.install b/file_entity.install
index a1f86c2..b11e1f1 100644
--- a/file_entity.install
+++ b/file_entity.install
@@ -131,31 +131,31 @@ function file_entity_schema() {
       ),
     ),
   );
-  $schema['image_dimensions'] = array(
+
+  $schema['file_metadata'] = array(
     'description' => 'Cache images dimensions.',
     'fields' => array(
       'fid' => array(
-        'description' => 'File ID.',
+        'description' => 'The file ID.',
         'type' => 'serial',
         'unsigned' => TRUE,
         'not null' => TRUE,
       ),
-      'height' => array(
-        'description' => 'The height of the image in pixels.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'unsigned' => TRUE,
+      'name' => array(
+        'description' => "The name of the metadata (e.g. 'width').",
+        'type' => 'varchar',
+        'length' => '255',
         'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
       ),
-      'width' => array(
-        'description' => 'The width of the image in pixels..',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'unsigned' => TRUE,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
+      'value' => array(
+        'description' => "The value of the metadata (e.g. '200px').",
+        'type' => 'blob',
+        'not null' => FALSE,
+        'size' => 'big',
+        'serialize' => TRUE,
       ),
     ),
-    'primary key' => array('fid'),
+    'primary key' => array('fid', 'name'),
     'foreign keys' => array(
       'file_managed' => array(
         'table' => 'file_managed',
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ function file_entity_schema() {
       ),
     ),
   );
+
   return $schema;
 }
 
@@ -859,3 +860,52 @@ function file_entity_update_7209() {
     db_drop_table('file_type_streams');
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Migrate the {image_dimensions} table to {file_metadata}.
+ */
+function file_entity_update_7210() {
+  $schema = array(
+    'description' => 'Stores file metadata in a key/value store.',
+    'fields' => array(
+      'fid' => array(
+        'description' => 'The file ID.',
+        'type' => 'serial',
+        'unsigned' => TRUE,
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+      ),
+      'name' => array(
+        'description' => "The name of the metadata (e.g. 'width').",
+        'type' => 'varchar',
+        'length' => '255',
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+      ),
+      'value' => array(
+        'description' => "The value of the metadata (e.g. '200px').",
+        'type' => 'blob',
+        'not null' => FALSE,
+        'size' => 'big',
+        'serialize' => TRUE,
+      ),
+    ),
+    'primary key' => array('fid', 'name'),
+    'foreign keys' => array(
+      'file_managed' => array(
+        'table' => 'file_managed',
+        'columns' => array('fid' => 'fid'),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+  db_create_table('file_metadata', $schema);
+
+  if (db_table_exists('image_dimensions')) {
+    foreach (array('width', 'height') as $name) {
+      $query = db_select('image_dimensions', 'id');
+      $query->addField('id', 'fid');
+      $query->addExpression(':name', 'name', array(':name' => $name));
+      $query->addExpression("CONCAT('i:', $name, ';')", 'value');
+      db_insert('file_metadata')->from($query)->execute();
+    }
+    db_drop_table('image_dimensions');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/file_entity.module b/file_entity.module
index afeb63b..a4cd9cf 100644
--- a/file_entity.module
+++ b/file_entity.module
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ function file_entity_file_formatter_file_image_view($file, $display, $langcode)
   }
 
   // Do not bother proceeding if this file does not have an image mime type.
-  if (strpos($file->filemime, 'image/') !== 0) {
+  if (file_entity_file_get_mimetype_type($file) != 'image') {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -2189,3 +2189,8 @@ function file_entity_download_uri($file) {
   }
   return $uri;
 }
+
+function file_entity_file_get_mimetype_type($file) {
+  list($type, $subtype) = explode('/', $file->mimetype, 2);
+  return $type;
+}