diff --git a/www/sites/all/modules/imagefield_crop/imagefield_crop.module b/www/sites/all/modules/imagefield_crop/imagefield_crop.module
index 3d24918..cad7d5a 100644
--- a/www/sites/all/modules/imagefield_crop/imagefield_crop.module
+++ b/www/sites/all/modules/imagefield_crop/imagefield_crop.module
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ function imagefield_crop_field_info() {
       ),
       'default_widget' => 'imagefield_crop_widget',
       'default_formatter' => 'image',
+      // Provide entity metadata info for imagefield_crop following the same hook_field_info_alter() hook that the EntityAPI module (contrib) does for core image field.
+      // This is required for Search API integration (amongst others)  
+      'property_type' => 'field_item_image',
+      'property_callbacks' => array(
+        'entity_metadata_field_file_callback',
+        'entity_metadata_field_image_callback',
+      ),
     ),
   );
 }