diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6d72b3051..2b75b9955 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ mpd_headers = \
 	src/playlist_print.h \
 	src/playlist_save.h \
 	src/playlist_state.h \
+	src/riff.h \
 	src/queue.h \
 	src/queue_print.h \
 	src/queue_save.h \
@@ -230,7 +231,8 @@ src_mpd_SOURCES += src/pcm_resample_fallback.c
 endif
 
 if HAVE_ID3TAG
-src_mpd_SOURCES += src/tag_id3.c
+src_mpd_SOURCES += src/tag_id3.c \
+	src/riff.c
 endif
 
 # archive plugins
@@ -558,8 +560,8 @@ test_software_volume_SOURCES = test/software_volume.c \
 	src/pcm_volume.c
 
 if HAVE_ID3TAG
-test_run_decoder_SOURCES += src/tag_id3.c
-test_read_tags_SOURCES += src/tag_id3.c
+test_run_decoder_SOURCES += src/tag_id3.c src/riff.c
+test_read_tags_SOURCES += src/tag_id3.c src/riff.c
 endif
 
 endif
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index aa687a22f..c90e3e82a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ver 0.15 - (200?/??/??)
   - support the "album artist" tag
   - support MusicBrainz tags
   - parse RVA2 tags in mp3 files
+  - parse ID3 tags in RIFF/WAV files
 * decoders:
   - audiofile: streaming support added
   - audiofile: added 24 bit support
diff --git a/src/riff.c b/src/riff.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9af0a2127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/riff.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2009 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include "riff.h"
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "riff"
+
+struct riff_header {
+	char id[4];
+	uint32_t size;
+	char format[4];
+};
+
+struct riff_chunk_header {
+	char id[4];
+	uint32_t size;
+};
+
+size_t
+riff_seek_id3(FILE *file)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct stat st;
+	struct riff_header header;
+	struct riff_chunk_header chunk;
+	size_t size;
+
+	/* determine the file size */
+
+	ret = fstat(fileno(file), &st);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		g_warning("Failed to stat file descriptor: %s",
+			  strerror(errno));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* seek to the beginning and read the RIFF header */
+
+	ret = fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		g_warning("Failed to seek: %s", g_strerror(errno));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	size = fread(&header, sizeof(header), 1, file);
+	if (size != 1 ||
+	    memcmp(header.id, "RIFF", 4) != 0 ||
+	    GUINT32_FROM_LE(header.size) > st.st_size)
+		/* not a RIFF file */
+		return 0;
+
+	while (true) {
+		/* read the chunk header */
+
+		size = fread(&chunk, sizeof(chunk), 1, file);
+		if (size != 1)
+			return 0;
+
+		size = GUINT32_FROM_LE(chunk.size);
+		if (size % 2 != 0)
+			/* pad byte */
+			++size;
+
+		g_debug("chunk='%.4s' size=%zu\n", chunk.id, size);
+
+		if (memcmp(chunk.id, "id3 ", 4) == 0)
+			/* found it! */
+			return size;
+
+		if ((off_t)size < 0)
+			/* integer underflow after cast to signed
+			   type */
+			return 0;
+
+		ret = fseek(file, size, SEEK_CUR);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/riff.h b/src/riff.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f45e2a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/riff.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2009 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+/** \file
+ *
+ * A parser for the RIFF file format (e.g. WAV).
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_RIFF_H
+#define MPD_RIFF_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/**
+ * Seeks the RIFF file to the ID3 chunk.
+ *
+ * @return the size of the ID3 chunk on success, or 0 if this is not a
+ * RIFF file or no ID3 chunk was found
+ */
+size_t
+riff_seek_id3(FILE *file);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tag_id3.c b/src/tag_id3.c
index f919111d5..7cf82c109 100644
--- a/src/tag_id3.c
+++ b/src/tag_id3.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "tag_id3.h"
 #include "tag.h"
+#include "riff.h"
 #include "conf.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -424,6 +425,35 @@ static struct id3_tag *findId3TagFromEnd(FILE * stream)
 	return tag;
 }
 
+static struct id3_tag *
+tag_id3_riff_load(FILE *file)
+{
+	size_t size;
+	void *buffer;
+	size_t ret;
+	struct id3_tag *tag;
+
+	size = riff_seek_id3(file);
+	if (size == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (size > 65536)
+		/* too large, don't allocate so much memory */
+		return NULL;
+
+	buffer = g_malloc(size);
+	ret = fread(buffer, size, 1, file);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		g_warning("Failed to read RIFF chunk");
+		g_free(buffer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	tag = id3_tag_parse(buffer, size);
+	g_free(buffer);
+	return tag;
+}
+
 struct tag *tag_id3_load(const char *file)
 {
 	struct tag *ret;
@@ -438,6 +468,8 @@ struct tag *tag_id3_load(const char *file)
 	}
 
 	tag = findId3TagFromBeginning(stream);
+	if (tag == NULL)
+		tag = tag_id3_riff_load(stream);
 	if (!tag)
 		tag = findId3TagFromEnd(stream);