diff --git a/doc/mpdconf.example b/doc/mpdconf.example
index 4f6600bd8..2bdfa98b4 100644
--- a/doc/mpdconf.example
+++ b/doc/mpdconf.example
@@ -25,16 +25,14 @@ audio_output {
 	name		"default ao output"
 #
 # use this if you want to use OSS audio output
-#	type		"ao"
+#	type		"oss"
 #	name		"my OSS sound card"
-#	driver 		"oss"
-#	options 	"dsp=/dev/dsp"
+#	device	 	"/dev/dsp" # optional
 #
 # use this if you want to use ALSA audio output
-#	type		"ao"
+#	type		"alsa"
 #	name		"my ALSA device"
-#	driver		"alsa09"
-#	options		"dev=hw:0,0"
+#	device		"hw:0,0" # optional
 } # end of audio_output "ao"
 #
 # Set this if you have problems 
@@ -200,8 +198,9 @@ audio_output {
 ################ MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS ###################
 #
 # This sets the metadata mpd will use, to disable all metadata, set to "none"
+# NOTE: comment's are disabled by default
 #
-#metadata_to_use	"artist,album,title,genre,date,track"
+#metadata_to_use "artist,album,title,genre,date,track,composer,performer,comment"
 #
 # This setting exists as precaution against attacks.
 #
diff --git a/src/inputPlugins/flac_plugin.c b/src/inputPlugins/flac_plugin.c
index a9e5a8e9e..9c20a996d 100644
--- a/src/inputPlugins/flac_plugin.c
+++ b/src/inputPlugins/flac_plugin.c
@@ -499,6 +499,16 @@ static MpdTag * copyVorbisCommentBlockToMpdTag(FLAC__StreamMetadata * block,
 				block->data.vorbis_comment.comments+i,
 				TAG_ITEM_DATE,
 				&tag));
+		else if(commentMatchesAddToTag(
+				"composer=", 
+				block->data.vorbis_comment.comments+i,
+				TAG_ITEM_COMPOSER,
+				&tag));
+		else if(commentMatchesAddToTag(
+				"performer=", 
+				block->data.vorbis_comment.comments+i,
+				TAG_ITEM_PERFORMER,
+				&tag));
 	}
 
 	return tag;
diff --git a/src/inputPlugins/ogg_plugin.c b/src/inputPlugins/ogg_plugin.c
index 472c2f229..137c4176c 100644
--- a/src/inputPlugins/ogg_plugin.c
+++ b/src/inputPlugins/ogg_plugin.c
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ MpdTag * oggCommentsParse(char ** comments) {
 			if(!ret) ret = newMpdTag();
 			addItemToMpdTag(ret, TAG_ITEM_DATE, temp);
 		}
+                else if((temp = ogg_parseComment(*comments,"composer"))) {
+			if(!ret) ret = newMpdTag();
+			addItemToMpdTag(ret, TAG_ITEM_COMPOSER, temp);
+		}
+                else if((temp = ogg_parseComment(*comments,"performer"))) {
+			if(!ret) ret = newMpdTag();
+			addItemToMpdTag(ret, TAG_ITEM_PERFORMER, temp);
+		}
 
 		comments++;
 	}
diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index ab32445f8..7b1b8e837 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 #include <FLAC/metadata.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ID3TAG
+#ifndef ID3_FRAME_COMPOSER
+#define ID3_FRAME_COMPOSER "TCOM"
+#endif
+#endif
+
 char * mpdTagItemKeys[TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES] =
 {
 	"Artist",
@@ -50,7 +56,10 @@ char * mpdTagItemKeys[TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES] =
 	"Track",
 	"Name",
 	"Genre",
-	"Date"
+	"Date",
+	"Composer",
+	"Performer",
+	"Comment"
 };
 
 static mpd_sint8 ignoreTagItems[TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES];
@@ -70,6 +79,7 @@ void initTagConfig() {
 	/* parse the "metadata_to_use" config parameter below */
 	
 	memset(ignoreTagItems, 0, TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES);
+	ignoreTagItems[TAG_ITEM_COMMENT] = 1; /* ignore comments by default */
 
 	param = getConfigParam(CONF_METADATA_TO_USE);
 	
@@ -174,6 +184,8 @@ MpdTag * parseId3Tag(struct id3_tag * tag) {
 	ret = getID3Info(tag, ID3_FRAME_TRACK, TAG_ITEM_TRACK, ret);
 	ret = getID3Info(tag, ID3_FRAME_YEAR, TAG_ITEM_DATE, ret);
 	ret = getID3Info(tag, ID3_FRAME_GENRE, TAG_ITEM_GENRE, ret);
+	ret = getID3Info(tag, ID3_FRAME_COMPOSER, TAG_ITEM_COMPOSER, ret);
+	ret = getID3Info(tag, ID3_FRAME_COMMENT, TAG_ITEM_COMMENT, ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/tag.h b/src/tag.h
index 03eb8c7bf..ffe0c0d49 100644
--- a/src/tag.h
+++ b/src/tag.h
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@
 #define TAG_ITEM_NAME		4
 #define TAG_ITEM_GENRE		5
 #define TAG_ITEM_DATE		6
+#define TAG_ITEM_COMPOSER	7
+#define TAG_ITEM_PERFORMER	8
+#define TAG_ITEM_COMMENT	9
 
-#define TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES	7
+#define TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES	10
 
 extern char * mpdTagItemKeys[];