diff --git a/src/decoder/FLACDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/FLACDecoderPlugin.cxx
index d541e6990..5de0ccef3 100644
--- a/src/decoder/FLACDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/FLACDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -366,27 +366,22 @@ static bool
 oggflac_scan_file(const char *file,
 		  const struct tag_handler *handler, void *handler_ctx)
 {
-	FLAC__Metadata_Iterator *it;
-	FLAC__StreamMetadata *block;
-	FLAC__Metadata_Chain *chain = FLAC__metadata_chain_new();
-
-	if (!(FLAC__metadata_chain_read_ogg(chain, file))) {
-		FLAC__metadata_chain_delete(chain);
+	FLACMetadataChain chain;
+	if (!chain.ReadOgg(file)) {
+		g_debug("Failed to read OggFLAC tags: %s",
+			chain.GetStatusString());
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	it = FLAC__metadata_iterator_new();
-	FLAC__metadata_iterator_init(it, chain);
-
+	FLACMetadataIterator iterator(chain);
 	do {
-		if (!(block = FLAC__metadata_iterator_get_block(it)))
+		FLAC__StreamMetadata *block = iterator.GetBlock();
+		if (block == nullptr)
 			break;
 
 		flac_scan_metadata(block, handler, handler_ctx);
-	} while (FLAC__metadata_iterator_next(it));
-	FLAC__metadata_iterator_delete(it);
+	} while (iterator.Next());
 
-	FLAC__metadata_chain_delete(chain);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/decoder/FLACMetaData.hxx b/src/decoder/FLACMetaData.hxx
index 6e8f0ef6e..d474def62 100644
--- a/src/decoder/FLACMetaData.hxx
+++ b/src/decoder/FLACMetaData.hxx
@@ -20,9 +20,71 @@
 #ifndef MPD_FLAC_METADATA_H
 #define MPD_FLAC_METADATA_H
 
+#include "gcc.h"
+
+#include <FLAC/metadata.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <FLAC/metadata.h>
+
+class FLACMetadataChain {
+	FLAC__Metadata_Chain *chain;
+
+public:
+	FLACMetadataChain():chain(::FLAC__metadata_chain_new()) {}
+
+	~FLACMetadataChain() {
+		::FLAC__metadata_chain_delete(chain);
+	}
+
+	explicit operator FLAC__Metadata_Chain *() {
+		return chain;
+	}
+
+	bool Read(const char *path) {
+		return ::FLAC__metadata_chain_read(chain, path);
+	}
+
+	bool ReadOgg(const char *path) {
+		return ::FLAC__metadata_chain_read_ogg(chain, path);
+	}
+
+	gcc_pure
+	FLAC__Metadata_ChainStatus GetStatus() const {
+		return ::FLAC__metadata_chain_status(chain);
+	}
+
+	gcc_pure
+	const char *GetStatusString() const {
+		return FLAC__Metadata_ChainStatusString[GetStatus()];
+	}
+};
+
+class FLACMetadataIterator {
+	FLAC__Metadata_Iterator *iterator;
+
+public:
+	FLACMetadataIterator():iterator(::FLAC__metadata_iterator_new()) {}
+
+	FLACMetadataIterator(FLACMetadataChain &chain)
+		:iterator(::FLAC__metadata_iterator_new()) {
+		::FLAC__metadata_iterator_init(iterator,
+					       (FLAC__Metadata_Chain *)chain);
+	}
+
+	~FLACMetadataIterator() {
+		::FLAC__metadata_iterator_delete(iterator);
+	}
+
+	bool Next() {
+		return ::FLAC__metadata_iterator_next(iterator);
+	}
+
+	gcc_pure
+	FLAC__StreamMetadata *GetBlock() {
+		return ::FLAC__metadata_iterator_get_block(iterator);
+	}
+};
 
 struct tag_handler;
 struct tag;