diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php
index 7e8b6eefe7..b78bac2a56 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ function wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) {
 		'iso' => 0,
 		'shutter_speed' => 0,
 		'title' => '',
+		'orientation' => 0,
 	);
 
 	/*
@@ -389,6 +390,9 @@ function wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) {
 		if ( ! empty( $exif['ExposureTime'] ) ) {
 			$meta['shutter_speed'] = (string) wp_exif_frac2dec( $exif['ExposureTime'] );
 		}
+		if ( ! empty( $exif['Orientation'] ) ) {
+			$meta['orientation'] = $exif['Orientation'];
+		}
 	}
 
 	foreach ( array( 'title', 'caption', 'credit', 'copyright', 'camera', 'iso' ) as $key ) {