diff --git a/io/las/LasReader.cpp b/io/las/LasReader.cpp
index 2a812d68d5..b9820c2f33 100644
--- a/io/las/LasReader.cpp
+++ b/io/las/LasReader.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ void LasReader::extractHeaderMetadata(MetadataNode& m)
     m.add<uint32_t>("minor_version",
         static_cast<uint32_t>(m_lasHeader.versionMinor()),
         "The minor LAS version for the file");
+    m.add<uint32_t>("dataformat_id",
+        static_cast<uint32_t>(m_lasHeader.pointFormat()),
+        "LAS Point Data Format");
     if (m_lasHeader.versionAtLeast(1, 1))
         m.add<uint32_t>("filesource_id",
             static_cast<uint32_t>(m_lasHeader.fileSourceId()),