diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d2d974055c..034667cac4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -762,6 +762,16 @@ if test x"$magick6" = x"yes"; then
   LIBS="$save_LIBS"
 fi
 
+if test x"$magick6" = x"yes"; then
+  # IM uses SetImageProfile() with StringInfo
+  save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $MAGICK_LIBS"
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS(BlobToStringInfo,
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLOBTOSTRINGINFO,1,
+	      [define if your magick has BlobToStringInfo().]))
+  LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+fi
+
 if test x"$magick6" = x"yes"; then
   # GM is missing InheritException
   save_LIBS="$LIBS"
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magick.c b/libvips/foreign/magick.c
index c7d186434c..04c607a39c 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magick.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magick.c
@@ -92,6 +92,21 @@ magick_set_property( Image *image, const char *property, const char *value,
 	(void) SetImageProperty( image, property, value, exception );
 }
 
+int
+magick_set_profile( Image *image, 
+	const char *name, const void *data, size_t length, 
+	ExceptionInfo *exception )
+{
+	StringInfo *string;
+	MagickBooleanType result;
+
+	string = BlobToStringInfo( data, length );
+	result = SetImageProfile( image, name, string, exception );
+	DestroyStringInfo( string );
+
+	return( result );
+}
+
 ExceptionInfo *
 magick_acquire_exception( void )
 {
@@ -227,6 +242,26 @@ magick_set_property( Image *image, const char *property, const char *value,
 #endif /*HAVE_SETIMAGEPROPERTY*/
 }
 
+int
+magick_set_profile( Image *image, 
+	const char *name, const void *data, size_t length,
+       	ExceptionInfo *exception )
+{
+	int result;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_BLOBTOSTRINGINFO
+	StringInfo *string;
+
+	string = BlobToStringInfo( data, length );
+	result = SetImageProfile( image, name, string );
+	DestroyStringInfo( string );
+#else /*HAVE_BLOBTOSTRINGINFO*/
+	result = SetImageProfile( image, name, data, length );
+#endif /*HAVE_BLOBTOSTRINGINFO*/
+
+	return( result );
+}
+
 ExceptionInfo *
 magick_acquire_exception( void )
 {
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magick.h b/libvips/foreign/magick.h
index 1251175cdc..83d8a8df4e 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magick.h
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magick.h
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ int magick_import_pixels( Image *image, const ssize_t x, const ssize_t y,
 	const StorageType type,const void *pixels, ExceptionInfo *exception );
 void *magick_images_to_blob( const ImageInfo *image_info, Image *images, 
 	size_t *length, ExceptionInfo *exception );
-void magick_set_property( Image *image, const char *property, const char *value,
+void magick_set_property( Image *image, 
+	const char *property, const char *value, ExceptionInfo *exception );
+int magick_set_profile( Image *image, 
+	const char *name, const void *data, size_t length, 
 	ExceptionInfo *exception );
 void magick_set_image_option( ImageInfo *image_info, 
 	const char *name, const char *value );
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c b/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c
index daa2473e13..0b7c7f97de 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ parse_header( Read *read )
 			vips_buf_appendf( &name, VIPS_META_IPTC_NAME );
 		else if( strcmp( key, "icc" ) == 0 )
 			vips_buf_appendf( &name, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME );
+		else if( strcmp( key, "exif" ) == 0 )
+			vips_buf_appendf( &name, VIPS_META_EXIF_NAME );
 		else
 			vips_buf_appendf( &name, "magickprofile-%s", key );
 
@@ -452,6 +454,9 @@ parse_header( Read *read )
 		length = GetStringInfoLength( profile );
 		vips_image_set_blob_copy( im, vips_buf_all( &name ), 
 			data, length ); 
+
+		if( strcmp( key, "exif" ) == 0 ) 
+			(void) vips__exif_parse( im );
 	}
 }
 #endif /*HAVE_RESETIMAGEPROFILEITERATOR*/
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c b/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c
index 91ad86292a..d9e16fd20a 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c
@@ -562,6 +562,8 @@ vips_foreign_load_magick7_parse( VipsForeignLoadMagick7 *magick7,
 			vips_buf_appendf( &name, VIPS_META_IPTC_NAME );
 		else if( strcmp( key, "icc" ) == 0 )
 			vips_buf_appendf( &name, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME );
+		else if( strcmp( key, "exif" ) == 0 )
+			vips_buf_appendf( &name, VIPS_META_EXIF_NAME );
 		else
 			vips_buf_appendf( &name, "magickprofile-%s", key );
 
@@ -570,6 +572,9 @@ vips_foreign_load_magick7_parse( VipsForeignLoadMagick7 *magick7,
 		length = GetStringInfoLength( profile );
 		vips_image_set_blob_copy( out, vips_buf_all( &name ), 
 			data, length ); 
+
+		if( strcmp( key, "exif" ) == 0 ) 
+			(void) vips__exif_parse( im );
 	}
 
 	magick7->n_pages = GetImageListLength( GetFirstImageInList( image ) );
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magicksave.c b/libvips/foreign/magicksave.c
index 223395d47f..bedcae4ce8 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magicksave.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magicksave.c
@@ -89,12 +89,59 @@ vips_foreign_save_magick_dispose( GObject *gobject )
 		dispose( gobject );
 }
 
-static void
+typedef struct {
+	VipsForeignSaveMagick *magick;
+	Image *image;
+} CopyProfileInfo;
+
+static void *
+vips_foreign_save_magick_copy_profile( VipsImage *im, 
+	const char *name, GValue *value, CopyProfileInfo *info )
+{
+	char txt[256];
+	VipsBuf buf = VIPS_BUF_STATIC( txt );
+	const void *data;
+	size_t length;
+	int result;
+
+	if( strcmp( name, VIPS_META_XMP_NAME ) == 0 )
+		vips_buf_appendf( &buf, "xmp" );
+	else if( strcmp( name, VIPS_META_IPTC_NAME ) == 0 )
+		vips_buf_appendf( &buf, "iptc" );
+	else if( strcmp( name, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME ) == 0 )
+		vips_buf_appendf( &buf, "icc" );
+	else if( strcmp( name, VIPS_META_EXIF_NAME ) == 0 )
+		vips_buf_appendf( &buf, "exif" );
+	else if( vips_isprefix( "magickprofile-", name ) ) 
+		vips_buf_appendf( &buf, 
+			"%s", name + strlen( "magickprofile-" ) );
+
+	if( vips_buf_is_empty( &buf ) ) 
+		return( NULL );
+	if( !vips_image_get_typeof( im, name ) ) 
+		return( NULL );
+	if( vips_image_get_blob( im, name, &data, &length ) )
+		return( im );
+
+	result = magick_set_profile( info->image, 
+		vips_buf_all( &buf ), data, length, info->magick->exception );
+	if( !result ) {
+		VipsObjectClass *class = VIPS_OBJECT_GET_CLASS( info->magick );
+
+		magick_vips_error( class->nickname, info->magick->exception ); 
+		return( im );
+	}
+
+	return( NULL );
+}
+
+static int
 vips_foreign_save_magick_set_properties( VipsForeignSaveMagick *magick, 
 	Image *image, VipsImage *im )
 {
 	int number;
 	const char *str;
+	CopyProfileInfo info;
 
 	if( vips_image_get_typeof( im, "gif-delay" ) &&
 		!vips_image_get_int( im, "gif-delay", &number ) )
@@ -107,6 +154,15 @@ vips_foreign_save_magick_set_properties( VipsForeignSaveMagick *magick,
 	if( vips_image_get_typeof( im, "gif-comment" ) &&
 		!vips_image_get_string( im, "gif-comment", &str ) )
 		magick_set_property( image, "comment", str, magick->exception );
+
+	info.magick = magick;
+	info.image = image;
+	if( vips_image_map( im, 
+		(VipsImageMapFn) vips_foreign_save_magick_copy_profile, 
+		&info ) )
+		return( -1 );
+
+	return( 0 );
 }
 
 static int
@@ -155,7 +211,8 @@ vips_foreign_save_magick_create_one( VipsForeignSaveMagick *magick,
 	if( !magick_set_image_size( image, im->Xsize, im->Ysize, 
 		magick->exception ) )
 		return( -1 );
-	vips_foreign_save_magick_set_properties( magick, image, im );
+	if( vips_foreign_save_magick_set_properties( magick, image, im ) )
+		return( -1 );
 
 	magick->current_image = image;
 	status = vips_sink_disc( im, magick_write_block, magick );