diff --git a/src/backend/model/threading/MetadataLoader.ts b/src/backend/model/threading/MetadataLoader.ts
index a1aeab94..ca83624b 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/threading/MetadataLoader.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/threading/MetadataLoader.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,17 @@ export class MetadataLoader {
               if (exif.Rating) {
                 metadata.rating = (parseInt(exif.Rating.value, 10) as any);
               }
-
+              if(exif.subject && exif.subject.value && exif.subject.value.length > 0){
+                if(metadata.keywords == undefined) {
+                  metadata.keywords = [];
+                }
+                for(let i=0; i < exif.subject.value.length; i++){
+                  const kw = exif.subject.value[i].description;
+                  if(metadata.keywords.indexOf(kw) == -1) {
+                    metadata.keywords.push(kw);
+                  }
+                }
+              }
               if (exif.Orientation) {
                 metadata.orientation = (parseInt(exif.Orientation.value as any, 10) as any);
                 if (OrientationTypes.BOTTOM_LEFT < metadata.orientation) {
diff --git a/test/backend/assets/test_png.json b/test/backend/assets/test_png.json
index 5cc83c27..bc0d7b2c 100644
--- a/test/backend/assets/test_png.json
+++ b/test/backend/assets/test_png.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "fileSize": 4381,
+  "keywords": [],
   "orientation": 1,
   "size": {
     "height": 26,
diff --git a/test/backend/assets/xmp/xmp_subject.jpg b/test/backend/assets/xmp/xmp_subject.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a10038af
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/backend/assets/xmp/xmp_subject.jpg differ
diff --git a/test/backend/assets/xmp/xmp_subject.json b/test/backend/assets/xmp/xmp_subject.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f06343db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/backend/assets/xmp/xmp_subject.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "cameraData": {
+    "ISO": 50,
+    "exposure": 0.007751937984496124,
+    "fStop": 2.4,
+    "focalLength": 4.32,
+    "make": "samsung",
+    "model": "SM-G975F"
+  },
+  "creationDate": 1614703656000,
+  "fileSize": 4709,
+  "orientation": 1,
+  "keywords": [
+    "Max",
+    "Spaß",
+    "Yanik"
+  ],
+  "size": {
+    "height": 5,
+    "width": 10
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/backend/unit/model/threading/MetaDataLoader.spec.ts b/test/backend/unit/model/threading/MetaDataLoader.spec.ts
index 60e2bb1e..ad2c970c 100644
--- a/test/backend/unit/model/threading/MetaDataLoader.spec.ts
+++ b/test/backend/unit/model/threading/MetaDataLoader.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ describe('MetadataLoader', () => {
     expect(Utils.clone(data)).to.be.deep.equal(expected);
   });
 
+  it('should load xmp section dc:subject into keywords', async () => { 
+    const data = await MetadataLoader.loadPhotoMetadata(path.join(__dirname, '/../../../assets/xmp/xmp_subject.jpg')); 
+    const expected = require(path.join(__dirname, '/../../../assets/xmp/xmp_subject.json')); 
+    expect(Utils.clone(data)).to.be.deep.equal(expected); 
+  }); 
 
   it('should load jpg 2', async () => {
     const data = await MetadataLoader.loadPhotoMetadata(path.join(__dirname, '/../../../assets/old_photo.jpg'));