diff --git a/doc/html/changelog.html b/doc/html/changelog.html
index 5598647f..fb949d7d 100644
--- a/doc/html/changelog.html
+++ b/doc/html/changelog.html
@@ -118,13 +118,17 @@
 					<li>
 						libFLAC:
 						<ul>
-							<li>(none)</li>
+							<li><b>Added</b> FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_is_last()</li>
+							<li><b>Added</b> FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_offset()</li>
+							<li><b>Added</b> FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_length()</li>
 						</ul>
 					</li>
 					<li>
 						libFLAC++:
 						<ul>
-							<li>(none)</li>
+							<li><b>Added</b> FLAC::Metadata::SimpleIterator::is_last()</li>
+							<li><b>Added</b> FLAC::Metadata::SimpleIterator::get_block_offset()</li>
+							<li><b>Added</b> FLAC::Metadata::SimpleIterator::get_block_length()</li>
 						</ul>
 					</li>
 				</ul>
diff --git a/include/FLAC++/metadata.h b/include/FLAC++/metadata.h
index e2ba5c5d..abe2defa 100644
--- a/include/FLAC++/metadata.h
+++ b/include/FLAC++/metadata.h
@@ -1018,8 +1018,11 @@ namespace FLAC {
 
 			bool next();                                                        ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_next().
 			bool prev();                                                        ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_prev().
+			bool is_last() const;                                               ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_is_last().
 
+			off_t get_block_offset() const;                                     ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_offset().
 			::FLAC__MetadataType get_block_type() const;                        ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_type().
+			unsigned get_block_length() const;                                  ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_length().
 			Prototype *get_block();                                             ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block().
 			bool set_block(Prototype *block, bool use_padding = true);          ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_set_block().
 			bool insert_block_after(Prototype *block, bool use_padding = true); ///< See FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_insert_block_after().
diff --git a/include/FLAC/metadata.h b/include/FLAC/metadata.h
index 0f21dec2..6ee8036f 100644
--- a/include/FLAC/metadata.h
+++ b/include/FLAC/metadata.h
@@ -443,6 +443,38 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_next(FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIte
  */
 FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_prev(FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator);
 
+/*@@@@add to tests*/
+/** Returns a flag telling if the current metadata block is the last.
+ *
+ * \param iterator  A pointer to an existing initialized iterator.
+ * \assert
+ *    \code iterator != NULL \endcode
+ *    \a iterator has been successfully initialized with
+ *    FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_init()
+ * \retval FLAC__bool
+ *    \c true if the current metadata block is the last in the file,
+ *    else \c false.
+ */
+FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_is_last(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator);
+
+/*@@@@add to tests*/
+/** Get the offset of the metadata block at the current position.  This
+ *  avoids reading the actual block data which can save time for large
+ *  blocks.
+ *
+ * \param iterator  A pointer to an existing initialized iterator.
+ * \assert
+ *    \code iterator != NULL \endcode
+ *    \a iterator has been successfully initialized with
+ *    FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_init()
+ * \retval off_t
+ *    The offset of the metadata block at the current iterator position.
+ *    This is the byte offset relative to the beginning of the file of
+ *    the current metadata block's header.
+ */
+
+FLAC_API off_t FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_offset(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator);
+
 /** Get the type of the metadata block at the current position.  This
  *  avoids reading the actual block data which can save time for large
  *  blocks.
@@ -458,6 +490,25 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_prev(FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIte
 
 FLAC_API FLAC__MetadataType FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_type(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator);
 
+/*@@@@add to tests*/
+/** Get the length of the metadata block at the current position.  This
+ *  avoids reading the actual block data which can save time for large
+ *  blocks.
+ *
+ * \param iterator  A pointer to an existing initialized iterator.
+ * \assert
+ *    \code iterator != NULL \endcode
+ *    \a iterator has been successfully initialized with
+ *    FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_init()
+ * \retval unsigned
+ *    The length of the metadata block at the current iterator position.
+ *    The is same length as that in the
+ *    <a href="http://flac.sourceforge.net/format.html#metadata_block_header">metadata block header</a>,
+ *    i.e. the length of the metadata body that follows the header.
+ */
+
+FLAC_API unsigned FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_length(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator);
+
 /** Get the metadata block at the current position.  You can modify the
  *  block but must use FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_set_block() to
  *  write it back to the FLAC file.
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp b/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp
index 314f3595..f5e5ebc2 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp
@@ -1336,12 +1336,33 @@ namespace FLAC {
 			return (bool)::FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_prev(iterator_);
 		}
 
+		//@@@@ add to tests
+		bool SimpleIterator::is_last() const
+		{
+			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
+			return (bool)::FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_is_last(iterator_);
+		}
+
+		//@@@@ add to tests
+		off_t SimpleIterator::get_block_offset() const
+		{
+			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
+			return ::FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_offset(iterator_);
+		}
+
 		::FLAC__MetadataType SimpleIterator::get_block_type() const
 		{
 			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
 			return ::FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_type(iterator_);
 		}
 
+		//@@@@ add to tests
+		unsigned SimpleIterator::get_block_length() const
+		{
+			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
+			return ::FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_length(iterator_);
+		}
+
 		Prototype *SimpleIterator::get_block()
 		{
 			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c b/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c
index 7a9ca7c0..8272844d 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/metadata_iterators.c
@@ -577,6 +577,22 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_prev(FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIte
 	return true;
 }
 
+FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_is_last(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator)
+{
+	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator);
+	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator->file);
+
+	return iterator->is_last;
+}
+
+FLAC_API off_t FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_offset(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator)
+{
+	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator);
+	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator->file);
+
+	return iterator->offset[iterator->depth];
+}
+
 FLAC_API FLAC__MetadataType FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_type(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator)
 {
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator);
@@ -585,6 +601,14 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__MetadataType FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_type(const
 	return iterator->type;
 }
 
+FLAC_API unsigned FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block_length(const FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator)
+{
+	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator);
+	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != iterator->file);
+
+	return iterator->length;
+}
+
 FLAC_API FLAC__StreamMetadata *FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_get_block(FLAC__Metadata_SimpleIterator *iterator)
 {
 	FLAC__StreamMetadata *block = FLAC__metadata_object_new(iterator->type);