diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a4869612..83d3783d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-all = ["brotli", "feedgenerator", "zopfli", "cryptography"]
+all = ["brotli", "feedgenerator", "zopfli", "cryptography", "pillow-heif"]
 tests = ["pytest", "pytest-cov"]
 docs = ["Sphinx>=4.1.0", "furo", "cryptography"]
 
diff --git a/src/sigal/gallery.py b/src/sigal/gallery.py
index 51cb5d71..8ca5e010 100644
--- a/src/sigal/gallery.py
+++ b/src/sigal/gallery.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def exif(self):
         datetime_format = self.settings["datetime_format"]
         return (
             get_exif_tags(self.raw_exif, datetime_format=datetime_format)
-            if self.raw_exif and self.src_ext in (".jpg", ".jpeg")
+            if self.raw_exif and self.src_ext in (".jpg", ".jpeg", ".heic")
             else None
         )
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def _get_markdown_metadata(self):
     @cached_property
     def raw_exif(self):
         """If not `None`, contains the raw EXIF tags."""
-        if self.src_ext in (".jpg", ".jpeg"):
+        if self.src_ext in (".jpg", ".jpeg", ".heic"):
             return self.file_metadata["exif"]
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/src/sigal/image.py b/src/sigal/image.py
index 83a994ae..4996125d 100644
--- a/src/sigal/image.py
+++ b/src/sigal/image.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 from pilkit.processors import Transpose
 from pilkit.utils import save_image
 
+try:
+    from pillow_heif import HeifImagePlugin
+except:
+    pass
+
 from . import signals, utils
 
 # Force loading of truncated files
@@ -220,7 +225,10 @@ def get_exif_data(filename):
 
     try:
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as caught_warnings:
-            exif = img._getexif() or {}
+            exif = {}
+            exifdata = img.getexif()
+            if exifdata:
+                exif = exifdata._get_merged_dict()
     except ZeroDivisionError:
         logger.warning("Failed to read EXIF data.")
         return None
@@ -290,7 +298,7 @@ def get_image_metadata(filename):
         logger.error("Could not open image %s metadata: %s", filename, e)
     else:
         try:
-            if os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower() in (".jpg", ".jpeg"):
+            if os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower() in (".jpg", ".jpeg", ".heic"):
                 exif = get_exif_data(img)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Could not read EXIF data from %s: %s", filename, e)
diff --git a/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/outdoor.heic b/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/outdoor.heic
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2632594c
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/outdoor.heic differ
diff --git a/tests/test_image.py b/tests/test_image.py
index 133ca516..34298aad 100644
--- a/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/test_image.py
@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@ def test_get_exif_tags():
     assert "datetime" not in simple
     assert "gps" not in simple
 
+def test_get_heic_exif_tags():
+    test_image = "outdoor.heic"
+    src_file = os.path.join(
+        CURRENT_DIR, "sample", "pictures", "dir1", "test1", test_image
+    )
+    data = get_exif_data(src_file)
+    simple = get_exif_tags(data, datetime_format="%d/%m/%Y")
+    assert simple["Make"] == "samsung"
+    assert simple["datetime"] == "01/09/2024"
 
 def test_get_iptc_data(caplog):
     test_image = "1.jpg"