diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php
index 222d35d015..c21c520ada 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ function wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) {
 		'shutter_speed' => 0,
 		'title' => '',
 		'orientation' => 0,
+		'keywords' => array(),
 	);
 
 	/*
@@ -325,6 +326,10 @@ function wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) {
 
 			if ( ! empty( $iptc['2#116'][0] ) ) // copyright
 				$meta['copyright'] = trim( $iptc['2#116'][0] );
+
+			if ( ! empty( $iptc['2#025'][0] ) ) { // keywords array
+				$meta['keywords'] = array_values( $iptc['2#025'] );
+			}
 		 }
 	}
 
@@ -410,12 +415,14 @@ function wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) {
 	 * Filter the array of meta data read from an image's exif data.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.0
+	 * @since 4.4.0 The `$iptc` parameter was added.
 	 *
 	 * @param array  $meta            Image meta data.
 	 * @param string $file            Path to image file.
 	 * @param int    $sourceImageType Type of image.
+	 * @param array  $iptc            IPTC data.
 	 */
-	return apply_filters( 'wp_read_image_metadata', $meta, $file, $sourceImageType );
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_read_image_metadata', $meta, $file, $sourceImageType, $iptc );
 
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php
index 0738f55b9a..30613d48a8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php
@@ -138,4 +138,26 @@ class Tests_Image_Meta extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$out = wp_read_image_metadata(DIR_TESTDATA.'/images/404_image.png');
 		$this->assertFalse($out);
 	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 33772
+	 */
+	public function test_exif_keywords() {
+		$out = wp_read_image_metadata(DIR_TESTDATA.'/images/33772.jpg');
+
+		$this->assertEquals( '8', $out['aperture'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'Photoshop Author', $out['credit'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'DMC-LX2', $out['camera'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'Photoshop Description', $out['caption'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1306315327, $out['created_timestamp'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'Photoshop Copyrright Notice', $out['copyright'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( '6.3', $out['focal_length'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( '100', $out['iso'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( '0.0025', $out['shutter_speed'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'Photoshop Document Ttitle', $out['title'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $out['orientation']);
+		$this->assertEquals( array( 'beach', 'baywatch', 'LA', 'sunset' ), $out['keywords'] );
+	}
+
 }