diff --git a/src/cr2image.cpp b/src/cr2image.cpp
index 537bfa9d..8ca56b6a 100644
--- a/src/cr2image.cpp
+++ b/src/cr2image.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
     using namespace Internal;
 
     Cr2Image::Cr2Image(BasicIo::AutoPtr io, bool /*create*/)
-        : Image(ImageType::cr2, mdExif | mdIptc, io)
+        : Image(ImageType::cr2, mdExif | mdIptc | mdXmp, io)
     {
     } // Cr2Image::Cr2Image
 
diff --git a/src/jpgimage.cpp b/src/jpgimage.cpp
index 66cd87b5..4c48793c 100644
--- a/src/jpgimage.cpp
+++ b/src/jpgimage.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
 
     JpegBase::JpegBase(int type, BasicIo::AutoPtr io, bool create,
                        const byte initData[], long dataSize)
-        : Image(type, mdExif | mdIptc | mdComment, io)
+        : Image(type, mdExif | mdIptc | mdXmp | mdComment, io)
     {
         if (create) {
             initImage(initData, dataSize);
diff --git a/src/mrwimage.cpp b/src/mrwimage.cpp
index e349cdf7..e27f20fa 100644
--- a/src/mrwimage.cpp
+++ b/src/mrwimage.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ EXIV2_RCSID("@(#) $Id$")
 namespace Exiv2 {
 
     MrwImage::MrwImage(BasicIo::AutoPtr io, bool /*create*/)
-        : Image(ImageType::mrw, mdExif | mdIptc, io)
+        : Image(ImageType::mrw, mdExif | mdIptc | mdXmp, io)
     {
     } // MrwImage::MrwImage
 
diff --git a/src/orfimage.cpp b/src/orfimage.cpp
index e53c02e1..ac055567 100644
--- a/src/orfimage.cpp
+++ b/src/orfimage.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
     using namespace Internal;
 
     OrfImage::OrfImage(BasicIo::AutoPtr io, bool /*create*/)
-        : Image(ImageType::orf, mdExif | mdIptc, io)
+        : Image(ImageType::orf, mdExif | mdIptc | mdXmp, io)
     {
     } // OrfImage::OrfImage
 
diff --git a/src/rafimage.cpp b/src/rafimage.cpp
index 54c53838..1a7eab82 100644
--- a/src/rafimage.cpp
+++ b/src/rafimage.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ EXIV2_RCSID("@(#) $Id$")
 namespace Exiv2 {
 
     RafImage::RafImage(BasicIo::AutoPtr io, bool /*create*/)
-        : Image(ImageType::raf, mdExif | mdIptc, io)
+        : Image(ImageType::raf, mdExif | mdIptc | mdXmp, io)
     {
     } // RafImage::RafImage
 
diff --git a/src/tiffimage.cpp b/src/tiffimage.cpp
index 354bfb9b..826fa398 100644
--- a/src/tiffimage.cpp
+++ b/src/tiffimage.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
     using namespace Internal;
 
     TiffImage::TiffImage(BasicIo::AutoPtr io, bool /*create*/)
-        : Image(ImageType::tiff, mdExif | mdIptc, io),
+        : Image(ImageType::tiff, mdExif | mdIptc | mdXmp, io),
           pixelWidth_(0), pixelHeight_(0)
     {
     } // TiffImage::TiffImage