diff --git a/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py b/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
index 85d5609c9..4921f0a37 100644
--- a/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ class ImageFileDirectory(collections.MutableMapping):
         self.tagdata = {}
         self.tagtype = {}  # added 2008-06-05 by Florian Hoech
         self.next = None
+        self.offset = None
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.as_dict())
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ class ImageFileDirectory(collections.MutableMapping):
         # load tag dictionary
 
         self.reset()
+        self.offset = fp.tell()
 
         i16 = self.i16
         i32 = self.i32
@@ -708,6 +710,7 @@ class TiffImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
         # (self._compression, (extents tuple),
         #   0, (rawmode, self._compression, fp))
         ignored, extents, ignored_2, args = self.tile[0]
+        args = args + (self.ifd.offset,)
         decoder = Image._getdecoder(self.mode, 'libtiff', args,
                                     self.decoderconfig)
         try:
diff --git a/decode.c b/decode.c
index d5e329384..e9aa6a387 100644
--- a/decode.c
+++ b/decode.c
@@ -442,8 +442,9 @@ PyImaging_LibTiffDecoderNew(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
     char* rawmode;
     char* compname;
     int fp;
+    int ifdoffset;
 
-    if (! PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sssi", &mode, &rawmode, &compname, &fp))
+    if (! PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sssii", &mode, &rawmode, &compname, &fp, &ifdoffset))
         return NULL;
 
     TRACE(("new tiff decoder %s\n", compname));
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ PyImaging_LibTiffDecoderNew(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
     if (get_unpacker(decoder, mode, rawmode) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (! ImagingLibTiffInit(&decoder->state, fp)) {
+    if (! ImagingLibTiffInit(&decoder->state, fp, ifdoffset)) {
         Py_DECREF(decoder);
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "tiff codec initialization failed");
         return NULL;
diff --git a/libImaging/TiffDecode.c b/libImaging/TiffDecode.c
index 787cd4506..1d320e9bd 100644
--- a/libImaging/TiffDecode.c
+++ b/libImaging/TiffDecode.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include "TiffDecode.h"
 
 void dump_state(const TIFFSTATE *state){
-	TRACE(("State: Location %u size %d eof %d data: %p \n", (uint)state->loc,
-		   (int)state->size, (uint)state->eof, state->data));
+	TRACE(("State: Location %u size %d eof %d data: %p ifd: %d\n", (uint)state->loc,
+		   (int)state->size, (uint)state->eof, state->data, state->ifd));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void _tiffUnmapProc(thandle_t hdata, tdata_t base, toff_t size) {
 	(void) hdata; (void) base; (void) size;
 }
 
-int ImagingLibTiffInit(ImagingCodecState state, int fp) {
+int ImagingLibTiffInit(ImagingCodecState state, int fp, int offset) {
 	TIFFSTATE *clientstate = (TIFFSTATE *)state->context;
 
     TRACE(("initing libtiff\n"));
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ int ImagingLibTiffInit(ImagingCodecState state, int fp) {
 	clientstate->size = 0;
 	clientstate->data = 0;
 	clientstate->fp = fp;
+    clientstate->ifd = offset;
 	clientstate->eof = 0;
 
     return 1;
@@ -195,7 +196,6 @@ int ImagingLibTiffDecode(Imaging im, ImagingCodecState state, UINT8* buffer, int
 	clientstate->loc = 0;
 	clientstate->data = (tdata_t)buffer;
 	clientstate->flrealloc = 0;
-
 	dump_state(clientstate);
 
     TIFFSetWarningHandler(NULL);
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ int ImagingLibTiffDecode(Imaging im, ImagingCodecState state, UINT8* buffer, int
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+    if (clientstate->ifd){
+        unsigned int ifdoffset = clientstate->ifd;
+		TRACE(("reading tiff ifd %d\n", ifdoffset));
+		int rv = TIFFSetSubDirectory(tiff, ifdoffset);
+		if (!rv){
+			TRACE(("error in TIFFSetSubDirectory"));
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	size = TIFFScanlineSize(tiff);
 	TRACE(("ScanlineSize: %d \n", size));
 	if (size > state->bytes) {
diff --git a/libImaging/TiffDecode.h b/libImaging/TiffDecode.h
index 46c940d1b..9875309e3 100644
--- a/libImaging/TiffDecode.h
+++ b/libImaging/TiffDecode.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	toff_t loc;   /* toff_t == uint32 */
 	tsize_t size; /* tsize_t == int32 */
 	int fp;
+    int ifd; /* offset of the ifd, used for multipage */
 	TIFF *tiff; /* Used in write */
 	toff_t eof;
 	int flrealloc; /* may we realloc */
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 
-extern int ImagingLibTiffInit(ImagingCodecState state, int fp);
+extern int ImagingLibTiffInit(ImagingCodecState state, int fp, int offset);
 extern int ImagingLibTiffEncodeInit(ImagingCodecState state, char *filename, int fp);
 extern int ImagingLibTiffSetField(ImagingCodecState state, ttag_t tag, ...);
 
@@ -50,5 +51,4 @@ extern int ImagingLibTiffSetField(ImagingCodecState state, ttag_t tag, ...);
 
 #define TRACE(args)
 
-
 #endif