diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index a07ea36a1e..3ec8130d98 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -1941,6 +1941,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_set_string(_In_ switch_file_han
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_get_string(_In_ switch_file_handle_t *fh, switch_audio_col_t col, const char **string);
 
+/*!
+  \brief Pre close an open file handle, then can get file size etc., no more wirte to the file
+  \param fh the file handle to close
+  \return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS if the file handle was pre closed
+*/
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_pre_close(_In_ switch_file_handle_t *fh);
 
 /*!
   \brief Close an open file handle
diff --git a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
index da6d6be91e..902c5c4c98 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ struct switch_file_interface {
 	switch_status_t (*file_set_string) (switch_file_handle_t *fh, switch_audio_col_t col, const char *string);
 	/*! function to get meta data */
 	switch_status_t (*file_get_string) (switch_file_handle_t *fh, switch_audio_col_t col, const char **string);
+	/*! function to pre close the file to read params */
+	switch_status_t (*file_pre_close) (switch_file_handle_t *fh);
 	/*! function to control the underlying tech of the file  */
 	switch_status_t (*file_command) (switch_file_handle_t *fh, switch_file_command_t command);
 	/*! list of supported file extensions */
diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 652836b17c..a44d97dafe 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -583,12 +583,22 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef uint32_t switch_caller_profile_flag_t;
 
 typedef enum {
+	// flags matching libsndfile
 	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_TITLE = 0x01,
 	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_COPYRIGHT = 0x02,
 	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_SOFTWARE = 0x03,
 	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_ARTIST = 0x04,
 	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_COMMENT = 0x05,
-	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_DATE = 0x06
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_DATE = 0x06,
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_ALBUM = 0x07,
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_LICENSE = 0x08,
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_TRACKNUMBER = 0x09,
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_GENRE = 0x10,
+
+	// custom flags
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_FILE_SIZE = 0xF0,
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_FILE_TRIMMED = 0xF1,
+	SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_FILE_TRIMMED_MS = 0xF2
 } switch_audio_col_t;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/switch_core_file.c b/src/switch_core_file.c
index f7cfd7b1c3..e2b71d19d1 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_file.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_file.c
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@
 #include <switch.h>
 #include "private/switch_core_pvt.h"
 
+
+static switch_status_t get_file_size(switch_file_handle_t *fh, const char **string)
+{
+	switch_status_t status;
+	switch_file_t *newfile;
+	switch_size_t size = 0;
+
+	status = switch_file_open(&newfile, fh->spool_path ? fh->spool_path : fh->file_path, SWITCH_FOPEN_READ, SWITCH_FPROT_OS_DEFAULT, fh->memory_pool);
+
+	if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	size = switch_file_get_size(newfile);
+
+	if (size) {
+		*string = switch_core_sprintf(fh->memory_pool, "%" SWITCH_SIZE_T_FMT, size);
+	}
+
+	status = switch_file_close(newfile);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_perform_file_open(const char *file, const char *func, int line,
 															  switch_file_handle_t *fh,
 															  const char *file_path,
@@ -751,18 +775,32 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_set_string(switch_file_handle_t
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_get_string(switch_file_handle_t *fh, switch_audio_col_t col, const char **string)
 {
+	switch_status_t status;
+
 	switch_assert(fh != NULL);
 	switch_assert(fh->file_interface != NULL);
 
-	if (!switch_test_flag(fh, SWITCH_FILE_OPEN)) {
+	if (!switch_test_flag(fh, SWITCH_FILE_OPEN) && col < SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_FILE_SIZE) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
 	if (!fh->file_interface->file_get_string) {
+		if (col == SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_FILE_SIZE) {
+			return get_file_size(fh, string);
+		}
+
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	return fh->file_interface->file_get_string(fh, col, string);
+	status = fh->file_interface->file_get_string(fh, col, string);
+
+	if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && string) return status;
+
+	if (col == SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_FILE_SIZE) {
+		return get_file_size(fh, string);
+	}
+
+	return status;
 }
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_truncate(switch_file_handle_t *fh, int64_t offset)
@@ -825,17 +863,20 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_command(switch_file_handle_t *f
 	return status;
 }
 
-
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_close(switch_file_handle_t *fh)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_pre_close(switch_file_handle_t *fh)
 {
-	switch_status_t status;
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 	switch_assert(fh != NULL);
 
-	if (!fh->file_interface || !switch_test_flag(fh, SWITCH_FILE_OPEN)) {
+	if (!fh->file_interface) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
+	if (!switch_test_flag(fh, SWITCH_FILE_OPEN)) {
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
 	if (fh->pre_buffer) {
 		if (switch_test_flag(fh, SWITCH_FILE_FLAG_WRITE)) {
 			switch_size_t rlen, blen;
@@ -859,7 +900,23 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_close(switch_file_handle_t *fh)
 	}
 
 	switch_clear_flag_locked(fh, SWITCH_FILE_OPEN);
-	status = fh->file_interface->file_close(fh);
+
+	if (fh->file_interface->file_pre_close) {
+		status = fh->file_interface->file_pre_close(fh);
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_file_close(switch_file_handle_t *fh)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (switch_test_flag(fh, SWITCH_FILE_OPEN)) {
+		status = switch_core_file_pre_close(fh);
+	}
+
+	fh->file_interface->file_close(fh);
 
 	if (fh->params) {
 		switch_event_destroy(&fh->params);