diff --git a/include/perk/perk.h b/include/perk/perk.h
index 30cc47d..06892b5 100644
--- a/include/perk/perk.h
+++ b/include/perk/perk.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ perk_api int  pe_get_image_framework	(const struct pe_image_meta *, struct pe_in
 /* low-level api */
 perk_api int  pe_read_dos_header	(const struct pe_raw_image_dos_hdr *,	struct pe_meta_image_dos_hdr *);
 perk_api int  pe_read_coff_header	(const struct pe_raw_coff_image_hdr *,	struct pe_meta_coff_file_hdr *);
+perk_api int  pe_read_object_header	(const struct pe_raw_coff_object_hdr *,	struct pe_meta_coff_file_hdr *);
 perk_api int  pe_read_optional_header	(const union  pe_raw_opt_hdr *,		struct pe_meta_opt_hdr *);
 perk_api int  pe_read_section_header	(const struct pe_raw_sec_hdr *,		struct pe_meta_sec_hdr *);
 perk_api int  pe_read_export_header	(const struct pe_raw_export_hdr *,	struct pe_meta_export_hdr *);
diff --git a/src/reader/pe_read_coff_header.c b/src/reader/pe_read_coff_header.c
index 524ec21..5df1967 100644
--- a/src/reader/pe_read_coff_header.c
+++ b/src/reader/pe_read_coff_header.c
@@ -33,3 +33,74 @@ int pe_read_coff_header(const struct pe_raw_coff_image_hdr * p, struct pe_meta_c
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#define   PE_IMAGE_FILE_CHARACTERISTICS (\
+          PE_IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED   \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE   \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED  \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED  \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_AGGRESSIVE_WS_TRIM    \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE    \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_RESERVED_CHARACTERISTIC \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_REMOVABLE_RUN_FROM_SWAP  \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO        \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE           \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED         \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_NET_RUN_FROM_SWAP     \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM               \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_DLL                 \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_UP_SYSTEM_ONLY     \
+	| PE_IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI)
+
+int pe_read_object_header(const struct pe_raw_coff_object_hdr * p, struct pe_meta_coff_file_hdr * m)
+{
+	if (pe_read_short(p->cfh_size_of_opt_hdr))
+		return PERK_ERR_BAD_COFF_HEADER;
+
+	if (pe_read_short(p->cfh_characteristics) & ~PE_IMAGE_FILE_CHARACTERISTICS)
+		return PERK_ERR_BAD_COFF_HEADER;
+
+	switch (pe_read_short(p->cfh_machine)) {
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_R4000:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_WCEMIPSV2:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH3:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH3DSP:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH4:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH5:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_THUMB:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARMV7:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AM33:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPC:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPCFP:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_IA64:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_MIPS16:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_MIPSFPU:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_MIPSFPU16:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_EBC:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64:
+		case PE_IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_M32R:
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			return PERK_ERR_BAD_COFF_HEADER;
+	}
+
+	m->cfh_signature[0] = 0;
+	m->cfh_signature[1] = 0;
+	m->cfh_signature[2] = 0;
+	m->cfh_signature[3] = 0;
+
+	m->cfh_machine		= pe_read_short(p->cfh_machine);
+	m->cfh_num_of_sections	= pe_read_short(p->cfh_num_of_sections);
+
+	m->cfh_time_date_stamp	= pe_read_long(p->cfh_time_date_stamp);
+	m->cfh_ptr_to_sym_tbl	= pe_read_long(p->cfh_ptr_to_sym_tbl);
+	m->cfh_num_of_syms	= pe_read_long(p->cfh_num_of_syms);
+
+	m->cfh_size_of_opt_hdr	= pe_read_short(p->cfh_size_of_opt_hdr);
+	m->cfh_characteristics	= pe_read_short(p->cfh_characteristics);
+
+	return 0;
+}