diff --git a/src/librawspeed/decoders/Cr3Decoder.cpp b/src/librawspeed/decoders/Cr3Decoder.cpp
index e26bf1c8e..0b1c491d1 100644
--- a/src/librawspeed/decoders/Cr3Decoder.cpp
+++ b/src/librawspeed/decoders/Cr3Decoder.cpp
@@ -563,6 +563,14 @@ void Cr3Decoder::decodeMetaDataInternal(const CameraMetaData* meta) {
     iso = canonBox->CMT2()
               ->mRootIFD0->getEntryRecursive(ISOSPEEDRATINGS)
               ->getU32();
+  if(65535 == iso) {
+    // ISOSPEEDRATINGS is a SHORT EXIF value. For larger values, we have to look
+    // at RECOMMENDED_EXPOSURE_INDEX (maybe Canon specific).
+    if (canonBox->CMT2()->mRootIFD0->hasEntryRecursive(RECOMMENDED_EXPOSURE_INDEX))
+      iso = canonBox->CMT2()
+              ->mRootIFD0->getEntryRecursive(RECOMMENDED_EXPOSURE_INDEX)
+              ->getU32();
+  }
 
   // Big raw image is always in track 4
   assert(rootBox->moov()->tracks.size() >= 4);
diff --git a/src/librawspeed/tiff/TiffTag.h b/src/librawspeed/tiff/TiffTag.h
index 4c973d206..a8342a78f 100644
--- a/src/librawspeed/tiff/TiffTag.h
+++ b/src/librawspeed/tiff/TiffTag.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ enum TiffTag {
   GPSINFOIFDPOINTER  = 0x8825,
   ISOSPEEDRATINGS          = 0x8827,
   OECF    = 0x8828,
+  RECOMMENDED_EXPOSURE_INDEX = 0x8832,
   EXIFVERSION   = 0x9000,
   DATETIMEORIGINAL  = 0x9003,
   DATETIMEDIGITIZED  = 0x9004,