diff --git a/libisofs/builder.c b/libisofs/builder.c
index 4b3ac61..77e3e2c 100644
--- a/libisofs/builder.c
+++ b/libisofs/builder.c
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ int default_create_node(IsoNodeBuilder *builder, IsoImage *image,
     /* Obtain ownership of eventual AAIP string */
     ret = iso_file_source_get_aa_string(src, &aa_string,
             1 | (image->builder_ignore_acl << 1) |
-                (image->builder_ignore_ea << 2 ));
+                (image->builder_ignore_ea << 2) |
+                (image->builder_take_all_ea << 3));
     if (ret == 1 && aa_string != NULL) {
         ret = iso_node_add_xinfo(new, aaip_xinfo_func, aa_string);
         if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/libisofs/fs_local.c b/libisofs/fs_local.c
index e889b48..7832281 100644
--- a/libisofs/fs_local.c
+++ b/libisofs/fs_local.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Vreixo Formoso
- * Copyright (c) 2009 - 2011 Thomas Schmitt
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 - 2017 Thomas Schmitt
  * 
  * This file is part of the libisofs project; you can redistribute it and/or 
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int lfs_get_aa_string(IsoFileSource *src, unsigned char **aa_string, int flag)
 
     *aa_string = NULL;
 
-    if ((flag & 3 ) == 3) {
+    if ((flag & 6 ) == 6) { /* Neither ACL nor xattr shall be read */
         ret = 1;
         goto ex;
     }
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ int lfs_get_aa_string(IsoFileSource *src, unsigned char **aa_string, int flag)
     }
     ret = aaip_get_attr_list(path, &num_attrs, &names,
                              &value_lengths, &values,
-                             (!(flag & 2)) | 2 | (flag & 4) | 16);
+                             (!(flag & 2)) | 2 | (flag & 4) | (flag & 8) | 16);
     if (ret <= 0) {
         if (ret == -2)
             ret = ISO_AAIP_NO_GET_LOCAL;
diff --git a/libisofs/image.c b/libisofs/image.c
index f80131d..18696ab 100644
--- a/libisofs/image.c
+++ b/libisofs/image.c
@@ -610,6 +610,15 @@ void iso_image_set_ignore_aclea(IsoImage *image, int what)
 {
     image->builder_ignore_acl = (what & 1);
     image->builder_ignore_ea = !!(what & 2);
+    image->builder_take_all_ea = !!(what & 8);
+}
+
+
+int iso_image_get_ignore_aclea(IsoImage *image)
+{
+    return image->builder_ignore_acl |
+           (image->builder_ignore_ea << 1) |
+           (image->builder_take_all_ea << 3);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libisofs/image.h b/libisofs/image.h
index c1cebdc..185ef17 100644
--- a/libisofs/image.h
+++ b/libisofs/image.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Vreixo Formoso
- * Copyright (c) 2009 - 2016 Thomas Schmitt
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 - 2017 Thomas Schmitt
  * 
  * This file is part of the libisofs project; you can redistribute it and/or 
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ struct Iso_Image
      */
     unsigned int builder_ignore_ea : 1;
 
+    /**
+     * If not builder_ignore_ea : import all xattr namespaces from local
+     *                            filesystem, not only "user.
+     */
+    unsigned int builder_take_all_ea : 1;
+
     /**
      * Files to exclude. Wildcard support is included.
      */
diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.h b/libisofs/libisofs.h
index dd6e9ad..6dd7db1 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.h
@@ -1280,6 +1280,8 @@ int iso_image_new(const char *name, IsoImage **image);
  *     A bit field which sets the behavior:
  *     bit0= ignore ACLs if the external file object bears some
  *     bit1= ignore xattr if the external file object bears some
+ *     bit3= if not bit1: import all xattr namespaces, not only "user."
+ *           @since 1.5.0
  *     all other bits are reserved
  *
  * @since 0.6.14
@@ -1287,6 +1289,19 @@ int iso_image_new(const char *name, IsoImage **image);
 void iso_image_set_ignore_aclea(IsoImage *image, int what);
 
 
+/**
+ * Obtain the current setting of iso_image_set_ignore_aclea().
+ *
+ * @param image
+ *     The image to be inquired
+ * @return
+ *    The currently set value.
+ * 
+ * @since 1.5.0
+ */
+int iso_image_get_ignore_aclea(IsoImage *image);
+
+
 /**
  * Creates an IsoWriteOpts for writing an image. You should set the options
  * desired with the correspondent setters.
@@ -6918,6 +6933,9 @@ int iso_file_source_readlink(IsoFileSource *src, char *buf, size_t bufsiz);
  *                         not be able to produce it again.
  *                   bit1= No need to get ACL (but no guarantee of exclusion)
  *                   bit2= No need to get xattr (but no guarantee of exclusion)
+ *                   bit3= if not bit2: import all xattr namespaces from
+ *                                      local filesystem, not only "user."
+ *                         @since 1.5.0
  * @return           1 means success (*aa_string == NULL is possible)
  *                  <0 means failure and must b a valid libisofs error code
  *                     (e.g. ISO_FILE_ERROR if no better one can be found).
diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.ver b/libisofs/libisofs.ver
index c1be389..5b90b2a 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.ver
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.ver
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ iso_image_add_new_special;
 iso_image_add_new_symlink;
 iso_image_attach_data;
 iso_image_create_burn_source;
+iso_image_dir_get_node;
 iso_image_filesystem_new;
 iso_image_fs_get_abstract_file_id;
 iso_image_fs_get_application_id;
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ iso_image_get_bootcat;
 iso_image_get_boot_image;
 iso_image_get_copyright_file_id;
 iso_image_get_data_preparer_id;
-iso_image_dir_get_node;
 iso_image_get_hppa_palo;
+iso_image_get_ignore_aclea;
 iso_image_get_mips_boot_files;
 iso_image_get_msg_id;
 iso_image_get_publisher_id;