diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/caps.rs b/gst-plugin/src/caps.rs
index e8e92517..1064c10f 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/caps.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/caps.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use std::os::raw::c_void;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::fmt;
-
 use value::*;
 
 pub struct Caps(*mut c_void);
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs b/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs
index 2f5b8866..f663e9b4 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ pub mod log;
 pub mod value;
 pub mod caps;
 pub mod bytes;
+pub mod tags;
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/tags.rs b/gst-plugin/src/tags.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a661c900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/tags.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+//  Copyright (C) 2016 Sebastian Dröge <sebastian@centricular.com>
+//
+//  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+//  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+//  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+//  Library General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+//  License along with this library; if not, write to the
+//  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+//  Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+use std::os::raw::c_void;
+use std::fmt;
+use libc::c_char;
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use utils::*;
+use value::*;
+
+pub trait Tag {
+    type TagType: ValueType;
+    fn tag_name() -> &'static str;
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_tag(
+    ($name:ident, $t:ty, $tag:expr) => {
+        pub struct $name;
+        impl Tag for $name {
+            type TagType = $t;
+            fn tag_name() -> &'static str {
+                $tag
+            }
+        }
+    };
+);
+
+impl_tag!(Title, String, "title");
+impl_tag!(Album, String, "album");
+impl_tag!(Artist, String, "artist");
+impl_tag!(Encoder, String, "encoder");
+impl_tag!(AudioCodec, String, "audio-codec");
+impl_tag!(VideoCodec, String, "video-codec");
+impl_tag!(SubtitleCodec, String, "subtitle-codec");
+impl_tag!(ContainerFormat, String, "container-format");
+// TODO: Should ideally enforce this to be ISO-639
+impl_tag!(LanguageCode, String, "language-code");
+impl_tag!(Duration, u64, "duration");
+impl_tag!(NominalBitrate, u32, "nominal-bitrate");
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub enum MergeMode {
+    ReplaceAll = 1,
+    Replace,
+    Append,
+    Prepend,
+    Keep,
+    KeepAll,
+}
+
+pub struct TagList(*mut c_void);
+
+impl TagList {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_tag_list_new_empty() -> *mut c_void;
+        }
+
+        TagList(unsafe { gst_tag_list_new_empty() })
+    }
+
+    pub fn add<T: Tag>(&mut self, value: T::TagType, mode: MergeMode)
+        where Value: From<<T as Tag>::TagType>
+    {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_tag_list_add_value(list: *mut c_void,
+                                      mode: u32,
+                                      tag: *const c_char,
+                                      value: *const GValue);
+        }
+
+        let v = Value::from(value);
+        let gvalue = v.to_gvalue();
+        let tag_name = CString::new(T::tag_name()).unwrap();
+
+        unsafe {
+            gst_tag_list_add_value(self.0,
+                                   mode as u32,
+                                   tag_name.as_ptr(),
+                                   &gvalue as *const GValue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get<T: Tag>(&mut self) -> Option<TypedValue<T::TagType>>
+        where Value: From<<T as Tag>::TagType>
+    {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_tag_list_copy_value(value: *mut GValue,
+                                       list: *mut c_void,
+                                       tag: *const c_char)
+                                       -> GBoolean;
+        }
+
+        let mut gvalue = GValue::new();
+        let tag_name = CString::new(T::tag_name()).unwrap();
+
+        let found = unsafe {
+            gst_tag_list_copy_value(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, self.0, tag_name.as_ptr())
+        };
+
+        if !found.to_bool() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        match Value::from_gvalue(&gvalue) {
+            Some(value) => Some(TypedValue::new(value)),
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_tag_list_to_string(tag_list: *mut c_void) -> *mut c_char;
+        }
+
+        unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(gst_tag_list_to_string(self.0)).to_string_lossy().into_owned() }
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const c_void {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    pub fn make_writable(self: TagList) -> TagList {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_mini_object_make_writable(obj: *mut c_void) -> *mut c_void;
+        }
+
+        let raw = unsafe { gst_mini_object_make_writable(self.0) };
+
+        TagList(raw)
+    }
+
+    pub fn copy(&self) -> TagList {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_mini_object_copy(obj: *const c_void) -> *mut c_void;
+        }
+        unsafe { TagList(gst_mini_object_copy(self.0)) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Clone for TagList {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_mini_object_ref(mini_object: *mut c_void) -> *mut c_void;
+        }
+
+        unsafe { TagList(gst_mini_object_ref(self.0)) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for TagList {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_mini_object_unref(mini_object: *mut c_void);
+        }
+
+        unsafe { gst_mini_object_unref(self.0) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for TagList {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use value::*;
+    use std::ptr;
+    use std::os::raw::c_void;
+
+    fn init() {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn gst_init(argc: *mut c_void, argv: *mut c_void);
+        }
+
+        unsafe {
+            gst_init(ptr::null_mut(), ptr::null_mut());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_add() {
+        init();
+
+        let mut tags = TagList::new();
+        assert_eq!(tags.to_string(), "taglist;");
+        tags.add::<Title>("some title".into(), MergeMode::Append);
+        tags.add::<Duration>((1000u64 * 1000 * 1000 * 120).into(), MergeMode::Append);
+        assert_eq!(tags.to_string(),
+                   "taglist, title=(string)\"some\\ title\", duration=(guint64)120000000000;");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get() {
+        init();
+
+        let mut tags = TagList::new();
+        assert_eq!(tags.to_string(), "taglist;");
+        tags.add::<Title>("some title".into(), MergeMode::Append);
+        tags.add::<Duration>((1000u64 * 1000 * 1000 * 120).into(), MergeMode::Append);
+
+        assert_eq!(*tags.get::<Title>().unwrap(), "some title");
+        assert_eq!(*tags.get::<Duration>().unwrap(), (1000u64 * 1000 * 1000 * 120));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/utils.rs b/gst-plugin/src/utils.rs
index ec6e2b27..51e5f86f 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/utils.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/utils.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ pub fn gcd(mut a: u32, mut b: u32) -> u32 {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use num_rational::Rational32;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_gcd() {
@@ -198,9 +199,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_f64_to_fraction() {
-        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(2.0), Some((2, 1)));
-        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(2.5), Some((5, 2)));
-        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(0.127659574), Some((29013539, 227272723)));
-        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(29.97), Some((2997, 100)));
+        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(2.0), Some(Rational32::new(2, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(2.5), Some(Rational32::new(5, 2)));
+        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(0.127659574),
+                   Some(Rational32::new(29013539, 227272723)));
+        assert_eq!(f64_to_fraction(29.97), Some(Rational32::new(2997, 100)));
     }
 }
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/value.rs b/gst-plugin/src/value.rs
index ed1b0a35..2e63977a 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/value.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/value.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 use libc::c_char;
 use std::os::raw::c_void;
-use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::ffi::{CString, CStr};
 use std::mem;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::ops::Deref;
 
 pub use num_rational::Rational32;
 
@@ -28,75 +30,51 @@ use buffer::*;
 pub enum Value {
     Bool(bool),
     Int(i32),
+    UInt(u32),
+    Int64(i64),
+    UInt64(u64),
     String(String),
     Fraction(Rational32),
     Buffer(Buffer),
     Array(Vec<Value>),
 }
 
+pub trait ValueType {
+    fn extract(v: &Value) -> Option<&Self>;
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_value_type(
+    ($t:ty, $variant:ident) => {
+        impl ValueType for $t {
+            fn extract(v: &Value) -> Option<&$t> {
+                if let Value::$variant(ref b) = *v {
+                    return Some(b);
+                }
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    };
+);
+
+impl_value_type!(bool, Bool);
+impl_value_type!(i32, Int);
+impl_value_type!(u32, UInt);
+impl_value_type!(i64, Int64);
+impl_value_type!(u64, UInt64);
+impl_value_type!(String, String);
+impl_value_type!(Rational32, Fraction);
+impl_value_type!(Buffer, Buffer);
+impl_value_type!(Vec<Value>, Array);
+
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct GValue {
     typ: usize,
     data: [u64; 2],
 }
 
-// See gtype.h
-const TYPE_BOOLEAN: usize = (5 << 2);
-const TYPE_INT: usize = (6 << 2);
-const TYPE_STRING: usize = (16 << 2);
-
-impl Value {
-    pub fn to_gvalue(&self) -> GValue {
-        extern "C" {
-            fn g_value_init(value: *mut GValue, gtype: usize);
-            fn g_value_set_boolean(value: *mut GValue, value: i32);
-            fn g_value_set_int(value: *mut GValue, value: i32);
-            fn g_value_set_string(value: *mut GValue, value: *const c_char);
-            fn gst_value_set_fraction(value: *mut GValue, value_n: i32, value_d: i32);
-            fn gst_fraction_get_type() -> usize;
-            fn g_value_set_boxed(value: *mut GValue, boxed: *const c_void);
-            fn gst_buffer_get_type() -> usize;
-            fn gst_value_array_get_type() -> usize;
-            fn gst_value_array_append_and_take_value(value: *mut GValue, element: *mut GValue);
-        }
-
-        let mut gvalue: GValue = unsafe { mem::zeroed() };
-
-        match *self {
-            Value::Bool(v) => unsafe {
-                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_BOOLEAN);
-                g_value_set_boolean(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, if v { 1 } else { 0 });
-            },
-            Value::Int(v) => unsafe {
-                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_INT);
-                g_value_set_int(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v);
-            },
-            Value::String(ref v) => unsafe {
-                let v_cstr = CString::new(String::from(v.clone())).unwrap();
-
-                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_STRING);
-                g_value_set_string(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v_cstr.as_ptr());
-            },
-            Value::Fraction(ref v) => unsafe {
-                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, gst_fraction_get_type());
-                gst_value_set_fraction(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, *v.numer(), *v.denom());
-            },
-            Value::Buffer(ref buffer) => unsafe {
-                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, gst_buffer_get_type());
-                g_value_set_boxed(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, buffer.as_ptr());
-            },
-            Value::Array(ref array) => unsafe {
-                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, gst_value_array_get_type());
-
-                for e in array {
-                    let mut e_value = e.to_gvalue();
-                    gst_value_array_append_and_take_value(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue,
-                                                          &mut e_value as *mut GValue);
-                    // Takes ownership, invalidate GValue
-                    e_value.typ = 0;
-                }
-            },
-        }
+impl GValue {
+    pub fn new() -> GValue {
+        let gvalue: GValue = unsafe { mem::zeroed() };
 
         gvalue
     }
@@ -114,6 +92,180 @@ impl Drop for GValue {
     }
 }
 
+// See gtype.h
+const TYPE_BOOLEAN: usize = (5 << 2);
+const TYPE_INT: usize = (6 << 2);
+const TYPE_UINT: usize = (7 << 2);
+const TYPE_INT64: usize = (10 << 2);
+const TYPE_UINT64: usize = (11 << 2);
+const TYPE_STRING: usize = (16 << 2);
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn gst_buffer_get_type() -> usize;
+    fn gst_fraction_get_type() -> usize;
+    fn gst_value_array_get_type() -> usize;
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref TYPE_BUFFER: usize = unsafe { gst_buffer_get_type() };
+    static ref TYPE_FRACTION: usize = unsafe { gst_fraction_get_type() };
+    static ref TYPE_GST_VALUE_ARRAY: usize = unsafe { gst_value_array_get_type() };
+}
+
+impl Value {
+    pub fn to_gvalue(&self) -> GValue {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn g_value_init(value: *mut GValue, gtype: usize);
+            fn g_value_set_boolean(value: *mut GValue, value: i32);
+            fn g_value_set_int(value: *mut GValue, value: i32);
+            fn g_value_set_uint(value: *mut GValue, value: u32);
+            fn g_value_set_int64(value: *mut GValue, value: i64);
+            fn g_value_set_uint64(value: *mut GValue, value: u64);
+            fn g_value_set_string(value: *mut GValue, value: *const c_char);
+            fn gst_value_set_fraction(value: *mut GValue, value_n: i32, value_d: i32);
+            fn g_value_set_boxed(value: *mut GValue, boxed: *const c_void);
+            fn gst_value_array_append_and_take_value(value: *mut GValue, element: *mut GValue);
+        }
+
+        let mut gvalue = GValue::new();
+
+        match *self {
+            Value::Bool(v) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_BOOLEAN);
+                g_value_set_boolean(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, if v { 1 } else { 0 });
+            },
+            Value::Int(v) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_INT);
+                g_value_set_int(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v);
+            },
+            Value::UInt(v) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_UINT);
+                g_value_set_uint(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v);
+            },
+            Value::Int64(v) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_INT64);
+                g_value_set_int64(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v);
+            },
+            Value::UInt64(v) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_UINT64);
+                g_value_set_uint64(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v);
+            },
+            Value::String(ref v) => unsafe {
+                let v_cstr = CString::new(String::from(v.clone())).unwrap();
+
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, TYPE_STRING);
+                g_value_set_string(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, v_cstr.as_ptr());
+            },
+            Value::Fraction(ref v) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, *TYPE_FRACTION);
+                gst_value_set_fraction(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, *v.numer(), *v.denom());
+            },
+            Value::Buffer(ref buffer) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, *TYPE_BUFFER);
+                g_value_set_boxed(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, buffer.as_ptr());
+            },
+            Value::Array(ref array) => unsafe {
+                g_value_init(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue, *TYPE_GST_VALUE_ARRAY);
+
+                for e in array {
+                    let mut e_value = e.to_gvalue();
+                    gst_value_array_append_and_take_value(&mut gvalue as *mut GValue,
+                                                          &mut e_value as *mut GValue);
+                    // Takes ownership, invalidate GValue
+                    e_value.typ = 0;
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        gvalue
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_gvalue(gvalue: &GValue) -> Option<Self> {
+        extern "C" {
+            fn g_value_get_boolean(value: *const GValue) -> i32;
+            fn g_value_get_int(value: *const GValue) -> i32;
+            fn g_value_get_uint(value: *const GValue) -> u32;
+            fn g_value_get_int64(value: *const GValue) -> i64;
+            fn g_value_get_uint64(value: *const GValue) -> u64;
+            fn g_value_get_string(value: *const GValue) -> *const c_char;
+            fn gst_value_get_fraction_numerator(value: *const GValue) -> i32;
+            fn gst_value_get_fraction_denominator(value: *const GValue) -> i32;
+            fn g_value_get_boxed(value: *const GValue) -> *mut c_void;
+            fn gst_value_array_get_size(value: *const GValue) -> u32;
+            fn gst_value_array_get_value(value: *const GValue, index: u32) -> *const GValue;
+        }
+
+        match gvalue.typ {
+            TYPE_BOOLEAN => unsafe {
+                Some(Value::Bool(if g_value_get_boolean(gvalue as *const GValue) == 0 {
+                    false
+                } else {
+                    true
+                }))
+            },
+            TYPE_INT => unsafe { Some(Value::Int(g_value_get_int(gvalue as *const GValue))) },
+            TYPE_UINT => unsafe { Some(Value::UInt(g_value_get_uint(gvalue as *const GValue))) },
+            TYPE_INT64 => unsafe { Some(Value::Int64(g_value_get_int64(gvalue as *const GValue))) },
+            TYPE_UINT64 => unsafe {
+                Some(Value::UInt64(g_value_get_uint64(gvalue as *const GValue)))
+            },
+            TYPE_STRING => unsafe {
+                let s = g_value_get_string(gvalue as *const GValue);
+                if s.is_null() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
+                let cstr = CStr::from_ptr(s);
+                match cstr.to_str() {
+                    Err(_) => None,
+                    Ok(s) => Some(Value::String(s.into())),
+                }
+            },
+            typ if typ == *TYPE_FRACTION => unsafe {
+                let n = gst_value_get_fraction_numerator(gvalue as *const GValue);
+                let d = gst_value_get_fraction_denominator(gvalue as *const GValue);
+
+                Some(Value::Fraction(Rational32::new(n, d)))
+            },
+            typ if typ == *TYPE_BUFFER => unsafe {
+                let b = g_value_get_boxed(gvalue as *const GValue);
+
+                if b.is_null() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
+                Some(Value::Buffer(Buffer::new_from_ptr(b)))
+            },
+            typ if typ == *TYPE_GST_VALUE_ARRAY => unsafe {
+                let n = gst_value_array_get_size(gvalue as *const GValue);
+
+                let mut vec = Vec::with_capacity(n as usize);
+
+                for i in 0..n {
+                    let val = gst_value_array_get_value(gvalue as *const GValue, i);
+
+                    if val.is_null() {
+                        return None;
+                    }
+
+                    if let Some(val) = Value::from_gvalue(&*val) {
+                        vec.push(val);
+                    } else {
+                        return None;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Some(Value::Array(vec))
+            },
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_get<T: ValueType>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        T::extract(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<bool> for Value {
     fn from(f: bool) -> Value {
         Value::Bool(f)
@@ -126,6 +278,24 @@ impl From<i32> for Value {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<u32> for Value {
+    fn from(f: u32) -> Value {
+        Value::UInt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<i64> for Value {
+    fn from(f: i64) -> Value {
+        Value::Int64(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u64> for Value {
+    fn from(f: u64) -> Value {
+        Value::UInt64(f)
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<String> for Value {
     fn from(f: String) -> Value {
         Value::String(f)
@@ -173,3 +343,83 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a [Value]> for Value {
         Value::Array(f.to_vec())
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct TypedValue<T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    value: Value,
+    phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T> TypedValue<T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    pub fn new(value: Value) -> Self {
+        TypedValue {
+            value: value,
+            phantom: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_value(self) -> Value {
+        self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Deref for TypedValue<T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    type Target = T;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.value.try_get().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> AsRef<T> for TypedValue<T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.value.try_get().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct TypedValueRef<'a, T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    value: &'a Value,
+    phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> TypedValueRef<'a, T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    pub fn new(value: &'a Value) -> TypedValueRef<'a, T> {
+        TypedValueRef {
+            value: value,
+            phantom: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn value(self) -> &'a Value {
+        self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Deref for TypedValueRef<'a, T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    type Target = T;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.value.try_get().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> AsRef<T> for TypedValueRef<'a, T>
+    where T: ValueType
+{
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.value.try_get().unwrap()
+    }
+}