diff --git a/ext/HTTPExt.jl b/ext/HTTPExt.jl
index ff64e12..1923dad 100644
--- a/ext/HTTPExt.jl
+++ b/ext/HTTPExt.jl
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ else
 end
 
 FileIO.load(uri::HTTP.URI) = load(IOBuffer(HTTP.get(uri).body))
+FileIO.metadata(uri::HTTP.URI) = metadata(IOBuffer(HTTP.get(uri).body))
 
 end # module
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