diff --git a/panda/src/audio/audioSound.cxx b/panda/src/audio/audioSound.cxx
index 946d1bd9f0..e3c1a11c39 100644
--- a/panda/src/audio/audioSound.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audio/audioSound.cxx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "audioSound.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 using std::ostream;
 
@@ -196,3 +197,60 @@ operator << (ostream &out, AudioSound::SoundStatus status) {
 
   return out << "**invalid AudioSound::SoundStatus(" << (int)status << ")**";
 }
+
+static const vector_string empty;
+
+/**
+ * Get the comment attached to this AudioSound as a list of strings.
+ */
+const vector_string& AudioSound::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  return empty;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if this AudioSound has a comment with the given key,
+ * i.e. "author". Case-sensitive.
+ */
+bool AudioSound::
+has_comment(const std::string &key) const {
+  for (const std::string &st : get_raw_comment()) {
+    if (st.rfind(key + "=", 0) == 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the value for a given key in the comment. If the key is not present,
+ * returns an empty string.
+ */
+std::string AudioSound::
+get_comment(const std::string &key) const {
+  for (const std::string &st : get_raw_comment()) {
+    if (st.rfind(key + "=", 0) == 0) {
+      return st.substr(key.length() + 1);
+    }
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the number of comments this sound has.
+ */
+int AudioSound::
+get_num_raw_comments() const {
+  return get_raw_comment().size();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the comment at a given index.
+ */
+std::string AudioSound::
+get_raw_comment(int index) const {
+  if (index >= get_num_raw_comments() || index < 0) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  return get_raw_comment()[index];
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/audio/audioSound.h b/panda/src/audio/audioSound.h
index c1aa059c35..a40bbdb31d 100644
--- a/panda/src/audio/audioSound.h
+++ b/panda/src/audio/audioSound.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "pointerTo.h"
 #include "filterProperties.h"
 #include "luse.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 class AudioManager;
 
@@ -141,6 +142,16 @@ PUBLISHED:
   enum SoundStatus { BAD, READY, PLAYING };
   virtual SoundStatus status() const = 0;
 
+  bool has_comment(const std::string &key) const;
+  std::string get_comment(const std::string &key) const;
+  MAKE_MAP_PROPERTY(comments, has_comment, get_comment);
+
+  virtual const vector_string& get_raw_comment() const;
+
+  int get_num_raw_comments() const;
+  std::string get_raw_comment(int index) const;
+  MAKE_SEQ_PROPERTY(raw_comments, get_num_raw_comments, get_raw_comment);
+
   virtual void output(std::ostream &out) const;
   virtual void write(std::ostream &out) const;
 
diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.cxx b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.cxx
index d45060c33c..451cd172f4 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.cxx
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ get_sound_data(MovieAudio *movie, int mode) {
   sd->_rate     = stream->audio_rate();
   sd->_channels = stream->audio_channels();
   sd->_length   = stream->length();
+  sd->_comment  = stream->get_raw_comment();
   audio_debug("Creating: " << sd->_movie->get_filename().get_basename());
   audio_debug("  - Rate: " << sd->_rate);
   audio_debug("  - Channels: " << sd->_channels);
diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.h b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.h
index 56b01afc6c..236dc92f23 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.h
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioManager.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "pset.h"
 #include "movieAudioCursor.h"
 #include "reMutex.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 // OSX uses the OpenAL framework
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENAL_FRAMEWORK
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ private:
     int                  _channels;
     int                  _client_count;
     ExpirationQueue::iterator _expire;
+
+    vector_string _comment;
   };
 
 
diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.cxx b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.cxx
index d334a4cd3d..8b404f1cba 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "coordinateSystem.h"
 #include "openalAudioSound.h"
 #include "openalAudioManager.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 TypeHandle OpenALAudioSound::_type_handle;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ OpenALAudioSound(OpenALAudioManager *manager,
       audio_warning("stereo sound " << movie->get_filename() << " will not be spatialized");
     }
   }
+
+  _comment = std::move(_sd->_comment);
   release_sound_data(false);
 }
 
@@ -1092,3 +1095,11 @@ status() const {
     return AudioSound::PLAYING;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the comments attached to this audio file.
+ */
+const vector_string& OpenALAudioSound::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  return _comment;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.h b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.h
index 6dc30a936c..48394bd175 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.h
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/openalAudioSound.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "movieAudioCursor.h"
 #include "trueClock.h"
 #include "openalAudioManager.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 // OSX uses the OpenAL framework
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENAL_FRAMEWORK
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ public:
 
   void finished();
 
+  const vector_string& get_raw_comment() const;
+
 private:
   OpenALAudioSound(OpenALAudioManager* manager,
                    MovieAudio *movie,
@@ -214,6 +217,8 @@ private:
   PN_stdfloat _cone_outer_angle;
   PN_stdfloat _cone_outer_gain;
 
+  vector_string _comment;
+
 public:
   static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
     return _type_handle;
diff --git a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx
index 69635549a6..89301ffa17 100644
--- a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "ffmpegAudioCursor.h"
 
 #include "ffmpegAudio.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 extern "C" {
   #include <libavutil/dict.h>
   #include <libavutil/opt.h>
@@ -508,3 +509,19 @@ read_samples(int n, int16_t *data) {
   _samples_read += n;
   return n;
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string FfmpegAudioCursor::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  AVDictionaryEntry *tag = nullptr;
+  vector_string comment_strings;
+  while ((tag = av_dict_get(_format_ctx->metadata, "", tag, AV_DICT_IGNORE_SUFFIX))) {
+    std::string comment(tag->key);
+    comment.append("=");
+    comment.append(tag->value);
+    comment_strings.push_back(std::move(comment));
+  }
+  return comment_strings;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.h b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.h
index 77e8890d6c..02c53df700 100644
--- a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "texture.h"
 #include "pointerTo.h"
 #include "ffmpegVirtualFile.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 extern "C" {
   #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   FfmpegAudioCursor(FfmpegAudio *src);
   virtual ~FfmpegAudioCursor();
   virtual void seek(double offset);
+  vector_string get_raw_comment() const;
 
 public:
   virtual int read_samples(int n, int16_t *data);
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.cxx b/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.cxx
index 0927f54b5d..1af4121146 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.cxx
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * Callback passed to dr_flac to implement file I/O via the VirtualFileSystem.
  */
-static size_t cb_read_proc(void *user, void *buffer, size_t size) {
-  std::istream *stream = (std::istream *)user;
+size_t cb_read_proc(void *user, void *buffer, size_t size) {
+  std::istream *stream = static_cast<FlacAudioCursor*>(user)->_stream;
   nassertr(stream != nullptr, 0);
 
   stream->read((char *)buffer, size);
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static size_t cb_read_proc(void *user, void *buffer, size_t size) {
 /**
  * Callback passed to dr_flac to implement file seeking via the VirtualFileSystem.
  */
-static drflac_bool32 cb_seek_proc(void* user, int offset, drflac_seek_origin origin) {
-  std::istream* stream = static_cast<std::istream*>(user);
+drflac_bool32 cb_seek_proc(void* user, int offset, drflac_seek_origin origin) {
+  std::istream* stream = static_cast<FlacAudioCursor*>(user)->_stream;
   nassertr(stream != nullptr, DRFLAC_FALSE);
 
   std::ios_base::seekdir dir;
@@ -64,14 +64,30 @@ static drflac_bool32 cb_seek_proc(void* user, int offset, drflac_seek_origin ori
 /**
  * Callback passed to dr_flac to report the current stream position.
  */
-static drflac_bool32 cb_tell_proc(void *user, drflac_int64 *pCursor) {
-  std::istream *stream = (std::istream *)user;
+drflac_bool32 cb_tell_proc(void *user, drflac_int64 *pCursor) {
+  std::istream *stream = static_cast<FlacAudioCursor*>(user)->_stream;
   nassertr(stream != nullptr, DRFLAC_FALSE);
 
   *pCursor = (drflac_int64)stream->tellg();
   return !stream->fail() ? DRFLAC_TRUE : DRFLAC_FALSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Callback passed to dr_flac to process metadata found inside flac files.
+ */
+void cb_meta_proc(void* pUserData, drflac_metadata* pMetadata) {
+  FlacAudioCursor* cursor = static_cast<FlacAudioCursor*>(pUserData);
+  if (pMetadata->type == DRFLAC_METADATA_BLOCK_TYPE_VORBIS_COMMENT) {
+    drflac_vorbis_comment_iterator iter;
+    drflac_init_vorbis_comment_iterator(&iter, pMetadata->data.vorbis_comment.commentCount, pMetadata->data.vorbis_comment.pComments);
+    const char* next_comment;
+    drflac_uint32 comment_length;
+    while ((next_comment = drflac_next_vorbis_comment(&iter, &comment_length)) != nullptr) {
+      cursor->raw_comment.push_back({ next_comment, comment_length });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 TypeHandle FlacAudioCursor::_type_handle;
 
 /**
@@ -83,12 +99,13 @@ FlacAudioCursor(FlacAudio *src, std::istream *stream) :
   MovieAudioCursor(src),
   _is_valid(false),
   _drflac(nullptr),
-  _stream(stream)
+  _stream(stream),
+  raw_comment()
 {
   nassertv(stream != nullptr);
   nassertv(stream->good());
 
-  _drflac = drflac_open(&cb_read_proc, &cb_seek_proc, &cb_tell_proc, (void *)stream, nullptr);
+  _drflac = drflac_open_with_metadata(&cb_read_proc, &cb_seek_proc, &cb_tell_proc, &cb_meta_proc, (void *)this, nullptr);
 
   if (_drflac == nullptr) {
     movies_cat.error()
@@ -147,3 +164,11 @@ read_samples(int n, int16_t *data) {
   _samples_read += n;
   return n;
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string FlacAudioCursor::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  return raw_comment;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.h b/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.h
index 93a48e5f32..349b004724 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/flacAudioCursor.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "pandabase.h"
 #include "movieAudioCursor.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 #define DR_FLAC_NO_STDIO
 extern "C" {
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ class FlacAudio;
  * @since 1.10.0
  */
 class EXPCL_PANDA_MOVIES FlacAudioCursor : public MovieAudioCursor {
+  friend drflac_bool32 cb_tell_proc(void* pUserData, drflac_int64 *pCursor);
+  friend drflac_bool32 cb_seek_proc(void* pUserData, int offset, drflac_seek_origin origin);
+  friend size_t cb_read_proc(void* pUserData, void *buffer, size_t size);
+  friend void cb_meta_proc(void* pUserData, drflac_metadata* pMetadata);
+
 PUBLISHED:
   explicit FlacAudioCursor(FlacAudio *src, std::istream *stream);
   virtual ~FlacAudioCursor();
@@ -58,9 +64,11 @@ public:
     return get_class_type();
   }
   virtual TypeHandle force_init_type() {init_type(); return get_class_type();}
+  vector_string get_raw_comment() const;
 
 private:
   static TypeHandle _type_handle;
+  vector_string raw_comment;
 };
 
 #include "flacAudioCursor.I"
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.cxx b/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.cxx
index a836937455..374b7a9f93 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.cxx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "movieAudioCursor.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 TypeHandle MovieAudioCursor::_type_handle;
 
@@ -167,3 +168,11 @@ int MovieAudioCursor::
 ready() const {
   return 0x40000000;
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string MovieAudioCursor::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  return vector_string();
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.h b/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.h
index e7c9668713..b810b04a59 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/movieAudioCursor.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "namable.h"
 #include "texture.h"
 #include "pointerTo.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 class MovieAudio;
 
 /**
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   virtual void seek(double offset);
   void read_samples(int n, Datagram *dg);
   vector_uchar read_samples(int n);
+  virtual vector_string get_raw_comment() const;
 
 public:
   virtual int read_samples(int n, int16_t *data);
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.cxx b/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.cxx
index ab81068742..afdf738f26 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "opusAudio.h"
 #include "virtualFileSystem.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPUS
 
@@ -121,6 +122,20 @@ static const OpusFileCallbacks callbacks = {cb_read, cb_seek, cb_tell, nullptr};
 
 TypeHandle OpusAudioCursor::_type_handle;
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string
+parse_opus_comments(const OpusTags *com) {
+  // Blatant copy from vorbis code because they're the same struct
+  vector_string comments;
+  for (int cnum = 0; cnum < com->comments; ++cnum) {
+    std::string tag(com->user_comments[cnum], com->comment_lengths[cnum]);
+    comments.push_back(std::move(tag));
+  }
+  return comments;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reads the .wav header from the indicated stream.  This leaves the read
  * pointer positioned at the start of the data.
@@ -156,6 +171,9 @@ OpusAudioCursor(OpusAudio *src, istream *stream) :
   _can_seek_fast = _can_seek;
 
   _is_valid = true;
+
+  const OpusTags *tag = op_tags(_op, -1);
+  _comment = parse_opus_comments(tag);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -270,4 +288,12 @@ read_samples(int n, int16_t *data) {
   return n;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string OpusAudioCursor::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  return _comment;
+}
+
 #endif // HAVE_OPUS
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.h b/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.h
index 3e2137de5e..26dea22a63 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/opusAudioCursor.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "pandabase.h"
 #include "movieAudioCursor.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPUS
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   explicit OpusAudioCursor(OpusAudio *src, std::istream *stream);
   virtual ~OpusAudioCursor();
   virtual void seek(double offset);
+  vector_string get_raw_comment() const;
 
 public:
   virtual int read_samples(int n, int16_t *data);
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ protected:
   OggOpusFile *_op;
   std::istream *_stream;
   int _link;
+  vector_string _comment;
 
 public:
   static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.cxx b/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.cxx
index 181b9454c4..e7954d2bc5 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "vorbisAudio.h"
 #include "virtualFileSystem.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_VORBIS
 
@@ -24,6 +25,19 @@ using std::istream;
 
 TypeHandle VorbisAudioCursor::_type_handle;
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string
+parse_vorbis_comments(vorbis_comment *com) {
+  vector_string comments;
+  for (int cnum = 0; cnum < com->comments; ++cnum) {
+    std::string tag(com->user_comments[cnum], com->comment_lengths[cnum]);
+    comments.push_back(std::move(tag));
+  }
+  return comments;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reads the .wav header from the indicated stream.  This leaves the read
  * pointer positioned at the start of the data.
@@ -67,6 +81,9 @@ VorbisAudioCursor(VorbisAudio *src, istream *stream) :
   _can_seek = vorbis_enable_seek && (ov_seekable(&_ov) != 0);
   _can_seek_fast = _can_seek;
 
+  vorbis_comment *com = ov_comment(&_ov, -1);
+  _comment = parse_vorbis_comments(com);
+
   _is_valid = true;
 }
 
@@ -313,4 +330,12 @@ cb_tell_func(void *datasource) {
   return stream->tellg();
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+vector_string VorbisAudioCursor::
+get_raw_comment() const {
+  return _comment;
+}
+
 #endif // HAVE_VORBIS
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.h b/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.h
index cd74acc750..2bb48dfa3c 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/vorbisAudioCursor.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "pandabase.h"
 #include "movieAudioCursor.h"
+#include "vector_string.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_VORBIS
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   explicit VorbisAudioCursor(VorbisAudio *src, std::istream *stream);
   virtual ~VorbisAudioCursor();
   virtual void seek(double offset);
+  vector_string get_raw_comment() const;
 
 public:
   virtual int read_samples(int n, int16_t *data);
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ protected:
   OggVorbis_File _ov;
 #endif
   int _bitstream;
+  vector_string _comment;
 
 public:
   static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
diff --git a/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.flac b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.flac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a32b3836e8
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.flac differ
diff --git a/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.mp3 b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f594029c9b
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.mp3 differ
diff --git a/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.ogg b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..479d94d7db
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.ogg differ
diff --git a/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.opus b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.opus
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec3bd78b48
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/audio/openclose_with_comments.opus differ
diff --git a/tests/audio/test_loading.py b/tests/audio/test_loading.py
index ea3bdb2cd9..46032e7351 100644
--- a/tests/audio/test_loading.py
+++ b/tests/audio/test_loading.py
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
+import os
+
 import pytest
+from panda3d.core import Filename
+
 
 def test_missing_file(audiomgr):
-    sound = audiomgr.get_sound('/not/a/valid/file.ogg')
-    assert str(sound).startswith('NullAudioSound')
+    sound = audiomgr.get_sound("/not/a/valid/file.ogg")
+    assert str(sound).startswith("NullAudioSound")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("extension", ["ogg", "opus", "mp3", "flac"])
+def test_comments(audiomgr, extension):
+    if "openal" not in str(audiomgr).lower():
+        # NULL audio manager (as well as fmod) don't support comment reading
+        pytest.skip("Comment reading is only supported on OpenAL")
+    # ogg should be loaded with libvorbis, opus with libopus, mp3 with ffmpeg
+    # we cannot test this though because after loading the loader information is gone
+    sound_path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), f"openclose_with_comments.{extension}"
+    )
+    sound_path = Filename.from_os_specific(sound_path)
+    sound = audiomgr.get_sound(sound_path)
+    if extension == "mp3":  # FFMPEG encodes/decodes tags differently
+        tags = ["artist", "comment", "genre"]
+    else:
+        tags = ["ARTIST", "COMMENTS", "GENRE"]
+    assert sorted(sound.raw_comments) == [
+        f"{tags[0]}=Example Artist",
+        f"{tags[1]}=This is an example OGG comment",
+        f"{tags[2]}=Blues",
+    ]
+    assert sound.comments[tags[-1]] == "Blues"
+    assert sound.get_comment(tags[0]) == "Example Artist"
+    assert sound.get_comment("DOES NOT EXIST") == ""
+    assert sound.has_comment(tags[0])