diff --git a/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp b/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp
index 5bae6c6..a9cd525 100644
--- a/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp
+++ b/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,15 @@
   return _imageInfo->endian;
 }
 
+void Magick::Options::file ( FILE *file_ )
+{
+  SetImageInfoFile(_imageInfo, file_ );
+}
+FILE *Magick::Options::file ( void ) const
+{
+  return _imageInfo->file;
+}
+
 void Magick::Options::fileName ( const std::string &fileName_ )
 {
   fileName_.copy( _imageInfo->filename, MaxTextExtent-1 );