diff --git a/httpclient.php b/httpclient.php
index 3242aeb..b0699ea 100644
--- a/httpclient.php
+++ b/httpclient.php
@@ -474,6 +474,15 @@ class Httpclient
   }
   // }}}
 
+  /** Get meta data, like the timeout state, the crypto protocol and ciphers...
+    */
+  public function getMeta ()
+  // {{{
+  {
+    return $this->tcpclient->getMeta ();
+  }
+  // }}}
+
   //////////////////////////////////
   ////    THE ACTIVE METHODS    ////
   //////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/tcpclient.php b/tcpclient.php
index 1817e33..f66a80f 100644
--- a/tcpclient.php
+++ b/tcpclient.php
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ class tcpclient
   }
   // }}}
 
+  /** Get meta data, like the timeout state, the crypto protocol and ciphers...
+    */
+  public function getMeta ()
+  // {{{
+  {
+    return stream_get_meta_data ($this->socket);
+  }
+  // }}}
+
   /** Get the connection peer address, peer port and localaddress and localport
     * @return array
     */