diff --git a/reader/JFJochReaderImage.cpp b/reader/JFJochReaderImage.cpp
index b1cfdc73..64adc14b 100644
--- a/reader/JFJochReaderImage.cpp
+++ b/reader/JFJochReaderImage.cpp
@@ -205,9 +205,11 @@ void JFJochReaderImage::CalcROI(const ROIElement *input) {
     std::unique_lock ul(roi_mutex);
 
     if (!input) {
+        roi_description = "";
         roi = {};
         return;
     }
+
     int64_t width = dataset->experiment.GetXPixelsNum();
     int64_t height = dataset->experiment.GetYPixelsNum();
 
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ void JFJochReaderImage::CalcROI(const ROIElement *input) {
             }
         }
     }
+    roi_description = input->toString();
 
     roi = ROIMessage{
             .sum = roi_val,
@@ -277,3 +280,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<JFJochReaderDataset> JFJochReaderImage::CreateMutableDataset() {
 int32_t JFJochReaderImage::GetAutoContrastValue() const {
    return auto_foreground;
 }
+
+std::string JFJochReaderImage::GetROIDescription() const {
+    return roi_description;
+}
diff --git a/reader/JFJochReaderImage.h b/reader/JFJochReaderImage.h
index 88b6e9f8..cb4a45a8 100644
--- a/reader/JFJochReaderImage.h
+++ b/reader/JFJochReaderImage.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class JFJochReaderImage {
     std::unordered_set<int64_t> saturated_pixel;
     std::unordered_set<int64_t> error_pixel;
     std::vector<std::pair<int32_t, int32_t>> valid_pixel;
+    std::string roi_description;
     std::optional<ROIMessage> roi;
     mutable std::mutex roi_mutex;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ public:
     const JFJochReaderDataset &Dataset() const;
 
     const std::optional<ROIMessage> &GetROI() const;
+    std::string GetROIDescription() const;
+
     void AddImage(const JFJochReaderImage& other);
     std::vector<float> GetAzInt1D() const;
     std::vector<float> GetAzInt1D_BinToQ() const;