diff --git a/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.cc b/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.cc
index b631c87..337edb4 100644
--- a/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.cc
+++ b/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "update_engine/payload_consumer/payload_constants.h"
 #include "update_engine/payload_consumer/payload_verifier.h"
 
+using std::string;
+
 namespace chromeos_update_engine {
 
 const uint64_t PayloadMetadata::kDeltaVersionOffset = sizeof(kDeltaMagic);
@@ -224,4 +226,33 @@
   return ErrorCode::kSuccess;
 }
 
+bool PayloadMetadata::ParsePayloadFile(const string& payload_path,
+                                       DeltaArchiveManifest* manifest,
+                                       Signatures* metadata_signatures) {
+  brillo::Blob payload;
+  TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(
+      utils::ReadFileChunk(payload_path, 0, kMaxPayloadHeaderSize, &payload));
+  TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(ParsePayloadHeader(payload));
+
+  if (manifest != nullptr) {
+    TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(
+        utils::ReadFileChunk(payload_path,
+                             kMaxPayloadHeaderSize,
+                             GetMetadataSize() - kMaxPayloadHeaderSize,
+                             &payload));
+    TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(GetManifest(payload, manifest));
+  }
+
+  if (metadata_signatures != nullptr &&
+      GetMajorVersion() >= kBrilloMajorPayloadVersion) {
+    payload.clear();
+    TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(utils::ReadFileChunk(
+        payload_path, GetMetadataSize(), GetMetadataSignatureSize(), &payload));
+    TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(
+        metadata_signatures->ParseFromArray(payload.data(), payload.size()));
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
diff --git a/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.h b/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.h
index 1b4c5c8..ec8eea6 100644
--- a/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.h
+++ b/payload_consumer/payload_metadata.h
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
   bool GetManifest(const brillo::Blob& payload,
                    DeltaArchiveManifest* out_manifest) const;
 
+  // Parses a payload file |payload_path| and prepares the metadata properties,
+  // manifest and metadata signatures. Can be used as an easy to use utility to
+  // get the payload information without manually the process.
+  bool ParsePayloadFile(const std::string& payload_path,
+                        DeltaArchiveManifest* manifest,
+                        Signatures* metadata_signatures);
+
  private:
   // Set |*out_offset| to the byte offset at which the manifest protobuf begins
   // in a payload. Return true on success, false if the offset is unknown.