diff --git a/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntry.java b/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntry.java
index c4c7f1da..82f566ad 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntry.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntry.java
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ package com.twelvemonkeys.imageio.metadata.xmp;
 
 import com.twelvemonkeys.imageio.metadata.AbstractEntry;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
 * XMPEntry
 *
@@ -63,6 +67,23 @@ final class XMPEntry extends AbstractEntry {
         return fieldName != null ? fieldName : XMP.DEFAULT_NS_MAPPING.get(getIdentifier());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getTypeName() {
+        // Special handling for collections
+        Object value = getValue();
+        if (value instanceof List) {
+            return "List";
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof Set) {
+            return "Set";
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof Map) {
+            return "Map";
+        }
+
+        // Fall back to class name
+        return super.getTypeName();
+    }
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         String type = getTypeName();
diff --git a/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntryTest.java b/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntryTest.java
index 176561c5..c656cc4b 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntryTest.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-metadata/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/metadata/xmp/XMPEntryTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ package com.twelvemonkeys.imageio.metadata.xmp;
 
 import com.twelvemonkeys.imageio.metadata.Entry;
 import com.twelvemonkeys.imageio.metadata.EntryAbstractTest;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 /**
  * XMPEntryTest
@@ -43,4 +48,25 @@ public class XMPEntryTest extends EntryAbstractTest {
     protected Entry createEntry(Object value) {
         return new XMPEntry(XMP.NS_XAP + ":foo", value);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTypeNameMap() {
+        assertEquals("Map", createEntry(new HashMap<>()).getTypeName());
+        assertEquals("Map", createEntry(Collections.emptyMap()).getTypeName());
+        assertEquals("Map", createEntry(Collections.singletonMap("foo", "bar")).getTypeName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTypeNameSet() {
+        assertEquals("Set", createEntry(new HashSet<>()).getTypeName());
+        assertEquals("Set", createEntry(Collections.singleton("foo")).getTypeName());
+        assertEquals("Set", createEntry(Collections.unmodifiableSet(Collections.singleton("foo"))).getTypeName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTypeNameList() {
+        assertEquals("List", createEntry(new ArrayList<>()).getTypeName());
+        assertEquals("List", createEntry(Collections.emptyList()).getTypeName());
+        assertEquals("List", createEntry(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar")).getTypeName());
+    }
 }