diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
index f765befb..0ac87d10 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
@@ -433,9 +433,24 @@ long MPEG::File::firstFrameOffset()
 {
   long position = 0;
 
-  if(ID3v2Tag())
+  if(ID3v2Tag()) {
     position = d->ID3v2Location + ID3v2Tag()->header()->completeTagSize();
 
+    // Skip duplicate ID3v2 tags.
+
+    // Workaround for some faulty files that have duplicate ID3v2 tags.
+    // Combination of EAC and LAME creates such files when configured incorrectly.
+
+    long location;
+    while((location = findID3v2(position)) >= 0) {
+      seek(location);
+      const ID3v2::Header header(readBlock(ID3v2::Header::size()));
+      position = location + header.completeTagSize();
+
+      debug("MPEG::File::firstFrameOffset() - Duplicate ID3v2 tag found.");
+    }
+  }
+
   return nextFrameOffset(position);
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +482,7 @@ void MPEG::File::read(bool readProperties, Properties::ReadStyle propertiesStyle
 {
   // Look for an ID3v2 tag
 
-  d->ID3v2Location = findID3v2();
+  d->ID3v2Location = findID3v2(0);
 
   if(d->ID3v2Location >= 0) {
 
@@ -510,7 +525,7 @@ void MPEG::File::read(bool readProperties, Properties::ReadStyle propertiesStyle
   ID3v1Tag(true);
 }
 
-long MPEG::File::findID3v2()
+long MPEG::File::findID3v2(long offset)
 {
   // This method is based on the contents of TagLib::File::find(), but because
   // of some subtlteies -- specifically the need to look for the bit pattern of
@@ -534,9 +549,9 @@ long MPEG::File::findID3v2()
 
     long originalPosition = tell();
 
-    // Start the search at the beginning of the file.
+    // Start the search at the offset.
 
-    seek(0);
+    seek(offset);
 
     // This loop is the crux of the find method.  There are three cases that we
     // want to account for:
@@ -547,7 +562,7 @@ long MPEG::File::findID3v2()
     // (2) The search pattern is wholly contained within the current buffer.
     //
     // (3) The current buffer ends with a partial match of the pattern.  We will
-    // note this for use in the next itteration, where we will check for the rest
+    // note this for use in the next iteration, where we will check for the rest
     // of the pattern.
 
     for(buffer = readBlock(bufferSize()); buffer.size() > 0; buffer = readBlock(bufferSize())) {
@@ -561,7 +576,7 @@ long MPEG::File::findID3v2()
         const int patternOffset = (bufferSize() - previousPartialMatch);
         if(buffer.containsAt(ID3v2::Header::fileIdentifier(), 0, patternOffset)) {
           seek(originalPosition);
-          return bufferOffset - bufferSize() + previousPartialMatch;
+          return offset + bufferOffset - bufferSize() + previousPartialMatch;
         }
       }
 
@@ -570,7 +585,7 @@ long MPEG::File::findID3v2()
       long location = buffer.find(ID3v2::Header::fileIdentifier());
       if(location >= 0) {
         seek(originalPosition);
-        return bufferOffset + location;
+        return offset + bufferOffset + location;
       }
 
       int firstSynchByte = buffer.find(char(uchar(255)));
diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h
index 3fc01e68..a03887a3 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ namespace TagLib {
        * if there is no valid ID3v2 tag.  If \a create is true it will create
        * an ID3v2 tag if one does not exist and returns a valid pointer.
        *
-       * \note This may return a valid pointer regardless of whether or not the 
-       * file on disk has an ID3v2 tag.  Use hasID3v2Tag() to check if the file 
+       * \note This may return a valid pointer regardless of whether or not the
+       * file on disk has an ID3v2 tag.  Use hasID3v2Tag() to check if the file
        * on disk actually has an ID3v2 tag.
        *
        * \note The Tag <b>is still</b> owned by the MPEG::File and should not be
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ namespace TagLib {
        * if there is no valid ID3v1 tag.  If \a create is true it will create
        * an ID3v1 tag if one does not exist and returns a valid pointer.
        *
-       * \note This may return a valid pointer regardless of whether or not the 
-       * file on disk has an ID3v1 tag.  Use hasID3v1Tag() to check if the file 
+       * \note This may return a valid pointer regardless of whether or not the
+       * file on disk has an ID3v1 tag.  Use hasID3v1Tag() to check if the file
        * on disk actually has an ID3v1 tag.
        *
        * \note The Tag <b>is still</b> owned by the MPEG::File and should not be
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ namespace TagLib {
        * if there is no valid APE tag.  If \a create is true it will create
        * an APE tag if one does not exist and returns a valid pointer.
        *
-       * \note This may return a valid pointer regardless of whether or not the 
-       * file on disk has an APE tag.  Use hasAPETag() to check if the file 
+       * \note This may return a valid pointer regardless of whether or not the
+       * file on disk has an APE tag.  Use hasAPETag() to check if the file
        * on disk actually has an APE tag.
        *
        * \note The Tag <b>is still</b> owned by the MPEG::File and should not be
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
       File &operator=(const File &);
 
       void read(bool readProperties, Properties::ReadStyle propertiesStyle);
-      long findID3v2();
+      long findID3v2(long offset);
       long findID3v1();
       void findAPE();
 
diff --git a/tests/data/duplicate_id3v2.mp3 b/tests/data/duplicate_id3v2.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34f4f158
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/duplicate_id3v2.mp3 differ
diff --git a/tests/test_mpeg.cpp b/tests/test_mpeg.cpp
index 44925cac..024da6a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_mpeg.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_mpeg.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class TestMPEG : public CppUnit::TestFixture
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testSaveID3v24);
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testSaveID3v24WrongParam);
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testSaveID3v23);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(testDuplicateID3v2);
   CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
 public:
@@ -92,6 +93,19 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  void testDuplicateID3v2()
+  {
+    ScopedFileCopy copy("duplicate_id3v2", ".mp3");
+    string newname = copy.fileName();
+
+    MPEG::File f(newname.c_str());
+
+    // duplicate_id3v2.mp3 has duplicate ID3v2 tags.
+    // Sample rate will be 32000 if can't skip the second tag.
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(44100, f.audioProperties()->sampleRate());
+  }
+
 };
 
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(TestMPEG);