diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 5e69469..03823c6 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func writeDebugHeader(w io.Writer) error {
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
+	"os"
 )
 
 // bindata_read reads the given file from disk. It returns an error on failure.
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ func bindata_read(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return buf, err
 }
 
+type asset struct {
+	bytes []byte
+	info  os.FileInfo
+}
+
 `)
 	return err
 }
@@ -53,11 +59,21 @@ func bindata_read(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 // the original file (e.g.: from disk).
 func writeDebugAsset(w io.Writer, asset *Asset) error {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, `// %s reads file data from disk. It returns an error on failure.
-func %s() ([]byte, error) {
-	return bindata_read(
-		%q,
-		%q,
-	)
+func %s() (*asset, error) {
+	path := %q
+	name := %q
+	bytes, err := bindata_read(path, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fi, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Error reading asset info %%s at %%s: %%v", name, path, err)
+	}
+
+	a := &asset{bytes: bytes, info: fi}
+	return a, err
 }
 
 `, asset.Func, asset.Func, asset.Path, asset.Name)
diff --git a/release.go b/release.go
index 527d928..cb8db86 100644
--- a/release.go
+++ b/release.go
@@ -34,19 +34,24 @@ func writeRelease(w io.Writer, c *Config, toc []Asset) error {
 // writeReleaseHeader writes output file headers.
 // This targets release builds.
 func writeReleaseHeader(w io.Writer, c *Config) error {
+	var err error
 	if c.NoCompress {
 		if c.NoMemCopy {
-			return header_uncompressed_nomemcopy(w)
+			err = header_uncompressed_nomemcopy(w)
 		} else {
-			return header_uncompressed_memcopy(w)
+			err = header_uncompressed_memcopy(w)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if c.NoMemCopy {
-			return header_compressed_nomemcopy(w)
+			err = header_compressed_nomemcopy(w)
 		} else {
-			return header_compressed_memcopy(w)
+			err = header_compressed_memcopy(w)
 		}
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return header_release_common(w)
 }
 
 // writeReleaseAsset write a release entry for the given asset.
@@ -62,17 +67,21 @@ func writeReleaseAsset(w io.Writer, c *Config, asset *Asset) error {
 
 	if c.NoCompress {
 		if c.NoMemCopy {
-			return uncompressed_nomemcopy(w, asset, fd)
+			err = uncompressed_nomemcopy(w, asset, fd)
 		} else {
-			return uncompressed_memcopy(w, asset, fd)
+			err = uncompressed_memcopy(w, asset, fd)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if c.NoMemCopy {
-			return compressed_nomemcopy(w, asset, fd)
+			err = compressed_nomemcopy(w, asset, fd)
 		} else {
-			return compressed_memcopy(w, asset, fd)
+			err = compressed_memcopy(w, asset, fd)
 		}
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return asset_release_common(w, asset)
 }
 
 // sanitize prepares a valid UTF-8 string as a raw string constant.
@@ -97,6 +106,8 @@ func header_compressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer) error {
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"unsafe"
+	"os"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func bindata_read(data, name string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -135,6 +146,8 @@ func header_compressed_memcopy(w io.Writer) error {
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
+	"os"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func bindata_read(data []byte, name string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -164,6 +177,8 @@ func header_uncompressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer) error {
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"unsafe"
+	"os"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func bindata_read(data, name string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -185,11 +200,49 @@ func header_uncompressed_memcopy(w io.Writer) error {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, `import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"os"
+	"time"
 )
 `)
 	return err
 }
 
+func header_release_common(w io.Writer) error {
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, `type asset struct {
+	bytes []byte
+	info  os.FileInfo
+}
+
+type bindata_file_info struct {
+	name string
+	size int64
+	mode os.FileMode
+	modTime time.Time
+}
+
+func (fi bindata_file_info) Name() string {
+	return fi.name
+}
+func (fi bindata_file_info) Size() int64 {
+	return fi.size
+}
+func (fi bindata_file_info) Mode() os.FileMode {
+	return fi.mode
+}
+func (fi bindata_file_info) ModTime() time.Time {
+	return fi.modTime
+}
+func (fi bindata_file_info) IsDir() bool {
+	return false
+}
+func (fi bindata_file_info) Sys() interface{} {
+	return nil
+}
+
+`)
+	return err
+}
+
 func compressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) error {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, `var _%s = "`, asset.Func)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -206,7 +259,7 @@ func compressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) error {
 
 	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, `"
 
-func %s() ([]byte, error) {
+func %s_bytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return bindata_read(
 		_%s,
 		%q,
@@ -233,7 +286,7 @@ func compressed_memcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) error {
 
 	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, `")
 
-func %s() ([]byte, error) {
+func %s_bytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return bindata_read(
 		_%s,
 		%q,
@@ -257,7 +310,7 @@ func uncompressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) error {
 
 	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, `"
 
-func %s() ([]byte, error) {
+func %s_bytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return bindata_read(
 		_%s,
 		%q,
@@ -286,10 +339,31 @@ func uncompressed_memcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) error {
 
 	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, `)
 
-func %s() ([]byte, error) {
+func %s_bytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return _%s, nil
 }
 
 `, asset.Func, asset.Func)
 	return err
 }
+
+func asset_release_common(w io.Writer, asset *Asset) error {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(asset.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, `func %s() (*asset, error) {
+	bytes, err := %s_bytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	info := bindata_file_info{name: %q, size: %d, mode: os.FileMode(%d), modTime: time.Unix(%d, 0)}
+	a := &asset{bytes: bytes, info:  info}
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+`, asset.Func, asset.Func, asset.Name, fi.Size(), uint32(fi.Mode()), fi.ModTime().Unix())
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/toc.go b/toc.go
index cbbae6e..0228410 100644
--- a/toc.go
+++ b/toc.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (root *assetTree) writeGoMap(w io.Writer, nident int) {
 
 func (root *assetTree) WriteAsGoMap(w io.Writer) error {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprint(w, `type _bintree_t struct {
-	Func func() ([]byte, error)
+	Func func() (*asset, error)
 	Children map[string]*_bintree_t
 }
 var _bintree = `)
@@ -161,11 +161,30 @@ func writeTOCHeader(w io.Writer) error {
 func Asset(name string) ([]byte, error) {
 	cannonicalName := strings.Replace(name, "\\", "/", -1)
 	if f, ok := _bindata[cannonicalName]; ok {
-		return f()
+		a, err := f()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Asset %%s can't read by error: %%v", name, err)
+		}
+		return a.bytes, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Asset %%s not found", name)
 }
 
+// AssetInfo loads and returns the asset info for the given name.
+// It returns an error if the asset could not be found or
+// could not be loaded.
+func AssetInfo(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
+	cannonicalName := strings.Replace(name, "\\", "/", -1)
+	if f, ok := _bindata[cannonicalName]; ok {
+		a, err := f()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("AssetInfo %%s can't read by error: %%v", name, err)
+		}
+		return a.info, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("AssetInfo %%s not found", name)
+}
+
 // AssetNames returns the names of the assets.
 func AssetNames() []string {
 	names := make([]string, 0, len(_bindata))
@@ -176,7 +195,7 @@ func AssetNames() []string {
 }
 
 // _bindata is a table, holding each asset generator, mapped to its name.
-var _bindata = map[string]func() ([]byte, error){
+var _bindata = map[string]func() (*asset, error){
 `)
 	return err
 }
@@ -190,6 +209,7 @@ func writeTOCAsset(w io.Writer, asset *Asset) error {
 // writeTOCFooter writes the table of contents file footer.
 func writeTOCFooter(w io.Writer) error {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, `}
+
 `)
 	return err
 }