diff --git a/Header_Files/irisximeaimager.h b/Header_Files/irisximeaimager.h
index 8ec8615..f27d207 100644
--- a/Header_Files/irisximeaimager.h
+++ b/Header_Files/irisximeaimager.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Iris
         int getSpatialBin();
         void setRoi(int OffsetX, int width, int OffsetY, int height);
         int getBufferSizeOfOneFrame();
+        float getTemperature();
     public:
         float m_fGain;
         float m_fOffset;
diff --git a/Source_Files/irisximeaimager.cpp b/Source_Files/irisximeaimager.cpp
index 4ea49c6..fdb0487 100644
--- a/Source_Files/irisximeaimager.cpp
+++ b/Source_Files/irisximeaimager.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ int Iris::IrisXimeaImager::getBufferSizeOfOneFrame()
     return static_cast<int>(m_image.bp_size);
 }
 
+float Iris::IrisXimeaImager::getTemperature()
+{
+    float temperature = 0.0;
+    CE(xiGetParamFloat(m_xiH, XI_PRM_TEMP, &temperature));
+
+    return temperature;
+}
+
 Iris::IrisXimeaImager::IrisXimeaImager()
 {
     m_xiH=NULL;