diff --git a/stream/mts/meta.go b/stream/mts/meta.go
index 62097d30..8bd5365b 100644
--- a/stream/mts/meta.go
+++ b/stream/mts/meta.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ package mts
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -131,3 +132,14 @@ func (m *Metadata) Encode() []byte {
 
 	return m.enc
 }
+
+func ReadFrom(d []byte, key string) (string, error) {
+	entries := strings.Split(string(d), "\t")
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		kv := strings.Split(entry, "=")
+		if kv[0] == key {
+			return kv[1], nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", errors.New("could not find key in metadata")
+}