diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
index a5972bd8e1..c3b133e45d 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ def headers_to_object_info(headers, status_int=HTTP_OK):
             'length': headers.get('content-length'),
             'type': headers.get('content-type'),
             'etag': headers.get('etag'),
-            'meta': meta
+            'meta': meta,
+            'sysmeta': sysmeta
             }
     return info
 
diff --git a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
index 04039fbf2a..2c2094ffed 100644
--- a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
+++ b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
@@ -523,6 +523,15 @@ class TestFuncs(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(resp['meta']['whatevs'], 14)
         self.assertEquals(resp['meta']['somethingelse'], 0)
 
+    def test_headers_to_object_info_sys_meta(self):
+        prefix = get_sys_meta_prefix('object')
+        headers = {'%sWhatevs' % prefix: 14,
+                   '%ssomethingelse' % prefix: 0}
+        resp = headers_to_object_info(headers.items(), 200)
+        self.assertEquals(len(resp['sysmeta']), 2)
+        self.assertEquals(resp['sysmeta']['whatevs'], 14)
+        self.assertEquals(resp['sysmeta']['somethingelse'], 0)
+
     def test_headers_to_object_info_values(self):
         headers = {
             'content-length': '1024',