diff --git a/owslib/iso.py b/owslib/iso.py
index f4f19f76..57ba2307 100644
--- a/owslib/iso.py
+++ b/owslib/iso.py
@@ -1278,6 +1278,8 @@ def __init__(self, img_desc=None):
             self.attribute_description = None
             self.cloud_cover = None
             self.processing_level = None
+            self.illumination_elevation_angle = None
+            self.illumination_azimuth_angle = None
         else:
             val = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('gmd:attributeDescription/gco:RecordType', namespaces))
             self.attribute_description = util.testXMLValue(val)
@@ -1288,6 +1290,12 @@ def __init__(self, img_desc=None):
             val = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('gmd:cloudCoverPercentage/gco:Real', namespaces))
             self.cloud_cover = util.testXMLValue(val)
 
+            val = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('gmd:illuminationElevationAngle/gco:Real', namespaces))
+            self.illumination_elevation_angle = util.testXMLValue(val)
+
+            val = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('gmd:illuminationAzimuthAngle/gco:Real', namespaces))
+            self.illumination_azimuth_angle = util.testXMLValue(val)
+
             val = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval(
                 'gmd:processingLevelCode/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString', namespaces))
             self.processing_level = util.testXMLValue(val)
diff --git a/owslib/iso3.py b/owslib/iso3.py
index 6c1144db..9ebb95a2 100644
--- a/owslib/iso3.py
+++ b/owslib/iso3.py
@@ -1509,6 +1509,8 @@ def __init__(self, namespaces, img_desc=None):
             self.attributedescription = None
             self.cloudcover = None
             self.processinglevel = None
+            self.illumination_elevation_angle = None
+            self.illumination_azimuth_angle = None
         else:
             attdesc = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('mrc:attributeDescription/gco:RecordType', self.namespaces))
             self.attributedescription = util.testXMLValue(attdesc)
@@ -1519,6 +1521,12 @@ def __init__(self, namespaces, img_desc=None):
             cloudcov = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('mrc:cloudCoverPercentage/gco:Real', self.namespaces))
             self.cloudcover = util.testXMLValue(cloudcov)
 
+            iea = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('mrc:illuminationElevationAngle/gco:Real', self.namespaces))
+            self.illumination_elevation_angle = util.testXMLValue(iea)
+
+            iaa = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval('mrc:illuminationAzimuthAngle/gco:Real', self.namespaces))
+            self.illumination_azimuth_angle = util.testXMLValue(iaa)
+
             proclvl = img_desc.find(util.nspath_eval(
                 'mrc:processingLevelCode/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString', self.namespaces))
             self.processinglevel = util.testXMLValue(proclvl)