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diff --git a/sam_header.c b/sam_header.c
index f4c8a3b..a1b5181 100644
--- a/sam_header.c
+++ b/sam_header.c
@@ -434,8 +434,14 @@ static int sam_header_line_validate(HeaderLine *hline)
         tag = tags->data;
         if ( !tag_exists(tag->key,required_tags[itype]) && !tag_exists(tag->key,optional_tags[itype]) )
         {
-            debug("Unknown tag [%c%c] for [%c%c].\n", tag->key[0],tag->key[1], hline->type[0],hline->type[1]);
-            return 0;
+            // Lower case tags are user-defined values.
+            if( !(islower(tag->key[0]) || islower(tag->key[1])) )
+            {
+                // Neither is lower case, but tag was not recognized.
+                debug("Unknown tag [%c%c] for [%c%c].\n", tag->key[0],tag->key[1], hline->type[0],hline->type[1]);
+                // return 0; // Even unknown tags are allowed - for forward compatibility with new attributes
+            }
+            // else - allow user defined tag
         }
         tags = tags->next;
     }
@@ -663,6 +669,36 @@ char **sam_header2list(const void *_dict, char type[2], char key_tag[2], int *_n
     return ret;
 }
 
+void *sam_header2key_val(void *iter, const char type[2], const char key_tag[2], const char value_tag[2], const char **_key, const char **_value)
+{
+    list_t *l = iter;
+    if ( !l ) return NULL;
+
+    while (l)
+    {
+        HeaderLine *hline = l->data;
+        if ( hline->type[0]!=type[0] || hline->type[1]!=type[1] )
+        {
+            l = l->next;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        HeaderTag *key, *value;
+        key   = header_line_has_tag(hline,key_tag);
+        value = header_line_has_tag(hline,value_tag);
+        if ( !key && !value ) 
+        {
+            l = l->next;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        *_key = key->value;
+        *_value = value->value;
+        return l->next;
+    }
+    return l;
+}
+
 const char *sam_tbl_get(void *h, const char *key)
 {
 	khash_t(str) *tbl = (khash_t(str)*)h;