diff --git a/src/Metadata/Xmp.php b/src/Metadata/Xmp.php
index fa163f7..4911045 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Xmp.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Xmp.php
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ public static function fromFile($fileName)
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the first node (element or attribute) with the given field name and namespace.
+     *
      * @param      $field
      * @param      $ns
      * @param bool $checkAttributes
@@ -166,14 +168,15 @@ public static function fromFile($fileName)
      */
     private function getNode($field, $ns, $checkAttributes = true)
     {
-        $rdfDesc = $this->getRDFDescription($ns);
-
         // check for field as an element or an attribute
         $query = ($checkAttributes)? $field . '|@' . $field: $field;
-        $result = $this->xpath->query($query, $rdfDesc);
 
-        if ($result->length) {
-            return $result->item(0);
+        $rdfDescriptions = $this->getRDFDescriptions($ns);
+        foreach($rdfDescriptions as $rdfDesc) {
+            $result = $this->xpath->query($query, $rdfDesc);
+            if ($result->length) {
+                return $result->item(0);
+            }
         }
 
         return null;
@@ -267,29 +270,28 @@ private function getSeq($field, $namespace)
 
         return null;
     }
-
     /**
+     * Returns all `rdf:Description` elements with the given namespace.
+     *
      * @param $namespace
      *
-     * @return \DOMNode|null
+     * @return array Array of \DOMNode
      */
-    private function getRDFDescription($namespace)
+    private function getRDFDescriptions($namespace)
     {
-        // element
-        $description = $this->xpath->query("//rdf:Description[*[namespace-uri()='$namespace']]");
-
-        if ($description->length > 0) {
-            return $description->item(0);
-        }
+        $result = [];
 
-        // attribute
-        $description = $this->xpath->query("//rdf:Description[@*[namespace-uri()='$namespace']]");
+        $element_query = "//rdf:Description[*[namespace-uri()='$namespace']]";
+        $attribute_query = "//rdf:Description[@*[namespace-uri()='$namespace']]";
+        foreach([$element_query, $attribute_query] as $query) {
+            $description = $this->xpath->query($query);
 
-        if ($description->length > 0) {
-            return $description->item(0);
+            if ($description->length > 0) {
+                $result = array_merge($result, iterator_to_array($description));
+            }
         }
 
-        return null;
+        return $result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Metadata/XmpTest.php b/tests/Metadata/XmpTest.php
index 58ac971..b668979 100644
--- a/tests/Metadata/XmpTest.php
+++ b/tests/Metadata/XmpTest.php
@@ -454,6 +454,49 @@ public function testGetImageRegionFromImageResavedWithPhotoshop()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @covers ::getImageRegions
+     *
+     * The RDF/XML structure might contain several instances of
+     * <rdf:Description xmlns:Iptc4xmpExt="...">. This test validates that we
+     * find the image regions even when they are not located in the first
+     * <rdf:Description> element.
+     *
+     * See https://github.com/Frameright/php-image-metadata-parser/issues/25
+     */
+    public function testGetImageRegionFromImageWithMultipleRdfDescriptions()
+    {
+        // FIXME This test is disabled because we need a corresponding test fixture.
+        // See https://github.com/Frameright/php-image-metadata-parser/issues/25
+        return true;
+
+        $jpeg = JPEG::fromFile(
+            __DIR__ . '/../Fixtures/multipleRdfDesc.jpg');
+
+        $xmp = $jpeg->getXmp();
+
+        $expectedFirstRegion = new ImageRegion();
+        $expectedFirstRegion->regionDefinitionId = 'definition-0dae7c70-f936-49ad-80d2-a9f0f6c0fcdb';
+        $expectedFirstRegion->regionName = '1:1 Square (Common sizes)';
+        $expectedFirstRegion->id = 'crop-0fd40a5b-ad5f-4b29-9ab2-43afc21b44a6';
+        $expectedFirstRegion->names = null;
+        $expectedFirstRegion->types = null;
+        $expectedFirstRegion->roles = [
+            'http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/imageregionrole/cropping',
+        ];
+        $expectedFirstRegion->rbShape = 'rectangle';
+        $expectedFirstRegion->rbUnit = 'relative';
+        $expectedFirstRegion->rbXY = new Point(0.11890472618154539, 0.13225);
+        $expectedFirstRegion->rbRx = null;
+        $expectedFirstRegion->rbH = '0.4785';
+        $expectedFirstRegion->rbW = '0.7179294823705926';
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $expectedFirstRegion,
+            $xmp->getImageRegions()[0]
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param Xmp $xmp
      */