diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index c86665c2..6bf5188d 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,31 @@ pub enum FileFlags {
     },
 }
 
+/// Segment flags that are specific to each file format.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum SegmentFlags {
+    /// No segment flags.
+    None,
+    /// ELF segment flags.
+    Elf {
+        /// `p_flags` field in the segment header.
+        p_flags: u32,
+    },
+    /// Mach-O segment flags.
+    MachO {
+        /// `maxprot` field in the segment header.
+        maxprot: u32,
+        /// `initprot` field in the segment header.
+        initprot: u32,
+    },
+    /// COFF segment flags.
+    Coff {
+        /// `Characteristics` field in the segment header.
+        characteristics: u32,
+    },
+}
+
 /// Section flags that are specific to each file format.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
diff --git a/src/read/any.rs b/src/read/any.rs
index ce99bc31..02e76dcd 100644
--- a/src/read/any.rs
+++ b/src/read/any.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use crate::read::{
     self, Architecture, BinaryFormat, CodeView, ComdatKind, CompressedData, CompressedFileRange,
     Error, Export, FileFlags, FileKind, Import, Object, ObjectComdat, ObjectKind, ObjectMap,
     ObjectSection, ObjectSegment, ObjectSymbol, ObjectSymbolTable, ReadRef, Relocation, Result,
-    SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind, SymbolFlags, SymbolIndex, SymbolKind, SymbolMap,
-    SymbolMapName, SymbolScope, SymbolSection,
+    SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind, SegmentFlags, SymbolFlags, SymbolIndex, SymbolKind,
+    SymbolMap, SymbolMapName, SymbolScope, SymbolSection,
 };
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use crate::{AddressSize, Endian, Endianness};
@@ -563,6 +563,10 @@ impl<'data, 'file, R: ReadRef<'data>> ObjectSegment<'data> for Segment<'data, 'f
     fn name(&self) -> Result<Option<&str>> {
         with_inner!(self.inner, SegmentInternal, |x| x.name())
     }
+
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags {
+        with_inner!(self.inner, SegmentInternal, |x| x.flags())
+    }
 }
 
 /// An iterator of the sections of a `File`.
diff --git a/src/read/coff/section.rs b/src/read/coff/section.rs
index cb2edec9..731e37ca 100644
--- a/src/read/coff/section.rs
+++ b/src/read/coff/section.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::pe;
 use crate::read::util::StringTable;
 use crate::read::{
     self, CompressedData, CompressedFileRange, Error, ObjectSection, ObjectSegment, ReadError,
-    ReadRef, Result, SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind,
+    ReadRef, Result, SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind, SegmentFlags,
 };
 
 use super::{CoffFile, CoffRelocationIterator};
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ impl<'data, 'file, R: ReadRef<'data>> ObjectSegment<'data> for CoffSegment<'data
             .read_error("Non UTF-8 COFF section name")
             .map(Some)
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags {
+        let characteristics = self.section.characteristics.get(LE);
+        SegmentFlags::Coff { characteristics }
+    }
 }
 
 /// An iterator over the sections of a `CoffFile`.
diff --git a/src/read/elf/segment.rs b/src/read/elf/segment.rs
index a64a4ba5..874ea92b 100644
--- a/src/read/elf/segment.rs
+++ b/src/read/elf/segment.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use core::{mem, slice, str};
 use crate::elf;
 use crate::endian::{self, Endianness};
 use crate::pod::Pod;
-use crate::read::{self, Bytes, ObjectSegment, ReadError, ReadRef};
+use crate::read::{self, Bytes, ObjectSegment, ReadError, ReadRef, SegmentFlags};
 
 use super::{ElfFile, FileHeader, NoteIterator};
 
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ where
     fn name(&self) -> read::Result<Option<&str>> {
         Ok(None)
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags {
+        let p_flags = self.segment.p_flags(self.file.endian);
+        SegmentFlags::Elf { p_flags }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A trait for generic access to `ProgramHeader32` and `ProgramHeader64`.
diff --git a/src/read/macho/segment.rs b/src/read/macho/segment.rs
index 3a09379d..2023282c 100644
--- a/src/read/macho/segment.rs
+++ b/src/read/macho/segment.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use core::{result, slice, str};
 use crate::endian::{self, Endianness};
 use crate::macho;
 use crate::pod::Pod;
-use crate::read::{self, ObjectSegment, ReadError, ReadRef, Result};
+use crate::read::{self, ObjectSegment, ReadError, ReadRef, Result, SegmentFlags};
 
 use super::{LoadCommandData, MachHeader, MachOFile, Section};
 
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ where
                 .read_error("Non UTF-8 Mach-O segment name")?,
         ))
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags {
+        let maxprot = self.internal.segment.maxprot(self.file.endian);
+        let initprot = self.internal.segment.initprot(self.file.endian);
+        SegmentFlags::MachO { maxprot, initprot }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
diff --git a/src/read/pe/section.rs b/src/read/pe/section.rs
index bc4a6e0c..70ac6264 100644
--- a/src/read/pe/section.rs
+++ b/src/read/pe/section.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::endian::LittleEndian as LE;
 use crate::pe;
 use crate::read::{
     self, CompressedData, CompressedFileRange, ObjectSection, ObjectSegment, ReadError, ReadRef,
-    Relocation, Result, SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind,
+    Relocation, Result, SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind, SegmentFlags,
 };
 
 use super::{ImageNtHeaders, PeFile, SectionTable};
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ where
                 .read_error("Non UTF-8 PE section name")?,
         ))
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags {
+        let characteristics = self.section.characteristics.get(LE);
+        SegmentFlags::Coff { characteristics }
+    }
 }
 
 /// An iterator over the sections of a `PeFile32`.
diff --git a/src/read/traits.rs b/src/read/traits.rs
index 2581d497..f1a473e0 100644
--- a/src/read/traits.rs
+++ b/src/read/traits.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use crate::read::{
     self, Architecture, CodeView, ComdatKind, CompressedData, CompressedFileRange, Export,
     FileFlags, Import, ObjectKind, ObjectMap, Relocation, Result, SectionFlags, SectionIndex,
-    SectionKind, SymbolFlags, SymbolIndex, SymbolKind, SymbolMap, SymbolMapName, SymbolScope,
-    SymbolSection,
+    SectionKind, SegmentFlags, SymbolFlags, SymbolIndex, SymbolKind, SymbolMap, SymbolMapName,
+    SymbolScope, SymbolSection,
 };
 use crate::Endianness;
 
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ pub trait ObjectSegment<'data>: read::private::Sealed {
     ///
     /// Returns an error if the name is not UTF-8.
     fn name(&self) -> Result<Option<&str>>;
+
+    /// Return the flags of segment.
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags;
 }
 
 /// A section defined in an object file.
diff --git a/src/read/wasm.rs b/src/read/wasm.rs
index ba006394..0113f597 100644
--- a/src/read/wasm.rs
+++ b/src/read/wasm.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use crate::read::{
     self, Architecture, ComdatKind, CompressedData, CompressedFileRange, Error, Export, FileFlags,
     Import, NoDynamicRelocationIterator, Object, ObjectComdat, ObjectKind, ObjectSection,
     ObjectSegment, ObjectSymbol, ObjectSymbolTable, ReadError, ReadRef, Relocation, Result,
-    SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind, SymbolFlags, SymbolIndex, SymbolKind, SymbolScope,
-    SymbolSection,
+    SectionFlags, SectionIndex, SectionKind, SegmentFlags, SymbolFlags, SymbolIndex, SymbolKind,
+    SymbolScope, SymbolSection,
 };
 
 const SECTION_CUSTOM: usize = 0;
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ impl<'data, 'file, R> ObjectSegment<'data> for WasmSegment<'data, 'file, R> {
     fn name(&self) -> Result<Option<&str>> {
         unreachable!()
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn flags(&self) -> SegmentFlags {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
 }
 
 /// An iterator over the sections of a `WasmFile`.