diff --git a/characterize.py b/characterize.py
index 7b56559..f994e83 100644
--- a/characterize.py
+++ b/characterize.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import traceback
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+import array
 
 import hachoir.core.config as hachoir_config
 from hachoir.core.log import log as hachoir_logger, Log, Logger
@@ -127,10 +128,19 @@ def start(self) -> None:
     def execute(self, request: ServiceRequest) -> None:
         request.result = Result()
 
-        # 1. Calculate entropy map
         with open(request.file_path, 'rb') as fin:
+            # 1. Calculate entropy map
             (entropy, part_entropies) = calculate_partition_entropy(fin)
 
+            # 2. Optionally get byte histogram
+            get_byte_histogram = self.config.get("get_entropy_histogram", False)
+            if get_byte_histogram:
+                fin.seek(0)
+                file_bytes = fin.read()
+                histogram = array.array('L', [0] * 256)
+                for byte in file_bytes:
+                    histogram[byte] += 1
+
         entropy_graph_data = {
             'type': 'colormap',
             'data': {
@@ -139,9 +149,18 @@ def execute(self, request: ServiceRequest) -> None:
             }
         }
 
-        ResultSection(f"File entropy: {round(entropy, 3)}", parent=request.result, body_format=BODY_FORMAT.GRAPH_DATA,
+        entropy_sec = ResultSection(f"File entropy: {round(entropy, 3)}", parent=request.result, body_format=BODY_FORMAT.GRAPH_DATA,
                       body=json.dumps(entropy_graph_data))
 
+        if get_byte_histogram:
+            histogram_data = { 'entropy_byte_histogram' : histogram.tolist() }
+            histo_subsec = ResultSection(
+                'File Byte Histogram',
+                body_format=BODY_FORMAT.KEY_VALUE,
+                body=histogram_data,
+                parent=entropy_sec
+            )
+
         if request.file_type == "meta/shortcut/windows":
             # 2. Parse windows shortcuts
             self.parse_link(request.result, request.file_path)
diff --git a/service_manifest.yml b/service_manifest.yml
index 64b52fd..2bb9657 100644
--- a/service_manifest.yml
+++ b/service_manifest.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ enabled: true
 is_external: false
 licence_count: 0
 
-config: {}
+config: {
+  get_entropy_histogram: false
+}
 
 submission_params: []