diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 578294fb..14205d89 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Package torrent implements a torrent client.
-
-Simple example:
-
-	c, _ := torrent.NewClient(&torrent.Config{})
-	defer c.Close()
-	t, _ := c.AddMagnet("magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ZOCMZQIPFFW7OLLMIC5HUB6BPCSDEOQU")
-	t.DownloadAll()
-	c.WaitAll()
-	log.Print("ermahgerd, torrent downloaded")
-
-
-*/
 package torrent
 
 import (
@@ -38,18 +24,18 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/sync"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/utp"
 	"github.com/bradfitz/iter"
 
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/data"
 	filePkg "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/data/file"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/dht"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/internal/pieceordering"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/iplist"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/logonce"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/mse"
 	pp "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/peer_protocol"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/tracker"
@@ -657,7 +643,7 @@ func (cl *Client) Torrent(ih InfoHash) (T Torrent, ok bool) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	T = Torrent{cl, t}
+	T = Torrent{cl, t, t.gotMetainfo}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -1894,7 +1880,6 @@ func newTorrent(ih InfoHash) (t *torrent, err error) {
 		HalfOpen: make(map[string]struct{}),
 	}
 	t.wantPeers.L = &t.stateMu
-	t.GotMetainfo = t.gotMetainfo
 	return
 }
 
@@ -1981,7 +1966,7 @@ type Handle interface {
 // available first.
 func (t Torrent) Files() (ret []File) {
 	t.cl.mu.Lock()
-	info := t.Info
+	info := t.Info()
 	t.cl.mu.Unlock()
 	if info == nil {
 		return
@@ -2017,7 +2002,8 @@ func (t Torrent) AddPeers(pp []Peer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Marks the entire torrent for download.
+// Marks the entire torrent for download. Requires the info first, see
+// GotInfo.
 func (t Torrent) DownloadAll() {
 	t.cl.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.cl.mu.Unlock()
@@ -2626,7 +2612,7 @@ func (cl *Client) verifyPiece(t *torrent, index pp.Integer) {
 func (me *Client) Torrents() (ret []Torrent) {
 	me.mu.Lock()
 	for _, t := range me.torrents {
-		ret = append(ret, Torrent{me, t})
+		ret = append(ret, Torrent{me, t, t.gotMetainfo})
 	}
 	me.mu.Unlock()
 	return
diff --git a/cmd/magnet-metainfo/main.go b/cmd/magnet-metainfo/main.go
index 079f38b7..da94532e 100644
--- a/cmd/magnet-metainfo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/magnet-metainfo/main.go
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
-
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			<-t.GotMetainfo
+			<-t.GotInfo
 			mi := t.MetaInfo()
 			t.Drop()
 			f, err := os.Create(mi.Info.Name + ".torrent")
diff --git a/cmd/torrent/main.go b/cmd/torrent/main.go
index 116b33b9..dcb46914 100644
--- a/cmd/torrent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/torrent/main.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	_ "github.com/anacrolix/envpprof"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 )
 
 // fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s \n", os.Args[0])
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ func bytesCompleted(tc *torrent.Client) (ret int64) {
 func totalBytesEstimate(tc *torrent.Client) (ret int64) {
 	var noInfo, hadInfo int64
 	for _, t := range tc.Torrents() {
-		if t.Info == nil {
+		info := t.Info()
+		if info == nil {
 			noInfo++
 			continue
 		}
-		ret += t.Info.TotalLength()
+		ret += info.TotalLength()
 		hadInfo++
 	}
 	if hadInfo != 0 {
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func main() {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		go func() {
-			<-t.GotMetainfo
+			<-t.GotInfo
 			t.DownloadAll()
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8670a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+Package torrent implements a torrent client.
+
+Simple example:
+
+	c, _ := torrent.NewClient(&torrent.Config{})
+	defer c.Close()
+	t, _ := c.AddMagnet("magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ZOCMZQIPFFW7OLLMIC5HUB6BPCSDEOQU")
+	<-t.GotInfo
+	t.DownloadAll()
+	c.WaitAll()
+	log.Print("ermahgerd, torrent downloaded")
+
+
+*/
+package torrent
diff --git a/fs/torrentfs.go b/fs/torrentfs.go
index b7988313..5fcd8eea 100644
--- a/fs/torrentfs.go
+++ b/fs/torrentfs.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 
 	"bazil.org/fuse"
 	fusefs "bazil.org/fuse/fs"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -237,16 +237,17 @@ func (dn dirNode) Attr(attr *fuse.Attr) {
 
 func (me rootNode) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (_node fusefs.Node, err error) {
 	for _, t := range me.fs.Client.Torrents() {
-		if t.Name() != name || t.Info == nil {
+		info := t.Info()
+		if t.Name() != name || info == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		__node := node{
-			metadata: t.Info,
+			metadata: info,
 			FS:       me.fs,
 			t:        t,
 		}
-		if !t.Info.IsDir() {
-			_node = fileNode{__node, uint64(t.Info.Length), 0}
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			_node = fileNode{__node, uint64(info.Length), 0}
 		} else {
 			_node = dirNode{__node}
 		}
@@ -260,13 +261,14 @@ func (me rootNode) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (_node fusefs.Node,
 
 func (me rootNode) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (dirents []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 	for _, t := range me.fs.Client.Torrents() {
-		if t.Info == nil {
+		info := t.Info()
+		if info == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		dirents = append(dirents, fuse.Dirent{
-			Name: t.Info.Name,
+			Name: info.Name,
 			Type: func() fuse.DirentType {
-				if !t.Info.IsDir() {
+				if !info.IsDir() {
 					return fuse.DT_File
 				} else {
 					return fuse.DT_Dir
diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index 60357f4e..3cdae00a 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (r *Reader) readAt(b []byte, pos int64) (n int, err error) {
 	// }()
 	r.t.cl.mu.Lock()
 	defer r.t.cl.mu.Unlock()
-	maxLen := r.t.Info.TotalLength() - pos
+	maxLen := r.t.torrent.Info.TotalLength() - pos
 	if maxLen <= 0 {
 		err = io.EOF
 		return
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (r *Reader) Seek(off int64, whence int) (ret int64, err error) {
 	case os.SEEK_CUR:
 		r.pos += off
 	case os.SEEK_END:
-		r.pos = r.t.Info.TotalLength() + off
+		r.pos = r.t.torrent.Info.TotalLength() + off
 	default:
 		err = errors.New("bad whence")
 	}
diff --git a/t.go b/t.go
index be35c8c6..a4cf064f 100644
--- a/t.go
+++ b/t.go
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 package torrent
 
+import (
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
+)
+
 // The public interface for a torrent within a Client.
 
 // A handle to a live torrent within a Client.
 type Torrent struct {
 	cl *Client
 	*torrent
+	// Closed when the info (.Info()) for the torrent has become available.
+	// Using features of Torrent that require the info before it is available
+	// will have undefined behaviour.
+	GotInfo <-chan struct{}
+}
+
+func (t *Torrent) Info() *metainfo.Info {
+	return t.torrent.Info
 }
 
 func (t *Torrent) NewReader() (ret *Reader) {
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 88863646..fd213d5b 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	"github.com/bradfitz/iter"
 
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/data"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	pp "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/peer_protocol"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/tracker"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/util"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type torrent struct {
 
 	data StatefulData
 
-	// The info dict. Nil if we don't have it.
+	// The info dict. Nil if we don't have it (yet).
 	Info *metainfo.Info
 	// Active peer connections, running message stream loops.
 	Conns []*connection
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ type torrent struct {
 
 	// Closed when .Info is set.
 	gotMetainfo chan struct{}
-	GotMetainfo <-chan struct{}
 
 	pruneTimer *time.Timer
 }