diff --git a/internal/elements.go b/internal/elements.go
index fb9072e..6856333 100644
--- a/internal/elements.go
+++ b/internal/elements.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // TODO: cache parsed value
@@ -229,3 +230,31 @@ func (t *ResourceType) Is(name xml.Name) bool {
 }
 
 var CollectionName = xml.Name{"DAV:", "collection"}
+
+// https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-15.4
+type GetContentLength struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"DAV: getcontentlength"`
+	Length  int64    `xml:",chardata"`
+}
+
+// https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-15.5
+type GetContentType struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"DAV: getcontenttype"`
+	Type    string   `xml:",chardata"`
+}
+
+type Date string
+
+func NewDate(t time.Time) Date {
+	return Date(t.Format(time.RFC1123Z))
+}
+
+func (d Date) Time() (time.Time, error) {
+	return http.ParseTime(string(d))
+}
+
+// https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-15.7
+type GetLastModified struct {
+	XMLName      xml.Name `xml:"DAV: getlastmodified"`
+	LastModified Date     `xml:",chardata"`
+}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 8a3985b..a99d6f5 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ func HTTPErrorf(code int, format string, a ...interface{}) *HTTPError {
 }
 
 func (err *HTTPError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%v %v: %v", err.Code, http.StatusText(err.Code), err.Err)
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("%v %v", err.Code, http.StatusText(err.Code))
+	if err.Err != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v: %v", s, err.Err)
+	} else {
+		return s
+	}
 }
 
 type File interface {
@@ -179,7 +184,12 @@ func (h *Handler) propfindFile(propfind *internal.Propfind, name string, fi os.F
 			f, ok := liveProps[xmlName]
 			if ok {
 				if v, err := f(h, name, fi); err != nil {
-					code = http.StatusInternalServerError // TODO: better error handling
+					// TODO: don't throw away error message here
+					if httpErr, ok := err.(*HTTPError); ok {
+						code = httpErr.Code
+					} else {
+						code = http.StatusInternalServerError
+					}
 				} else {
 					code = http.StatusOK
 					val = v
@@ -207,4 +217,28 @@ var liveProps = map[xml.Name]PropfindFunc{
 		}
 		return internal.NewResourceType(types...), nil
 	},
+	{"DAV:", "getcontentlength"}: func(h *Handler, name string, fi os.FileInfo) (interface{}, error) {
+		if fi.IsDir() {
+			return nil, &HTTPError{Code: http.StatusNotFound}
+		}
+		return &internal.GetContentLength{Length: fi.Size()}, nil
+	},
+	{"DAV:", "getcontenttype"}: func(h *Handler, name string, fi os.FileInfo) (interface{}, error) {
+		if fi.IsDir() {
+			return nil, &HTTPError{Code: http.StatusNotFound}
+		}
+		t := mime.TypeByExtension(path.Ext(name))
+		if t == "" {
+			// TODO: use http.DetectContentType
+			return nil, &HTTPError{Code: http.StatusNotFound}
+		}
+		return &internal.GetContentType{Type: t}, nil
+	},
+	{"DAV:", "getlastmodified"}: func(h *Handler, name string, fi os.FileInfo) (interface{}, error) {
+		if fi.IsDir() {
+			return nil, &HTTPError{Code: http.StatusNotFound}
+		}
+		return &internal.GetLastModified{LastModified: internal.NewDate(fi.ModTime())}, nil
+	},
+	// TODO: getetag
 }