diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera.h b/include/libcamera/camera.h
index b24a297400..53089282a4 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class FrameBuffer;
 class FrameBufferAllocator;
 class PipelineHandler;
 class Request;
+class MetadataListPlan;
 
 class SensorConfiguration
 {
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ public:
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const;
 	const ControlList &properties() const;
+	const MetadataListPlan &metadata() const;
 
 	const std::set<Stream *> &streams() const;
 
diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera.h
index 8a2e9ed589..016c1ae512 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/base/class.h>
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/metadata_list_plan.h>
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 	std::queue<Request *> waitingRequests_;
 	ControlInfoMap controlInfo_;
 	ControlList properties_;
+	MetadataListPlan metadataPlan_;
 
 	uint32_t requestSequence_;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 2e1e146a25..7bfa50b52c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -658,6 +658,14 @@ Camera::Private::~Private()
  * when creating the camera, and shall not be modified afterwards.
  */
 
+/**
+ * \var Camera::Private::metadataPlan_
+ * \brief The set of metadata supported by the camera
+ *
+ * The metadata information shall be initialised by the pipeline handler when
+ * creating the camera.
+ */
+
 /**
  * \var Camera::Private::requestSequence_
  * \brief The queuing sequence number of the request
@@ -1074,6 +1082,19 @@ const ControlInfoMap &Camera::controls() const
 	return _d()->controlInfo_;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve the set of metadata supported by the camera
+ *
+ * The list of metadata controls that may be reported by the camera
+ * for a \ref Request::metadata() "request".
+ *
+ * \return A MetadataListPlan listing the metadata controls supported by the camera
+ */
+const MetadataListPlan &Camera::metadata() const
+{
+	return _d()->metadataPlan_;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Retrieve the list of properties of the camera
  *