diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 729668d..5106aa0 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "DataAPI"
 uuid = "9a962f9c-6df0-11e9-0e5d-c546b8b5ee8a"
 authors = ["quinnj <quinn.jacobd@gmail.com>"]
-version = "1.10.0"
+version = "1.11.0"
 
 [compat]
 julia = "1"
diff --git a/src/DataAPI.jl b/src/DataAPI.jl
index 567b8e8..2697413 100644
--- a/src/DataAPI.jl
+++ b/src/DataAPI.jl
@@ -287,4 +287,158 @@ using a `sink` function to materialize the table.
 """
 function allcombinations end
 
+const STYLE_INFO = """
+One of the uses of the metadata `style` is decision
+how the metadata should be propagated when `x` is transformed. This interface
+defines the `:default` style that indicates that metadata should not be propagated
+under any operations (it is only preserved when a copy of the source table is
+performed). All types supporting metadata allow at least this style.
+"""
+
+const COL_INFO = """
+`col` must have a type that is supported by table `x` for column indexing.
+Following the Tables.jl contract `Symbol` and `Int` are always allowed.
+Passing `col` that is not a column of `x` throws an error.
+"""
+
+"""
+    metadata(x, key::AbstractString; style::Bool=false)
+
+Return metadata value associated with object `x` for key `key`.
+If `x` does not support metadata throw `ArgumentError`.
+If `x` supports metadata, but does not have a mapping for `key` throw
+`KeyError`.
+
+If `style=true` return a tuple of metadata value and metadata style. Metadata
+style is an additional information about the kind of metadata that is stored
+for the `key`.
+
+$STYLE_INFO
+"""
+metadata(::T, ::AbstractString; style::Bool=false) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support getting metadata"))
+
+"""
+    metadatakeys(x)
+
+Return an iterator of metadata keys for which `metadata(x, key)` returns a
+metadata value. If `x` does not support metadata return `()`.
+"""
+metadatakeys(::Any) = ()
+
+"""
+    metadata!(x, key::AbstractString, value; style)
+
+Set metadata for object `x` for key `key` to have value `value`
+and style `style` and return `x`.
+If `x` does not support setting metadata throw `ArgumentError`.
+
+$STYLE_INFO
+"""
+metadata!(::T, ::AbstractString, ::Any; style) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support setting metadata"))
+
+"""
+    deletemetadata!(x, key::AbstractString)
+
+Delete metadata for object `x` for key `key` and return `x`
+(if metadata for `key` is not present do not perform any action).
+If `x` does not support metadata deletion throw `ArgumentError`.
+"""
+deletemetadata!(::T, ::AbstractString) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+
+"""
+    emptymetadata!(x)
+
+Delete all metadata for object `x`.
+If `x` does not support metadata deletion throw `ArgumentError`.
+"""
+emptymetadata!(::T) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+
+"""
+    colmetadata(x, col, key::AbstractString; style::Bool=false)
+
+Return metadata value associated with table `x` for column `col` and key `key`.
+If `x` does not support metadata for column `col` throw `ArgumentError`. If `x`
+supports metadata, but does not have a mapping for column `col` for `key` throw
+`KeyError`.
+
+$COL_INFO
+
+If `style=true` return a tuple of metadata value and metadata style. Metadata
+style is an additional information about the kind of metadata that is stored for
+the `key`.
+
+$STYLE_INFO
+"""
+colmetadata(::T, ::Int, ::AbstractString; style::Bool=false) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support getting column metadata"))
+colmetadata(::T, ::Symbol, ::AbstractString; style::Bool=false) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support getting column metadata"))
+
+"""
+    colmetadatakeys(x, [col])
+
+If `col` is passed return an iterator of metadata keys for which `metadata(x,
+col, key)` returns a metadata value. If `x` does not support metadata for column
+`col` return `()`.
+
+`col` must have a type that is supported by table `x` for column indexing.
+Following the Tables.jl contract `Symbol` and `Int` are always allowed. Passing
+`col` that is not a column of `x` either throws an error (this is a
+preferred behavior if it is possible) or returns `()` (this duality is allowed
+as some Tables.jl tables do not have a schema).
+
+If `col` is not passed return an iterator of `col => colmetadatakeys(x, col)`
+pairs for all columns that have metadata, where `col` are `Symbol`.
+If `x` does not support column metadata return `()`.
+"""
+colmetadatakeys(::Any, ::Int) = ()
+colmetadatakeys(::Any, ::Symbol) = ()
+colmetadatakeys(::Any) = ()
+
+"""
+    colmetadata!(x, col, key::AbstractString, value; style)
+
+Set metadata for table `x` for column `col` for key `key` to have value `value`
+and style `style` and return `x`.
+If `x` does not support setting metadata for column `col` throw `ArgumentError`.
+
+$COL_INFO
+
+$STYLE_INFO
+"""
+colmetadata!(::T, ::Int, ::AbstractString, ::Any; style) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support setting metadata"))
+colmetadata!(::T, ::Symbol, ::AbstractString, ::Any; style) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support setting metadata"))
+
+"""
+    deletecolmetadata!(x, col, key::AbstractString)
+
+Delete metadata for table `x` for column `col` for key `key` and return `x`
+(if metadata for `key` is not present do not perform any action).
+If `x` does not support metadata deletion for column `col` throw `ArgumentError`.
+"""
+deletecolmetadata!(::T, ::Symbol, ::AbstractString) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+deletecolmetadata!(::T, ::Int, ::AbstractString) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+
+"""
+    emptycolmetadata!(x, [col])
+
+Delete all metadata for table `x` for column `col`.
+If `col` is not passed delete all column level metadata for table `x`.
+If `x` does not support metadata deletion for column `col` throw `ArgumentError`.
+"""
+emptycolmetadata!(::T, ::Symbol) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+emptycolmetadata!(::T, ::Int) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+emptycolmetadata!(::T) where {T} =
+    throw(ArgumentError("Objects of type $T do not support metadata deletion"))
+
 end # module
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 9782ac2..c8384de 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -10,6 +10,79 @@ Base.size(x::TestArray) = size(x.x)
 Base.getindex(x::TestArray, i) = x.x[i]
 DataAPI.levels(x::TestArray) = reverse(DataAPI.levels(x.x))
 
+# An example implementation of metadata
+# For simplicity Int col indexing is not implemented
+# and no checking if col is a column of a table is performed
+
+struct TestMeta
+    table::Dict{String, Any}
+    col::Dict{Symbol, Dict{String, Any}}
+
+    TestMeta() = new(Dict{String, Any}(), Dict{Symbol, Dict{String, Any}}())
+end
+
+function DataAPI.metadata(x::TestMeta, key::AbstractString; style::Bool=false)
+    return style ? x.table[key] : x.table[key][1]
+end
+
+DataAPI.metadatakeys(x::TestMeta) = keys(x.table)
+
+function DataAPI.metadata!(x::TestMeta, key::AbstractString, value; style)
+    x.table[key] = (value, style)
+    return x
+end
+
+function DataAPI.metadata!(x::TestMeta, key::AbstractString, value; style)
+    x.table[key] = (value, style)
+    return x
+end
+
+DataAPI.deletemetadata!(x::TestMeta, key::AbstractString) = delete!(x.table, key)
+DataAPI.emptymetadata!(x::TestMeta) = empty!(x.table)
+
+function DataAPI.colmetadata(x::TestMeta, col::Symbol, key::AbstractString; style::Bool=false)
+    return style ? x.col[col][key] : x.col[col][key][1]
+end
+
+function DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(x::TestMeta, col::Symbol)
+    haskey(x.col, col) && return keys(x.col[col])
+    return ()
+end
+
+function DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(x::TestMeta)
+    isempty(x.col) && return ()
+    return (col => keys(x.col[col]) for col in keys(x.col))
+end
+
+function DataAPI.colmetadata!(x::TestMeta, col::Symbol, key::AbstractString, value; style)
+    if haskey(x.col, col)
+        x.col[col][key] = (value, style)
+    else
+        x.col[col] = Dict{Any, Any}(key => (value, style))
+    end
+    return x
+end
+
+function DataAPI.deletecolmetadata!(x::TestMeta, col::Symbol, key::AbstractString)
+    if haskey(x.col, col)
+        delete!(x.col[col], key)
+    else
+        throw(ArgumentError("column $col not found"))
+    end
+    return x
+end
+
+function DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(x::TestMeta, col::Symbol)
+    if haskey(x.col, col)
+        delete!(x.col, col)
+    else
+        throw(ArgumentError("column $col not found"))
+    end
+    return x
+end
+
+DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(x::TestMeta) = empty!(x.col)
+
 @testset "DataAPI" begin
 
 @testset "defaultarray" begin
@@ -173,4 +246,62 @@ end
     @test DataAPI.unwrap(missing) === missing
 end
 
+@testset "metadata" begin
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.metadata!(1, "a", 10, style=:default)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.deletemetadata!(1, "a")
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.emptymetadata!(1)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.metadata(1, "a")
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.metadata(1, "a", style=true)
+    @test DataAPI.metadatakeys(1) == ()
+
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.colmetadata!(1, :col, "a", 10, style=:default)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.deletecolmetadata!(1, :col, "a")
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(1, :col)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.deletecolmetadata!(1, 1, "a")
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(1, 1)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(1)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.colmetadata(1, :col, "a")
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.colmetadata(1, :col, "a", style=true)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.colmetadata!(1, 1, "a", 10, style=:default)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.colmetadata(1, 1, "a")
+    @test_throws ArgumentError DataAPI.colmetadata(1, 1, "a", style=true)
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(1, :col) == ()
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(1, 1) == ()
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(1) == ()
+
+    tm = TestMeta()
+    @test isempty(DataAPI.metadatakeys(tm))
+    @test DataAPI.metadata!(tm, "a", "100", style=:note) == tm
+    @test collect(DataAPI.metadatakeys(tm)) == ["a"]
+    @test_throws KeyError DataAPI.metadata(tm, "b")
+    @test_throws KeyError DataAPI.metadata(tm, "b", style=true)
+    @test DataAPI.metadata(tm, "a") == "100"
+    @test DataAPI.metadata(tm, "a", style=true) == ("100", :note)
+    DataAPI.deletemetadata!(tm, "a")
+    @test isempty(DataAPI.metadatakeys(tm))
+    @test DataAPI.metadata!(tm, "a", "100", style=:note) == tm
+    DataAPI.emptymetadata!(tm)
+    @test isempty(DataAPI.metadatakeys(tm))
+
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm) == ()
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm, :col) == ()
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadata!(tm, :col, "a", "100", style=:note) == tm
+    @test [k => collect(v) for  (k, v) in DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm)] == [:col => ["a"]]
+    @test collect(DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm, :col)) == ["a"]
+    @test_throws KeyError DataAPI.colmetadata(tm, :col, "b")
+    @test_throws KeyError DataAPI.colmetadata(tm, :col, "b", style=true)
+    @test_throws KeyError DataAPI.colmetadata(tm, :col2, "a")
+    @test_throws KeyError DataAPI.colmetadata(tm, :col2, "a", style=true)
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadata(tm, :col, "a") == "100"
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadata(tm, :col, "a", style=true) == ("100", :note)
+    DataAPI.deletecolmetadata!(tm, :col, "a")
+    @test isempty(DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm, :col))
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadata!(tm, :col, "a", "100", style=:note) == tm
+    DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(tm, :col)
+    @test isempty(DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm, :col))
+    @test DataAPI.colmetadata!(tm, :col, "a", "100", style=:note) == tm
+    DataAPI.emptycolmetadata!(tm)
+    @test isempty(DataAPI.colmetadatakeys(tm))
+end
+
 end # @testset "DataAPI"