diff --git a/lib/apipie/dsl_definition.rb b/lib/apipie/dsl_definition.rb
index 3bda1fb9..3c19c759 100644
--- a/lib/apipie/dsl_definition.rb
+++ b/lib/apipie/dsl_definition.rb
@@ -488,19 +488,33 @@ def apipie_concern_subst(subst_hash)
       #         param_names.each { |p| param p, String }
       #       end
       #      end
-      def apipie_update_params(methods, *args, &block)
+      def _apipie_update_params(method_desc, dsl_data)
+        params_ordered = dsl_data[:params].map do |args|
+          Apipie::ParamDescription.from_dsl_data(method_desc, args)
+        end
+        ParamDescription.merge(method_desc.params_ordered_self, params_ordered)
+      end
+
+      def _apipie_update_meta(method_desc, dsl_data)
+        return unless dsl_data[:meta] && dsl_data[:meta].is_a?(Hash)
+
+        method_desc.metadata ||= {}
+        method_desc.metadata.merge!(dsl_data[:meta])
+      end
+
+      def apipie_update_methods(methods, *args, &block)
         methods.each do |method|
-          method_description = Apipie.get_method_description(self, method)
-          unless method_description
+          method_desc = Apipie.get_method_description(self, method)
+          unless method_desc
             raise "Could not find method description for #{self}##{method}. Was the method defined?"
           end
           dsl_data = _apipie_eval_dsl(*args, &block)
-          params_ordered = dsl_data[:params].map do |args|
-            Apipie::ParamDescription.from_dsl_data(method_description, args)
-          end
-          ParamDescription.merge(method_description.params_ordered_self, params_ordered)
+          _apipie_update_params(method_desc, dsl_data)
+          _apipie_update_meta(method_desc, dsl_data)
         end
       end
+      # backwards compatibility
+      alias_method :apipie_update_params, :apipie_update_methods
 
       def _apipie_concern_subst
         @_apipie_concern_subst ||= {:controller_path => self.controller_path,
@@ -550,7 +564,7 @@ def included(controller)
           controller._apipie_define_validators(description)
         end
         _apipie_concern_update_api_blocks.each do |(methods, block)|
-          controller.apipie_update_params(methods, &block)
+          controller.apipie_update_methods(methods, &block)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/apipie/method_description.rb b/lib/apipie/method_description.rb
index 5bbd3315..327015fc 100644
--- a/lib/apipie/method_description.rb
+++ b/lib/apipie/method_description.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ def initialize(method, path, desc, options)
 
     end
 
-    attr_reader :full_description, :method, :resource, :apis, :examples, :see, :formats, :metadata, :headers, :show
+    attr_reader :full_description, :method, :resource, :apis, :examples, :see, :formats, :headers, :show
+    attr_accessor :metadata
 
     def initialize(method, resource, dsl_data)
       @method = method.to_s
diff --git a/spec/controllers/extended_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/extended_controller_spec.rb
index b06691f1..d79c17bc 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/extended_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/extended_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@
     user_param = Apipie["extended#create"].params[:user]
     expect(user_param.validator.params_ordered.map(&:name)).to eq [:name, :password, :from_concern]
   end
-end
 
+  it 'should include updated metadata' do
+    expect(Apipie['extended#create'].metadata).to eq metadata: 'data'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/controllers/concerns/extending_concern.rb b/spec/dummy/app/controllers/concerns/extending_concern.rb
index 195e2aeb..a207cf72 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/controllers/concerns/extending_concern.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/controllers/concerns/extending_concern.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module ExtendingConcern
       param :user, Hash do
         param :from_concern, String, :desc => 'param from concern', :allow_nil => false
       end
+      meta metadata: 'data'
     end
   end
 end