diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/scaladsl/CassandraReadJournal.scala b/core/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/scaladsl/CassandraReadJournal.scala
index 51093a9ed..937b655c5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/scaladsl/CassandraReadJournal.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/scaladsl/CassandraReadJournal.scala
@@ -663,7 +663,13 @@ class CassandraReadJournal protected (
 
   private def toEventEnvelope(persistentRepr: PersistentRepr, offset: Offset): immutable.Iterable[EventEnvelope] =
     adaptFromJournal(persistentRepr).map { payload =>
-      EventEnvelope(offset, persistentRepr.persistenceId, persistentRepr.sequenceNr, payload, timestampFrom(offset))
+      EventEnvelope(
+        offset,
+        persistentRepr.persistenceId,
+        persistentRepr.sequenceNr,
+        payload,
+        timestampFrom(offset),
+        persistentRepr.metadata)
     }
 
   private def offsetToInternalOffset(offset: Offset): (UUID, Boolean) =
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/DirectWriting.scala b/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/DirectWriting.scala
index 141c6f245..08596d096 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/DirectWriting.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/DirectWriting.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ trait DirectWriting extends BeforeAndAfterAll {
 
   private lazy val writeStatements: CassandraJournalStatements = new CassandraJournalStatements(settings)
 
-  private lazy val preparedWriteMessage = cluster.prepare(writeStatements.writeMessage(withMeta = false))
+  private lazy val preparedWriteMessage = cluster.prepare(writeStatements.writeMessage(withMeta = true))
 
   private lazy val preparedDeleteMessage = cluster.prepare(writeStatements.deleteMessage)
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ trait DirectWriting extends BeforeAndAfterAll {
     val now = Uuids.unixTimestamp(nowUuid)
     val serManifest = Serializers.manifestFor(serializer, persistent)
 
-    val bs = preparedWriteMessage
+    var bs = preparedWriteMessage
       .bind()
       .setString("persistence_id", persistent.persistenceId)
       .setLong("partition_nr", partitionNr)
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ trait DirectWriting extends BeforeAndAfterAll {
       .setString("ser_manifest", serManifest)
       .setString("event_manifest", persistent.manifest)
       .setByteBuffer("event", serialized)
+
+    bs = persistent.metadata match {
+      case Some(meta) =>
+        val metaPayload = meta.asInstanceOf[AnyRef]
+        val metaSerializer = serialization.findSerializerFor(metaPayload)
+        val metaSerialized = ByteBuffer.wrap(serialization.serialize(metaPayload).get)
+        val metaSerializedManifest = Serializers.manifestFor(metaSerializer, metaPayload)
+        bs.setString("meta_ser_manifest", metaSerializedManifest)
+          .setInt("meta_ser_id", metaSerializer.identifier)
+          .setByteBuffer("meta", metaSerialized)
+      case _ =>
+        bs
+    }
+
     cluster.execute(bs)
     system.log.debug("Directly wrote payload [{}] for entity [{}]", persistent.payload, persistent.persistenceId)
   }
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/EventsByPersistenceIdSpec.scala b/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/EventsByPersistenceIdSpec.scala
index f300e7f9d..ef02f612e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/EventsByPersistenceIdSpec.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/cassandra/query/EventsByPersistenceIdSpec.scala
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class EventsByPersistenceIdSpec extends CassandraSpec(EventsByPersistenceIdSpec.
         }
       }
     }
+
+    "return metadata" in {
+      val meta = "cats"
+      val pr1 = PersistentRepr("e1", 1L, "with-meta", "").withMetadata(meta)
+      writeTestEvent(pr1)
+      val src = queries.currentEventsByPersistenceId("with-meta", 0L, Long.MaxValue)
+      src.map(_.eventMetadata).runWith(TestSink.probe[Any]).request(2).expectNext(Some(meta)).expectComplete()
+    }
   }
 
   "Cassandra live query EventsByPersistenceId" must {