diff --git a/playground/src/routes/custom-name.vue b/playground/src/routes/custom-name.vue
index 4b261be07..deaab6df3 100644
--- a/playground/src/routes/custom-name.vue
+++ b/playground/src/routes/custom-name.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <route lang="json">
 {
-  "name": "a rebel"
+  "name": "a rebel",
+  "meta": {
+    "requiresAuth": true
+  }
 }
 </route>
diff --git a/src/codegen/__snapshots__/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts.snap b/src/codegen/__snapshots__/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts.snap
index 7cebdf791..5fc90982d 100644
--- a/src/codegen/__snapshots__/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/src/codegen/__snapshots__/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts.snap
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ exports[`generateRouteRecord > adds children and name when folder and component
 ]"
 `;
 
+exports[`generateRouteRecord > adds meta data 1`] = `
+"[
+  {
+    path: '/',
+    name: '/',
+    component: () => import('index.vue'),
+    /* no children */
+    meta: {
+      \\"auth\\": true,
+      \\"title\\": \\"Home\\"
+    }
+  }
+]"
+`;
+
 exports[`generateRouteRecord > correctly names index.vue files 1`] = `
 "[
   {
diff --git a/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts b/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts
index 3a9fb8e68..f198f2309 100644
--- a/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts
+++ b/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.spec.ts
@@ -115,4 +115,17 @@ describe('generateRouteRecord', () => {
       expect(generateRouteRecord(tree)).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
   })
+
+  it('adds meta data', () => {
+    const tree = createPrefixTree(DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
+    const node = tree.insert('index.vue')
+    node.mergeCustomRouteBlock({
+      meta: {
+        auth: true,
+        title: 'Home',
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(generateRouteRecord(tree)).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.ts b/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.ts
index 8acbbcf84..dcedafe1c 100644
--- a/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.ts
+++ b/src/codegen/generateRouteRecords.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import type { TreeLeaf } from '../core/tree'
 
-export function generateRouteRecord(
-  node: TreeLeaf,
-  indent = 0,
-  parent: TreeLeaf | null = null
-): string {
+export function generateRouteRecord(node: TreeLeaf, indent = 0): string {
   // root
   if (node.value.path === '/' && indent === 0) {
     return `[
@@ -36,11 +32,11 @@ ${indentStr}${
       ? `children: [
 ${node
   .getSortedChildren()
-  .map((child) => generateRouteRecord(child, indent + 2, node))
+  .map((child) => generateRouteRecord(child, indent + 2))
   .join(',\n')}
 ${indentStr}],`
       : '/* no children */'
-  }
+  }${formatMeta(node.meta, indentStr)}
 ${startIndent}}`
 }
 
@@ -59,3 +55,14 @@ ${files
   .join(',\n')}
 ${indentStr}},`
 }
+
+function formatMeta(meta: string, indent: string): string {
+  const formatted =
+    meta &&
+    meta
+      .split('\n')
+      .map((line) => indent + line)
+      .join('\n')
+
+  return formatted ? '\n' + indent + 'meta: ' + formatted.trimStart() : ''
+}
diff --git a/src/core/tree.ts b/src/core/tree.ts
index bb28f4fa6..051e77d60 100644
--- a/src/core/tree.ts
+++ b/src/core/tree.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ export class TreeLeaf {
     return this.value.overrides.name || this.options.getRouteName(this)
   }
 
+  get meta() {
+    return this.value.overrides.meta
+      ? JSON.stringify(this.value.overrides.meta, null, 2)
+      : ''
+  }
+
   isRoot() {
     return this.value.path === '/' && !this.value.filePaths.size
   }