diff --git a/lib/winston/logger.js b/lib/winston/logger.js
index 526814092..dc7866854 100644
--- a/lib/winston/logger.js
+++ b/lib/winston/logger.js
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ class Logger extends Transform {
         return this;
       }
 
-      this.write({ [LEVEL]: level, level, message: msg });
+      msg = { [LEVEL]: level, level, message: msg };
+      this._addDefaultMeta(msg);
+      this.write(msg);
       return this;
     }