diff --git a/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/mod.rs b/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/mod.rs
index e0e54d3fd..ff604d51c 100644
--- a/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/mod.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl Connector for MqttConnector {
         config: MqttConfig,
         table: MqttTable,
         schema: Option<&ConnectionSchema>,
-        _metadata_fields: Option<HashMap<String, (String, DataType)>>,
+        metadata_fields: Option<HashMap<String, (String, DataType)>>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Connection> {
         let (typ, desc) = match table.type_ {
             TableType::Source { .. } => (
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ impl Connector for MqttConnector {
             .map(|t| t.to_owned())
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("'format' must be set for Mqtt connection"))?;
 
+        let metadata_fields = metadata_fields.map(|fields| {
+            fields
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|(k, (v, _))| (k, v))
+                .collect::<HashMap<String, String>>()
+        });
+
         let config = OperatorConfig {
             connection: serde_json::to_value(config).unwrap(),
             table: serde_json::to_value(table).unwrap(),
@@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ impl Connector for MqttConnector {
             format: Some(format),
             bad_data: schema.bad_data.clone(),
             framing: schema.framing.clone(),
-            additional_fields: None,
+            additional_fields: metadata_fields,
         };
 
         Ok(Connection {
@@ -246,7 +253,7 @@ impl Connector for MqttConnector {
         options: &mut HashMap<String, String>,
         schema: Option<&ConnectionSchema>,
         profile: Option<&ConnectionProfile>,
-        _metadata_fields: Option<HashMap<String, (String, DataType)>>,
+        metadata_fields: Option<HashMap<String, (String, DataType)>>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Connection> {
         let connection = profile
             .map(|p| {
@@ -258,7 +265,25 @@ impl Connector for MqttConnector {
 
         let table = Self::table_from_options(options)?;
 
-        Self::from_config(self, None, name, connection, table, schema, None)
+        if let Some(fields) = &metadata_fields {
+            for (k, (v, t)) in fields {
+                if v != "topic" {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "Invalid metadata field name for mqtt connector: {}",
+                        k
+                    ));
+                }
+                if *t != DataType::Utf8 {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "Invalid datatype: {} for metadata field: {} for mqtt connector",
+                        k,
+                        v
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Self::from_config(self, None, name, connection, table, schema, metadata_fields)
     }
 
     fn make_operator(
@@ -286,6 +311,7 @@ impl Connector for MqttConnector {
                 )
                 .unwrap(),
                 subscribed: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+                metadata_fields: config.additional_fields,
             })),
             TableType::Sink { retain } => OperatorNode::from_operator(Box::new(MqttSinkFunc {
                 config: profile,
diff --git a/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/mod.rs b/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/mod.rs
index 485ee5560..3ef88bee4 100644
--- a/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use arroyo_formats::de::FieldValueType;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ pub struct MqttSourceFunc {
     pub bad_data: Option<BadData>,
     pub messages_per_second: NonZeroU32,
     pub subscribed: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    pub metadata_fields: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ impl SourceOperator for MqttSourceFunc {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 impl MqttSourceFunc {
     pub fn new(
         config: MqttConfig,
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ impl MqttSourceFunc {
         framing: Option<Framing>,
         bad_data: Option<BadData>,
         messages_per_second: u32,
+        metadata_fields: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             config,
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ impl MqttSourceFunc {
             bad_data,
             messages_per_second: NonZeroU32::new(messages_per_second).unwrap(),
             subscribed: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            metadata_fields,
         }
     }
 
@@ -143,7 +148,20 @@ impl MqttSourceFunc {
                 event = eventloop.poll() => {
                     match event {
                         Ok(MqttEvent::Incoming(Incoming::Publish(p))) => {
-                            ctx.deserialize_slice(&p.payload, SystemTime::now(), None).await?;
+                            let topic = String::from_utf8_lossy(&p.topic).to_string();
+                            let connector_metadata: Option<HashMap<&String, FieldValueType<'_>>> =
+                            self.metadata_fields.as_ref().map(|fields| {
+                                fields.iter()
+                                    .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
+                                        if v == "topic" {
+                                            Some((k, FieldValueType::String(&topic)))
+                                        } else {
+                                            None
+                                        }
+                                    })
+                                    .collect()
+                            });
+                            ctx.deserialize_slice(&p.payload, SystemTime::now(), connector_metadata).await?;
                             rate_limiter.until_ready().await;
                         }
                         Ok(MqttEvent::Outgoing(Outgoing::Subscribe(_))) => {
diff --git a/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/test.rs b/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/test.rs
index c6f26a432..5ab61c09d 100644
--- a/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/test.rs
+++ b/crates/arroyo-connectors/src/mqtt/source/test.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ impl MqttTopicTester {
             None,
             None,
             10,
+            None,
         );
 
         let (to_control_tx, control_rx) = channel(128);