diff --git a/include/server.h b/include/server.h
index d1c99448b..d2c75fac7 100644
--- a/include/server.h
+++ b/include/server.h
@@ -84,4 +84,17 @@ public:
 	 * @return True if this server is a silent service, false otherwise.
 	 */
 	bool IsSilentService() const { return silentservice; }
+
+	/** Send metadata related to this server to the target server.
+	 * @param key The name of the metadata (e.g. foo-bar).
+	 * @param data The network representation of the metadata.
+	 */
+	virtual void SendMetadata(const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const;
+
+	/** Send metadata related to an extensible to the target server.
+	 * @param ext The extensible to send metadata for.
+	 * @param key The name of the metadata (e.g. foo-bar).
+	 * @param data The network representation of the metadata.
+	 */
+	virtual void SendMetadata(const Extensible* ext, const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.cpp b/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.cpp
index b36c913d7..3a87f2016 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.cpp
@@ -291,3 +291,15 @@ void TreeServer::RemoveHash()
 	Utils->sidlist.erase(GetId());
 	Utils->serverlist.erase(GetName());
 }
+
+void TreeServer::SendMetadata(const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const
+{
+	if (!GetRoute())
+		GetRoute()->GetSocket()->WriteLine(CommandMetadata::Builder(key, data));
+}
+
+void TreeServer::SendMetadata(const Extensible* ext, const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const
+{
+	if (!GetRoute())
+		GetRoute()->GetSocket()->WriteLine(CommandMetadata::Builder(ext, key, data));
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.h b/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.h
index ef8b1e7c7..69647f3b8 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.h
+++ b/src/modules/m_spanningtree/treeserver.h
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ public:
 	 */
 	TreeServer();
 
+	void SendMetadata(const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const override;
+
+	void SendMetadata(const Extensible* ext, const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const override;
+
 	/** When we create a new server, we call this constructor to initialize it.
 	 * This constructor initializes the server's Route and Parent, and sets up
 	 * its ping counters so that it will be pinged one minute from now.
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 805fc9c16..2d469bcd5 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -161,3 +161,13 @@ const std::string& Server::GetPublicName() const
 		return ServerInstance->Config->HideServer;
 	return GetName();
 }
+
+void Server::SendMetadata(const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const
+{
+	// Do nothing for the local server.
+}
+
+void Server::SendMetadata(const Extensible* ext, const std::string& key, const std::string& data) const
+{
+	// Do nothing for the local server.
+}