diff --git a/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb b/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb
index 54f16a0e3ff..8bdcd39ffd8 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ def initialize(
         sampled: nil,
         sampling_priority: nil,
         service: nil,
-        tags: nil
+        tags: nil,
+        metrics: nil
       )
         # Attributes
         @events = events || Events.new
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ def initialize(
 
         # Generic tags
         set_tags(tags) if tags
+        set_tags(metrics) if metrics
 
         # State
         @root_span = nil
@@ -269,7 +271,8 @@ def fork_clone
           sampled: @sampled,
           sampling_priority: @sampling_priority,
           service: (@service && @service.dup),
-          tags: @tags.dup
+          tags: meta.dup,
+          metrics: metrics.dup
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_operation_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_operation_spec.rb
index 96c0abe525e..dda4ee98d64 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_operation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_operation_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
         sample_rate: sample_rate,
         sampled: sampled,
         sampling_priority: sampling_priority,
-        service: service
+        service: service,
+        tags: tags,
+        metrics: metrics
       }
     end
 
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@
     let(:sampled) { true }
     let(:sampling_priority) { Datadog::Tracing::Sampling::Ext::Priority::USER_KEEP }
     let(:service) { 'billing-api' }
+    let(:tags) { { 'foo' => 'bar' } }
+    let(:metrics) { { 'baz' => 42.0 } }
   end
 
   shared_examples 'a span with default events' do
@@ -73,6 +77,14 @@
           service: nil
         )
       end
+
+      it do
+        expect(trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({})
+      end
+
+      it do
+        expect(trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({})
+      end
     end
 
     context 'given' do
@@ -173,6 +185,20 @@
 
         it { expect(trace_op.service).to eq(service) }
       end
+
+      context ':tags' do
+        subject(:options) { { tags: tags } }
+        let(:tags) { { 'foo' => 'bar' } }
+
+        it { expect(trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' }) }
+      end
+
+      context ':metrics' do
+        subject(:options) { { metrics: metrics } }
+        let(:metrics) { { 'baz' => 42.0 } }
+
+        it { expect(trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 }) }
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -1770,6 +1796,14 @@ def span
             )
           end
 
+          it 'maintains the same tags' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' })
+          end
+
+          it 'maintains the same metrics' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 })
+          end
+
           it 'maintains the same events' do
             old_events = trace_op.send(:events)
             new_events = new_trace_op.send(:events)
@@ -1832,6 +1866,14 @@ def span
           )
         end
 
+        it 'maintains the same tags' do
+          expect(new_trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' })
+        end
+
+        it 'maintains the same metrics' do
+          expect(new_trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 })
+        end
+
         context 'and :parent_span_id has been defined' do
           let(:options) { { parent_span_id: parent_span_id } }
           let(:parent_span_id) { Datadog::Core::Utils.next_id }
@@ -1872,6 +1914,14 @@ def span
               service: be_a_copy_of(service)
             )
           end
+
+          it 'maintains the same tags' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' })
+          end
+
+          it 'maintains the same metrics' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 })
+          end
         end
 
         context 'that has started' do
@@ -1903,6 +1953,14 @@ def span
               service: be_a_copy_of(service)
             )
           end
+
+          it 'maintains the same tags' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' })
+          end
+
+          it 'maintains the same metrics' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 })
+          end
         end
 
         context 'that has finished' do
@@ -1934,6 +1992,14 @@ def span
               service: be_a_copy_of(service)
             )
           end
+
+          it 'maintains the same tags' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' })
+          end
+
+          it 'maintains the same metrics' do
+            expect(new_trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 })
+          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -1976,6 +2042,14 @@ def span
           )
         end
 
+        it 'maintains the same tags' do
+          expect(new_trace_op.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' })
+        end
+
+        it 'maintains the same metrics' do
+          expect(new_trace_op.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'baz' => 42.0 })
+        end
+
         context 'and :parent_span_id has been defined' do
           let(:options) { { parent_span_id: parent_span_id } }
           let(:parent_span_id) { Datadog::Core::Utils.next_id }
diff --git a/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_segment_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_segment_spec.rb
index 7163d616afd..11c90e354c5 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_segment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/tracing/trace_segment_spec.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@
 
         it { is_expected.to have_attributes(service: be_a_copy_of(service)) }
       end
+
+      context ':tags' do
+        let(:options) { { tags: tags } }
+        let(:tags) { { 'foo' => 'bar' } }
+
+        it { expect(trace_segment.send(:meta)).to eq({ 'foo' => 'bar' }) }
+      end
+
+      context ':metrics' do
+        let(:options) { { metrics: metrics } }
+        let(:metrics) { { 'foo' => 42.0 } }
+
+        it { expect(trace_segment.send(:metrics)).to eq({ 'foo' => 42.0 }) }
+      end
     end
 
     context 'given tags' do