diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/LuceneObjectDefinition.xml b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/LuceneObjectDefinition.xml
index d99eea4283eb..aa1c7678191c 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/LuceneObjectDefinition.xml
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/LuceneObjectDefinition.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <xi:include href="../../Services/Object/LuceneDataSource.xml"/>
         <xi:include href="../../Services/Tagging/LuceneDataSource.xml"/>
         <xi:include href="../../Modules/LearningModule/LucenePageEditorDataSource.xml"/>
+        <xi:include href="../../../components/ILIAS/MetaData/LuceneDataSource.xml" />
         <DataSource type="JDBC" action="append">
             <Query>
                 SELECT 1 as offline FROM il_dcl_data
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionDataSet.php b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionDataSet.php
index e502851dff5c..b705323c7f65 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionDataSet.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionDataSet.php
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ public function importRecord(
                 $new_obj->update(); //clone mode, so no table will be created
                 $this->import_dc_object = $new_obj;
                 $a_mapping->addMapping('components/ILIAS/DataCollection', 'dcl', $a_rec['id'], (string) $new_obj->getId());
+                $a_mapping->addMapping(
+                    'components/ILIAS/MetaData',
+                    'md',
+                    $a_rec['id'] . ':0:dcl',
+                    $new_obj->getId() . ':0:dcl'
+                );
                 break;
             case 'il_dcl_table':
                 $table = new ilDclTable();
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionExporter.php b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionExporter.php
index c56491aea867..284441a46ddf 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionExporter.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilDataCollectionExporter.php
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public function getXmlExportHeadDependencies(string $a_entity, string $a_target_
      */
     public function getXmlExportTailDependencies(string $a_entity, string $a_target_release, array $a_ids): array
     {
+        $deps = [];
         $page_object_ids = [];
         foreach ($a_ids as $dcl_obj_id) {
             // If a DCL table has a detail view, we need to export the associated page objects!
@@ -141,15 +142,25 @@ public function getXmlExportTailDependencies(string $a_entity, string $a_target_
             }
         }
         if (count($page_object_ids)) {
-            return [
-                [
-                    'component' => 'components/ILIAS/COPage',
-                    'entity' => 'pg',
-                    'ids' => $page_object_ids,
-                ],
+            $deps[] = [
+                'component' => 'components/ILIAS/COPage',
+                'entity' => 'pg',
+                'ids' => $page_object_ids
             ];
         }
 
-        return [];
+        $md_ids = [];
+        foreach ($a_ids as $id) {
+            $md_ids[] = $id . ':0:dcl';
+        }
+        if ($md_ids !== []) {
+            $deps[] = [
+                'component' => 'components/ILIAS/MetaData',
+                'entity' => 'md',
+                'ids' => $md_ids,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return $deps;
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollection.php b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollection.php
index b88baa72c62c..b0c26d326aeb 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollection.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollection.php
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ protected function doCreate(bool $clone_mode = false): void
             $main_table->doCreate();
         }
 
+        $this->createMetaData();
+
         $this->db->insert(
             "il_dcl_data",
             [
@@ -84,12 +86,16 @@ protected function doDelete(): void
             $table->doDelete(false, true);
         }
 
+        $this->deleteMetaData();
+
         $query = "DELETE FROM il_dcl_data WHERE id = " . $this->db->quote($this->getId(), "integer");
         $this->db->manipulate($query);
     }
 
     protected function doUpdate(): void
     {
+        $this->updateMetaData();
+
         $this->db->update(
             "il_dcl_data",
             [
@@ -260,6 +266,8 @@ protected function doCloneObject(ilObject2 $new_obj, int $a_target_id, ?int $a_c
         }
 
         $new_obj->cloneStructure($this->getRefId());
+
+        $this->cloneMetaData($new_obj);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollectionGUI.php b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollectionGUI.php
index 0c2ffac18f06..0767939b55c1 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollectionGUI.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/class.ilObjDataCollectionGUI.php
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
  * @ilCtrl_Calls ilObjDataCollectionGUI: ilRatingGUI
  * @ilCtrl_Calls ilObjDataCollectionGUI: ilPropertyFormGUI
  * @ilCtrl_Calls ilObjDataCollectionGUI: ilDclPropertyFormGUI
+ * @ilCtrl_Calls ilObjDataCollectionGUI: ilObjectMetaDataGUI
  * @ilCtrl_Calls ilObjDataCollectionGUI: ilObjectContentStyleSettingsGUI
+
  */
 class ilObjDataCollectionGUI extends ilObject2GUI
 {
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class ilObjDataCollectionGUI extends ilObject2GUI
 
     public const TAB_EDIT_DCL = 'settings';
     public const TAB_LIST_TABLES = 'dcl_tables';
+    public const TAB_META_DATA = 'meta_data';
     public const TAB_EXPORT = 'export';
     public const TAB_LIST_PERMISSIONS = 'perm_settings';
     public const TAB_INFO = 'info_short';
@@ -240,6 +243,14 @@ public function executeCommand(): void
                 $this->ctrl->forwardCommand($form);
                 break;
 
+            case strtolower(ilObjectMetaDataGUI::class):
+                $this->checkPermission('write');
+                $this->prepareOutput();
+                $this->tabs->activateTab(self::TAB_META_DATA);
+                $gui = new ilObjectMetaDataGUI($this->object);
+                $this->ctrl->forwardCommand($gui);
+                break;
+
             case strtolower(ilObjectContentStyleSettingsGUI::class):
                 $this->prepareOutput();
                 $this->setEditTabs();
@@ -420,6 +431,11 @@ protected function setTabs(): void
             $this->addTab(self::TAB_EDIT_DCL, $this->ctrl->getLinkTarget($this, "editObject"));
             // list tables
             $this->addTab(self::TAB_LIST_TABLES, $this->ctrl->getLinkTargetByClass(ilDclTableListGUI::class, "listTables"));
+            // metadata
+            $mdgui = new ilObjectMetaDataGUI($this->object);
+            if ($mdtab = $mdgui->getTab()) {
+                $this->tabs_gui->addTab(self::TAB_META_DATA, $this->lng->txt('meta_data'), $mdtab);
+            }
             // export
             $this->addTab(self::TAB_EXPORT, $this->ctrl->getLinkTargetByClass(ilDclExportGUI::class, ""));
         }
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/ILIASObject/classes/class.ilObjectMetaDataGUI.php b/components/ILIAS/ILIASObject/classes/class.ilObjectMetaDataGUI.php
index 7bb57dae7ae3..411f8543ef05 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/ILIASObject/classes/class.ilObjectMetaDataGUI.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/ILIASObject/classes/class.ilObjectMetaDataGUI.php
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ protected function isLOMAvailable(): bool
                 "crs",
                 'grp',
                 "file",
+                'dcl',
                 "glo",
                 "svy",
                 "spl",