diff --git a/resource_compute_instance.go b/resource_compute_instance.go
index b8c762ee..d7a79d63 100644
--- a/resource_compute_instance.go
+++ b/resource_compute_instance.go
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ func resourceComputeInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				},
 			},
 
+			"metadata": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeList,
+				Optional: true,
+				Elem: &schema.Schema{
+					Type: schema.TypeMap,
+				},
+			},
+
 			"tags": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -155,6 +163,23 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 		networks = append(networks, &iface)
 	}
 
+	// Calculate the metadata
+	var metadata *compute.Metadata
+	if v := d.Get("metadata").([]interface{}); len(v) > 0 {
+		m := new(compute.Metadata)
+		m.Items = make([]*compute.MetadataItems, 0, len(v))
+		for _, v := range v {
+			for k, v := range v.(map[string]interface{}) {
+				m.Items = append(m.Items, &compute.MetadataItems{
+					Key:   k,
+					Value: v.(string),
+				})
+			}
+		}
+
+		metadata = m
+	}
+
 	// Calculate the tags
 	var tags *compute.Tags
 	if v := d.Get("tags"); v != nil {
@@ -168,14 +193,10 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 
 	// Create the instance information
 	instance := compute.Instance{
-		Description: d.Get("description").(string),
-		Disks:       disks,
-		MachineType: machineType.SelfLink,
-		/*
-			Metadata: &compute.Metadata{
-				Items: metadata,
-			},
-		*/
+		Description:       d.Get("description").(string),
+		Disks:             disks,
+		MachineType:       machineType.SelfLink,
+		Metadata:          metadata,
 		Name:              d.Get("name").(string),
 		NetworkInterfaces: networks,
 		Tags:              tags,
diff --git a/resource_compute_instance_test.go b/resource_compute_instance_test.go
index a616bfb5..2f4c0afc 100644
--- a/resource_compute_instance_test.go
+++ b/resource_compute_instance_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ func TestAccComputeInstance_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckComputeInstanceExists(
 						"google_compute_instance.foobar", &instance),
-					testAccCheckComputeInstanceTag(instance, "foo"),
+					testAccCheckComputeInstanceTag(&instance, "foo"),
+					testAccCheckComputeInstanceMetadata(&instance, "foo", "bar"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -76,7 +77,31 @@ func testAccCheckComputeInstanceExists(n string, instance *compute.Instance) res
 	}
 }
 
-func testAccCheckComputeInstanceExists(instance *compute.Instance, n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+func testAccCheckComputeInstanceMetadata(
+	instance *compute.Instance,
+	k string, v string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		if instance.Metadata == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no metadata")
+		}
+
+		for _, item := range instance.Metadata.Items {
+			if k != item.Key {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if v == item.Value {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			return fmt.Errorf("bad value for %s: %s", k, item.Value)
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("metadata not found: %s", k)
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckComputeInstanceTag(instance *compute.Instance, n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		if instance.Tags == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no tags")
@@ -106,4 +131,8 @@ resource "google_compute_instance" "foobar" {
 	network {
 		source = "default"
 	}
+
+	metadata {
+		foo = "bar"
+	}
 }`