diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/PDFUA-2-ISO32005.xml b/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/PDFUA-2-ISO32005.xml
index 92c83dcaf..fce695902 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/PDFUA-2-ISO32005.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/PDFUA-2-ISO32005.xml
@@ -1090,6 +1090,18 @@
                 <reference specification="ISO 32000-2:2020" clause="14.3"/>
             </references>
         </rule>
+        <rule object="PDDocument" tags="metadata">
+            <id specification="ISO_14289_2" clause="8.11.1" testNumber="2"/>
+            <description>The Catalog dictionary of a conforming file shall contain the Metadata key whose value is a metadata stream as defined in ISO 32000-2:2020, 14.3</description>
+            <test>metadata_size == 1</test>
+            <error>
+                <message>The document catalog dictionary doesn't contain metadata key</message>
+                <arguments/>
+            </error>
+            <references>
+                <reference specification="ISO 32000-2:2020" clause="14.3.2"/>
+            </references>
+        </rule>
         <rule object="CosDocument" tags="syntax">
             <id specification="ISO_14289_2" clause="8.11.2" testNumber="1"/>
             <description>The ViewerPreferences dictionary of the document catalog dictionary shall be present and shall contain at least the DisplayDocTitle key with a value of true, as described in ISO 32000-2:2020, Table 147</description>
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Accessibility.xml b/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Accessibility.xml
index f2408e5ae..597a34bbf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Accessibility.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Accessibility.xml
@@ -1042,6 +1042,18 @@
                 <reference specification="ISO 32000-2:2020" clause="14.3"/>
             </references>
         </rule>
+        <rule object="PDDocument" tags="metadata">
+            <id specification="WTPDF_1_0" clause="8.11.1" testNumber="2"/>
+            <description>The Catalog dictionary of a conforming file shall contain the Metadata key whose value is a metadata stream as defined in ISO 32000-2:2020, 14.3</description>
+            <test>metadata_size == 1</test>
+            <error>
+                <message>The document catalog dictionary doesn't contain metadata key</message>
+                <arguments/>
+            </error>
+            <references>
+                <reference specification="ISO 32000-2:2020" clause="14.3.2"/>
+            </references>
+        </rule>
         <rule object="CosDocument" tags="syntax">
             <id specification="WTPDF_1_0" clause="8.11.2" testNumber="1"/>
             <description>The ViewerPreferences dictionary of the document catalog dictionary shall be present and shall contain at least the DisplayDocTitle key with a value of true, as described in ISO 32000-2:2020, Table 147</description>
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Reuse.xml b/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Reuse.xml
index f9140796d..064376fdf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Reuse.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/org/verapdf/pdfa/validation/WTPDF-1-0-Reuse.xml
@@ -906,6 +906,18 @@
                 <reference specification="ISO 32000-2:2020" clause="14.3"/>
             </references>
         </rule>
+        <rule object="PDDocument" tags="metadata">
+            <id specification="WTPDF_1_0" clause="8.11.1" testNumber="2"/>
+            <description>The Catalog dictionary of a conforming file shall contain the Metadata key whose value is a metadata stream as defined in ISO 32000-2:2020, 14.3</description>
+            <test>metadata_size == 1</test>
+            <error>
+                <message>The document catalog dictionary doesn't contain metadata key</message>
+                <arguments/>
+            </error>
+            <references>
+                <reference specification="ISO 32000-2:2020" clause="14.3.2"/>
+            </references>
+        </rule>
         <rule object="CosFileSpecification" tags="syntax">
             <id specification="WTPDF_1_0" clause="8.14.1" testNumber="1"/>
             <description>The Desc entry shall be present on all file specification dictionaries present in the EmbeddedFiles name tree of a conforming document</description>