diff --git a/common/flatpak-transaction.c b/common/flatpak-transaction.c
index 7d2000d7b..3c95a9bc1 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-transaction.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-transaction.c
@@ -451,6 +451,18 @@ flatpak_transaction_operation_get_commit (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self)
   return self->resolved_commit;
 }
 
+GKeyFile *
+flatpak_transaction_operation_get_metadata (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self)
+{
+  return self->resolved_metakey;
+}
+
+GKeyFile *
+flatpak_transaction_operation_get_old_metadata   (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self)
+{
+  return self->resolved_old_metakey;
+}
+
 gboolean
 flatpak_transaction_is_empty (FlatpakTransaction  *self)
 {
diff --git a/common/flatpak-transaction.h b/common/flatpak-transaction.h
index d1baaf083..027f3d63d 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-transaction.h
+++ b/common/flatpak-transaction.h
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ FLATPAK_EXTERN
 GFile *                         flatpak_transaction_operation_get_bundle_path    (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self);
 FLATPAK_EXTERN
 const char *                    flatpak_transaction_operation_get_commit         (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self);
-
+FLATPAK_EXTERN
+GKeyFile *                      flatpak_transaction_operation_get_metadata       (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self);
+FLATPAK_EXTERN
+GKeyFile *                      flatpak_transaction_operation_get_old_metadata   (FlatpakTransactionOperation  *self);
 
 FLATPAK_EXTERN
 void                flatpak_transaction_set_no_pull               (FlatpakTransaction  *self,
diff --git a/doc/reference/flatpak-sections.txt b/doc/reference/flatpak-sections.txt
index 9379e25cc..181da7561 100644
--- a/doc/reference/flatpak-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/flatpak-sections.txt
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ flatpak_transaction_operation_get_commit
 flatpak_transaction_operation_get_operation_type
 flatpak_transaction_operation_get_ref
 flatpak_transaction_operation_get_remote
-flatpak_transaction_set_force_uninstall
+flatpak_transaction_operation_get_metadata
+flatpak_transaction_operation_get_old_metadata
 FLATPAK_TYPE_TRANSACTION_OPERATION
 FlatpakTransactionOperation
 </SECTION>
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ flatpak_transaction_set_disable_static_deltas
 flatpak_transaction_set_no_deploy
 flatpak_transaction_set_no_pull
 flatpak_transaction_set_reinstall
+flatpak_transaction_set_force_uninstall
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 FlatpakTransactionClass
 FLATPAK_IS_TRANSACTION