diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1b08b7..93e58fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Note: This tap currently does not support incremental state.
 | files               | False    | None    | An array of csv file stream settings. |
 | csv_files_definition| False    | None    | A path to the JSON file holding an array of file settings. |
 | add_metadata_columns| False    | False   | When True, add the metadata columns (`_sdc_source_file`, `_sdc_source_file_mtime`, `_sdc_source_lineno`) to output. |
+| add_metadata_dict| False    | False   | When True, adds the metadata object (`source`, `time_extracted`) to output. |
 
 A full list of supported settings and capabilities is available by running: `tap-csv --about`
 
diff --git a/tap_csv/client.py b/tap_csv/client.py
index 096cf61..8359e22 100644
--- a/tap_csv/client.py
+++ b/tap_csv/client.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import csv
 import os
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Iterable, List, Optional
+from typing import Iterable, List, Optional, Dict
 
 from singer_sdk import typing as th
 from singer_sdk.streams import Stream
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 SDC_SOURCE_FILE_COLUMN = "_sdc_source_file"
 SDC_SOURCE_LINENO_COLUMN = "_sdc_source_lineno"
 SDC_SOURCE_FILE_MTIME_COLUMN = "_sdc_source_file_mtime"
-
+METADATA_COLUMN = "metadata"
 
 class CSVStream(Stream):
     """Stream class for CSV streams."""
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ def get_records(self, context: Optional[dict]) -> Iterable[dict]:
                 if self.config.get("add_metadata_columns", False):
                     row = [file_path, file_last_modified, file_lineno] + row
 
+                if self.config.get("add_metadata_dict", False):
+                    metadata_dict={"source": file_path, "time_extracted": datetime.utcnow()}
+                    row = [metadata_dict] + row
+
                 yield dict(zip(self.header, row))
 
     def _get_recursive_file_paths(self, file_path: str) -> list:
@@ -152,7 +156,19 @@ def schema(self) -> dict:
                 th.Property(SDC_SOURCE_FILE_MTIME_COLUMN, th.DateTimeType)
             )
             properties.append(th.Property(SDC_SOURCE_LINENO_COLUMN, th.IntegerType))
+  
+        # If enabled, add file's metadata to output
+        if self.config.get("add_metadata_dict", False):
+            header = [
+                METADATA_COLUMN,
+            ] + header
 
+            t = th.ObjectType(
+                th.Property("source", th.StringType),
+                th.Property("time_extracted", th.StringType),
+                additional_properties=False,
+                )
+            properties.append(th.Property(METADATA_COLUMN, t))
         # Cache header for future use
         self.header = header
 
diff --git a/tap_csv/tap.py b/tap_csv/tap.py
index ab43d31..99e28aa 100644
--- a/tap_csv/tap.py
+++ b/tap_csv/tap.py
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ class TapCSV(Tap):
                 "`_sdc_source_file_mtime`, `_sdc_source_lineno`) to output."
             ),
         ),
+        th.Property(
+            "add_metadata_dict",
+            th.BooleanType,
+            required=False,
+            default=False,
+            description=(
+                "When True, adds basic metadata as dict"
+            ),
+        ),
     ).to_dict()
 
     @classproperty