diff --git a/src/shared/protocol.ts b/src/shared/protocol.ts
index 07bfc02c..ab5e4d47 100644
--- a/src/shared/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/shared/protocol.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   RequestId,
   Result,
   ServerCapabilities,
+  RequestMeta,
 } from "../types.js";
 import { Transport } from "./transport.js";
 
@@ -114,6 +115,11 @@ export type RequestHandlerExtra<SendRequestT extends Request,
      */
     sessionId?: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Metadata from the original request.
+     */
+    _meta?: RequestMeta;
+
     /**
      * Sends a notification that relates to the current request being handled.
      * 
@@ -355,6 +361,7 @@ export abstract class Protocol<
     const extra: RequestHandlerExtra<SendRequestT, SendNotificationT> = {
       signal: abortController.signal,
       sessionId: this._transport?.sessionId,
+      _meta: request.params?._meta,
       sendNotification:
         (notification) =>
           this.notification(notification, { relatedRequestId: request.id }),
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index db6bf125..80919b76 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ export const ProgressTokenSchema = z.union([z.string(), z.number().int()]);
  */
 export const CursorSchema = z.string();
 
+const RequestMetaSchema = z
+  .object({
+    /**
+     * If specified, the caller is requesting out-of-band progress notifications for this request (as represented by notifications/progress). The value of this parameter is an opaque token that will be attached to any subsequent notifications. The receiver is not obligated to provide these notifications.
+     */
+    progressToken: z.optional(ProgressTokenSchema),
+  })
+  .passthrough();
+
 const BaseRequestParamsSchema = z
   .object({
-    _meta: z.optional(
-      z
-        .object({
-          /**
-           * If specified, the caller is requesting out-of-band progress notifications for this request (as represented by notifications/progress). The value of this parameter is an opaque token that will be attached to any subsequent notifications. The receiver is not obligated to provide these notifications.
-           */
-          progressToken: z.optional(ProgressTokenSchema),
-        })
-        .passthrough(),
-    ),
+    _meta: z.optional(RequestMetaSchema),
   })
   .passthrough();
 
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ type Infer<Schema extends ZodTypeAny> = Flatten<z.infer<Schema>>;
 export type ProgressToken = Infer<typeof ProgressTokenSchema>;
 export type Cursor = Infer<typeof CursorSchema>;
 export type Request = Infer<typeof RequestSchema>;
+export type RequestMeta = Infer<typeof RequestMetaSchema>;
 export type Notification = Infer<typeof NotificationSchema>;
 export type Result = Infer<typeof ResultSchema>;
 export type RequestId = Infer<typeof RequestIdSchema>;