diff --git a/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix b/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
index cd57fba..35226ce 100644
--- a/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
+++ b/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
@@ -165,12 +165,14 @@ rec {
           hello = {
             program = "${pkg "a" "hello"}/bin/hello";
             type = "app";
+            meta = { };
           };
         };
         b = {
           hello = {
             program = "${pkg "b" "hello"}/bin/hello";
             type = "app";
+            meta = { };
           };
         };
       };
diff --git a/modules/apps.nix b/modules/apps.nix
index 1171dcf..2f30a77 100644
--- a/modules/apps.nix
+++ b/modules/apps.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ let
           A path to an executable or a derivation with `meta.mainProgram`.
         '';
       };
+      meta = mkOption {
+        type = types.lazyAttrsOf lib.types.raw;
+        default = { };
+        # TODO refer to Nix manual 2.25
+        description = ''
+          Metadata information about the app.
+          Standardized in Nix at <https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/11297>.
+
+          Note: `nix flake check` is only aware of the `description` attribute in `meta`.
+        '';
+      };
     };
   };
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