diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/gcs.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/gcs.py
index 885fd60ae007a..29ad6ac4386e7 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/gcs.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/gcs.py
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ def upload(
         chunk_size: Optional[int] = None,
         timeout: Optional[int] = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
         num_max_attempts: int = 1,
+        metadata: Optional[dict] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Uploads a local file or file data as string or bytes to Google Cloud Storage.
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ def upload(
         :param chunk_size: Blob chunk size.
         :param timeout: Request timeout in seconds.
         :param num_max_attempts: Number of attempts to try to upload the file.
+        :param metadata: The metadata to be uploaded with the file.
         """
 
         def _call_with_retry(f: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
@@ -493,6 +495,10 @@ def _call_with_retry(f: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
         client = self.get_conn()
         bucket = client.bucket(bucket_name)
         blob = bucket.blob(blob_name=object_name, chunk_size=chunk_size)
+
+        if metadata:
+            blob.metadata = metadata
+
         if filename and data:
             raise ValueError(
                 "'filename' and 'data' parameter provided. Please "
diff --git a/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/test_gcs.py b/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/test_gcs.py
index 8e12366f916a2..35df6247ef927 100644
--- a/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/test_gcs.py
+++ b/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/test_gcs.py
@@ -789,15 +789,21 @@ def tearDown(self):
     def test_upload_file(self, mock_service):
         test_bucket = 'test_bucket'
         test_object = 'test_object'
+        metadata = {'key1': 'val1', 'key2': 'key2'}
 
-        upload_method = mock_service.return_value.bucket.return_value.blob.return_value.upload_from_filename
+        bucket_mock = mock_service.return_value.bucket
+        blob_object = bucket_mock.return_value.blob
 
-        self.gcs_hook.upload(test_bucket, test_object, filename=self.testfile.name)
+        upload_method = blob_object.return_value.upload_from_filename
+
+        self.gcs_hook.upload(test_bucket, test_object, filename=self.testfile.name, metadata=metadata)
 
         upload_method.assert_called_once_with(
             filename=self.testfile.name, content_type='application/octet-stream', timeout=60
         )
 
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, blob_object.return_value.metadata)
+
     @mock.patch(GCS_STRING.format('GCSHook.get_conn'))
     def test_upload_file_gzip(self, mock_service):
         test_bucket = 'test_bucket'