diff --git a/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskBaseBuilder.java b/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskBaseBuilder.java
index 739fe1e79..d77a837c7 100644
--- a/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskBaseBuilder.java
+++ b/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskBaseBuilder.java
@@ -124,4 +124,20 @@ public T timeout(Consumer<TimeoutBuilder> timeoutConsumer) {
     this.task.setTimeout(new TaskTimeout().withTaskTimeoutDefinition(timeoutBuilder.build()));
     return self();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Configures additional information about this task, such as descriptions meant for UI
+   * visualization. Parallel to the `metadata` property in the Spec.
+   *
+   * @param metadataConsumer consumer used to populate the task metadata
+   * @see <a
+   *     href="https://github.com/serverlessworkflow/specification/blob/main/dsl-reference.md#task">DSL
+   *     Reference - Task</a>
+   */
+  public T metadata(Consumer<TaskMetadataBuilder> metadataConsumer) {
+    final TaskMetadataBuilder metadataBuilder = new TaskMetadataBuilder();
+    metadataConsumer.accept(metadataBuilder);
+    this.task.setMetadata(metadataBuilder.build());
+    return self();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskMetadataBuilder.java b/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskMetadataBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b55bde903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fluent/spec/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/TaskMetadataBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.fluent.spec;
+
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskMetadata;
+
+/**
+ * Fluent builder for {@link TaskMetadata}, which holds additional information about a task (for
+ * example, descriptions meant for UI visualization).
+ */
+public final class TaskMetadataBuilder {
+
+  public static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
+
+  private final TaskMetadata metadata;
+
+  TaskMetadataBuilder() {
+    this.metadata = new TaskMetadata();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds an arbitrary metadata entry.
+   *
+   * @param key metadata key
+   * @param value metadata value
+   */
+  public TaskMetadataBuilder put(final String key, final Object value) {
+    this.metadata.withAdditionalProperty(key, value);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method for the common {@value #DESCRIPTION} metadata entry.
+   *
+   * @param description human readable description of the task
+   */
+  public TaskMetadataBuilder description(final String description) {
+    return put(DESCRIPTION, description);
+  }
+
+  public TaskMetadata build() {
+    return this.metadata;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/fluent/spec/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/WorkflowBuilderTest.java b/fluent/spec/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/WorkflowBuilderTest.java
index 0be70ded2..cdc17c765 100644
--- a/fluent/spec/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/WorkflowBuilderTest.java
+++ b/fluent/spec/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/fluent/spec/WorkflowBuilderTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertInstanceOf;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.RunTaskConfiguration;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.SetTask;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskItem;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskMetadata;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TryTask;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TryTaskCatch;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.Use;
@@ -97,6 +99,40 @@ void testWorkflowDocumentExplicit() {
     assertEquals("1.2.3", doc.getVersion());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testTaskMetadata() {
+    Workflow wf =
+        WorkflowBuilder.workflow("flowWithTaskMetadata")
+            .tasks(
+                d ->
+                    d.set(
+                            "described",
+                            s ->
+                                s.expr("$.value = 'test'")
+                                    .metadata(
+                                        m ->
+                                            m.description("Exit when counter reaches 10")
+                                                .put("exitConditionDescription", "counter == 10")
+                                                .put("weight", 42)))
+                        .set("plain", s -> s.expr("$.other = 'value'")))
+            .build();
+
+    List<TaskItem> items = wf.getDo();
+    assertEquals(2, items.size(), "There should be two tasks");
+
+    SetTask described = items.get(0).getTask().getSetTask();
+    TaskMetadata metadata = described.getMetadata();
+    assertNotNull(metadata, "Task metadata should be present");
+    Map<String, Object> props = metadata.getAdditionalProperties();
+    assertEquals(3, props.size(), "Metadata should hold three entries");
+    assertEquals("Exit when counter reaches 10", props.get(TaskMetadataBuilder.DESCRIPTION));
+    assertEquals("counter == 10", props.get("exitConditionDescription"));
+    assertEquals(42, props.get("weight"));
+
+    SetTask plain = items.get(1).getTask().getSetTask();
+    assertNull(plain.getMetadata(), "Tasks without metadata() should not have metadata set");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void testUseAuthenticationsBasic() {
     Workflow wf =