diff --git a/dandiapi/api/services/metadata/__init__.py b/dandiapi/api/services/metadata/__init__.py
index 0656916a1..9a2467e1b 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/services/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/services/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
+from dandi.dandiapi import RemoteReadableAsset
+from dandi.metadata import nwb2asset
 import dandischema.exceptions
 from dandischema.metadata import aggregate_assets_summary, validate
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from dandiapi.api.models import Asset, Version
+from dandiapi.api.services.asset import change_asset
 from dandiapi.api.services.metadata.exceptions import (
     AssetHasBeenPublishedError,
     VersionHasBeenPublishedError,
@@ -180,3 +185,30 @@ def _get_version_validation_result(
         version_qs.update(status=Version.Status.VALIDATING)
         status, errors = _get_version_validation_result(current_version)
         version_qs.update(status=status, validation_errors=errors, modified=timezone.now())
+
+
+def re_extract_asset_metadata(asset: Asset):
+    readable_asset = RemoteReadableAsset(
+        asset.s3_url, size=asset.size, mtime=asset.modified, name=Path(asset.path).name
+    )
+
+    if not (asset.path.endswith('.nwb') or asset.path.endswith('.NWB')):
+        logger.info('Asset %s: Not an NWB file, skipping...', asset.path)
+        return
+
+    new_metadata = nwb2asset(readable_asset).json_dict()
+
+    # Use dandiset owner, default to some admin user
+    draft_version = asset.versions.get(version='draft')
+    user = draft_version.dandiset.owners.first()
+    if user is None:
+        user = User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True, is_staff=True).first()
+
+    change_asset(
+        user=user,
+        asset=asset,
+        version=draft_version,
+        new_asset_blob=asset.blob,
+        new_zarr_archive=asset.zarr,
+        new_metadata=new_metadata,
+    )
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/tasks/__init__.py b/dandiapi/api/tasks/__init__.py
index 2b4496c74..3e74d424c 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/tasks/__init__.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/tasks/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from celery import shared_task
 from celery.exceptions import SoftTimeLimitExceeded
 from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 from dandiapi.api.doi import delete_doi
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from uuid import UUID
+from dandiapi.api.services.metadata import re_extract_asset_metadata
 
 logger = get_task_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -104,3 +106,20 @@ def unembargo_dandiset_task(dandiset_id: int, user_id: int):
     except Exception:
         send_dandiset_unembargo_failed_message(ds)
         raise
+
+
+@shared_task
+def dispatch_assets_to_re_extract():
+    assets_to_migrate = Asset.objects.prefetch_related('versions').filter(
+        metadata__schemaVersion__lt=settings.DANDI_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+        versions__version='draft',
+    )
+
+    for asset in assets_to_migrate:
+        re_extract_asset_metadata_task.delay(asset_id=asset.id)
+
+
+@shared_task
+def re_extract_asset_metadata_task(asset_id: int):
+    asset = Asset.objects.get(id=asset_id)
+    re_extract_asset_metadata(asset=asset)