diff --git a/packages/@uppy/url/src/Url.jsx b/packages/@uppy/url/src/Url.jsx
index c5551123f6..821fe769e3 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/url/src/Url.jsx
+++ b/packages/@uppy/url/src/Url.jsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default class Url extends UIPlugin {
       })
   }
 
-  async addFile (protocollessUrl) {
+  async addFile (protocollessUrl, optionalMeta = undefined) {
     const url = this.addProtocolToURL(protocollessUrl)
     if (!this.checkIfCorrectURL(url)) {
       this.uppy.log(`[URL] Incorrect URL entered: ${url}`)
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export default class Url extends UIPlugin {
       const meta = await this.getMeta(url)
 
       const tagFile = {
+        meta: optionalMeta,
         source: this.id,
         name: this.getFileNameFromUrl(url),
         type: meta.type,
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/url/types/index.d.ts b/packages/@uppy/url/types/index.d.ts
index 5494abe291..c923bf0f8f 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/url/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/@uppy/url/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { PluginOptions, UIPlugin, PluginTarget } from '@uppy/core'
+import type { PluginOptions, UIPlugin, PluginTarget, IndexedObject } from '@uppy/core'
 import type { RequestClientOptions } from '@uppy/companion-client'
 import UrlLocale from './generatedLocale'
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface UrlOptions extends PluginOptions, RequestClientOptions {
 }
 
 declare class Url extends UIPlugin<UrlOptions> {
-  public addFile(url: string): undefined | string | never
+  public addFile(url: string, meta?: IndexedObject<any>): undefined | string | never
 }
 
 export default Url