diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/66370-galaxy-add-metadata-property.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/66370-galaxy-add-metadata-property.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32ca6495a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/66370-galaxy-add-metadata-property.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - CollectionRequirement - Add a metadata property to update and retrieve the _metadata attribute.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection.py
index 445cbb24661..00e055d0a90 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ class CollectionRequirement:
     def __unicode__(self):
         return u"%s.%s" % (self.namespace, self.name)
 
+    @property
+    def metadata(self):
+        self._get_metadata()
+        return self._metadata
+
     @property
     def latest_version(self):
         try: