diff --git a/bin/cml/runner.js b/bin/cml/runner.js
index 3914de905..91df42088 100755
--- a/bin/cml/runner.js
+++ b/bin/cml/runner.js
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ const runCloud = async (opts) => {
       cloud,
       cloudRegion: region,
       cloudType: type,
+      cloudMetadata: metadata,
       cloudGpu: gpu,
       cloudHddSize: hddSize,
       cloudSshPrivate: sshPrivate,
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ const runCloud = async (opts) => {
         cloud,
         region,
         type,
+        metadata,
         gpu: gpu === 'tesla' ? 'v100' : gpu,
         hddSize,
         sshPrivate,
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ const runCloud = async (opts) => {
           instanceLaunchTime: attributes.instance_launch_time,
           instanceType: attributes.instance_type,
           labels: attributes.labels,
+          metadata: attributes.metadata,
           name: attributes.name,
           region: attributes.region,
           repo: attributes.repo,
@@ -467,6 +470,19 @@ exports.builder = (yargs) =>
         description:
           'Instance type. Choices: [m, l, xl]. Also supports native types like i.e. t2.micro'
       },
+      cloudMetadata: {
+        type: 'array',
+        string: true,
+        coerce: (items) => {
+          const keyValuePairs = items.map((item) => [
+            ...item.split(/=(.+)/),
+            null
+          ]);
+          return Object.fromEntries(keyValuePairs);
+        },
+        description:
+          'Key Value pairs to associate cml-runner instance on the provider i.e. tags/labels "key=value"'
+      },
       cloudGpu: {
         type: 'string',
         choices: ['nogpu', 'k80', 'v100', 'tesla'],
diff --git a/bin/cml/runner.test.js b/bin/cml/runner.test.js
index b34e58f68..dee59c673 100644
--- a/bin/cml/runner.test.js
+++ b/bin/cml/runner.test.js
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Options:
                                                    [string] [default: \\"us-west\\"]
   --cloud-type                Instance type. Choices: [m, l, xl]. Also supports
                               native types like i.e. t2.micro           [string]
+  --cloud-metadata            Key Value pairs to associate cml-runner instance
+                              on the provider i.e. tags/labels \\"key=value\\"
+                                                                         [array]
   --cloud-gpu                 GPU type.
                              [string] [choices: \\"nogpu\\", \\"k80\\", \\"v100\\", \\"tesla\\"]
   --cloud-hdd-size            HDD size in GB                            [number]
diff --git a/src/terraform.js b/src/terraform.js
index 38ad58a7d..91fdb160c 100644
--- a/src/terraform.js
+++ b/src/terraform.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ const destroy = async (opts = {}) => {
   );
 };
 
+const mapCloudMetadata = (metadata) =>
+  Object.entries(metadata).map(([key, value]) => `${key} = "${value || ''}"`);
+
 const iterativeProviderTpl = () => {
   return `
 terraform {
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ const iterativeCmlRunnerTpl = (opts = {}) => {
     name,
     single,
     type,
+    metadata,
     gpu,
     hddSize,
     sshPrivate,
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ const iterativeCmlRunnerTpl = (opts = {}) => {
     awsSecurityGroup
   } = opts;
 
-  return `
+  const template = `
 ${iterativeProviderTpl()}
 
 resource "iterative_cml_runner" "runner" {
@@ -108,8 +112,14 @@ resource "iterative_cml_runner" "runner" {
   ${spotPrice ? `spot_price = ${spotPrice}` : ''}
   ${startupScript ? `startup_script = "${startupScript}"` : ''}
   ${awsSecurityGroup ? `aws_security_group = "${awsSecurityGroup}"` : ''}
+  ${
+    metadata
+      ? `metadata = {\n    ${mapCloudMetadata(metadata).join('\n    ')}\n  }`
+      : ''
+  }
 }
 `;
+  return template;
 };
 
 const checkMinVersion = async () => {
diff --git a/src/terraform.test.js b/src/terraform.test.js
index 9a6f5c935..3fb7a4754 100644
--- a/src/terraform.test.js
+++ b/src/terraform.test.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe('Terraform tests', () => {
         
         
         
+        
       }
       "
     `);
@@ -60,40 +61,41 @@ describe('Terraform tests', () => {
       awsSecurityGroup: 'mysg'
     });
     expect(output).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "
+"
 
-      terraform {
-        required_providers {
-          iterative = {
-            source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
-          }
-        }
-      }
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    iterative = {
+      source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-      provider \\"iterative\\" {}
+provider \\"iterative\\" {}
 
 
-      resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
-        repo = \\"https://\\"
-        token = \\"abc\\"
-        driver = \\"gitlab\\"
-        labels = \\"mylabel\\"
-        idle_timeout = 300
-        name = \\"myrunner\\"
-        single = \\"true\\"
-        cloud = \\"aws\\"
-        region = \\"west\\"
-        instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
-        instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
-        instance_hdd_size = 50
-        ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
-        spot = true
-        spot_price = 0.0001
-        
-        aws_security_group = \\"mysg\\"
-      }
-      "
-    `);
+resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
+  repo = \\"https://\\"
+  token = \\"abc\\"
+  driver = \\"gitlab\\"
+  labels = \\"mylabel\\"
+  idle_timeout = 300
+  name = \\"myrunner\\"
+  single = \\"true\\"
+  cloud = \\"aws\\"
+  region = \\"west\\"
+  instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
+  instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
+  instance_hdd_size = 50
+  ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
+  spot = true
+  spot_price = 0.0001
+  
+  aws_security_group = \\"mysg\\"
+  
+}
+"
+`);
   });
 
   test('basic settings with runner forever', async () => {
@@ -115,40 +117,101 @@ describe('Terraform tests', () => {
       spotPrice: '0.0001'
     });
     expect(output).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "
+"
 
-      terraform {
-        required_providers {
-          iterative = {
-            source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
-          }
-        }
-      }
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    iterative = {
+      source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-      provider \\"iterative\\" {}
+provider \\"iterative\\" {}
 
 
-      resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
-        repo = \\"https://\\"
-        token = \\"abc\\"
-        driver = \\"gitlab\\"
-        labels = \\"mylabel\\"
-        idle_timeout = 0
-        name = \\"myrunner\\"
-        single = \\"true\\"
-        cloud = \\"aws\\"
-        region = \\"west\\"
-        instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
-        instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
-        instance_hdd_size = 50
-        ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
-        spot = true
-        spot_price = 0.0001
-        
-        
-      }
-      "
-    `);
+resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
+  repo = \\"https://\\"
+  token = \\"abc\\"
+  driver = \\"gitlab\\"
+  labels = \\"mylabel\\"
+  idle_timeout = 0
+  name = \\"myrunner\\"
+  single = \\"true\\"
+  cloud = \\"aws\\"
+  region = \\"west\\"
+  instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
+  instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
+  instance_hdd_size = 50
+  ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
+  spot = true
+  spot_price = 0.0001
+  
+  
+  
+}
+"
+`);
+  });
+
+  test('basic settings with metadata', async () => {
+    const output = iterativeCmlRunnerTpl({
+      repo: 'https://',
+      token: 'abc',
+      driver: 'gitlab',
+      labels: 'mylabel',
+      idleTimeout: 300,
+      name: 'myrunner',
+      single: true,
+      cloud: 'aws',
+      region: 'west',
+      type: 'mymachinetype',
+      gpu: 'mygputype',
+      hddSize: 50,
+      sshPrivate: 'myprivate',
+      spot: true,
+      spotPrice: '0.0001',
+      metadata: { one: 'value', two: null }
+    });
+    expect(output).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+"
+
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    iterative = {
+      source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+provider \\"iterative\\" {}
+
+
+resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
+  repo = \\"https://\\"
+  token = \\"abc\\"
+  driver = \\"gitlab\\"
+  labels = \\"mylabel\\"
+  idle_timeout = 300
+  name = \\"myrunner\\"
+  single = \\"true\\"
+  cloud = \\"aws\\"
+  region = \\"west\\"
+  instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
+  instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
+  instance_hdd_size = 50
+  ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
+  spot = true
+  spot_price = 0.0001
+  
+  
+  metadata = {
+    one = \\"value\\"
+    two = \\"\\"
+  }
+}
+"
+`);
   });
 
   test('Startup script', async () => {
@@ -171,39 +234,40 @@ describe('Terraform tests', () => {
       startupScript: 'c3VkbyBlY2hvICdoZWxsbyB3b3JsZCcgPj4gL3Vzci9oZWxsby50eHQ='
     });
     expect(output).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "
+"
 
-      terraform {
-        required_providers {
-          iterative = {
-            source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
-          }
-        }
-      }
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    iterative = {
+      source = \\"iterative/iterative\\"
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-      provider \\"iterative\\" {}
+provider \\"iterative\\" {}
 
 
-      resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
-        repo = \\"https://\\"
-        token = \\"abc\\"
-        driver = \\"gitlab\\"
-        labels = \\"mylabel\\"
-        idle_timeout = 300
-        name = \\"myrunner\\"
-        single = \\"true\\"
-        cloud = \\"aws\\"
-        region = \\"west\\"
-        instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
-        instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
-        instance_hdd_size = 50
-        ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
-        spot = true
-        spot_price = 0.0001
-        startup_script = \\"c3VkbyBlY2hvICdoZWxsbyB3b3JsZCcgPj4gL3Vzci9oZWxsby50eHQ=\\"
-        
-      }
-      "
-    `);
+resource \\"iterative_cml_runner\\" \\"runner\\" {
+  repo = \\"https://\\"
+  token = \\"abc\\"
+  driver = \\"gitlab\\"
+  labels = \\"mylabel\\"
+  idle_timeout = 300
+  name = \\"myrunner\\"
+  single = \\"true\\"
+  cloud = \\"aws\\"
+  region = \\"west\\"
+  instance_type = \\"mymachinetype\\"
+  instance_gpu = \\"mygputype\\"
+  instance_hdd_size = 50
+  ssh_private = \\"myprivate\\"
+  spot = true
+  spot_price = 0.0001
+  startup_script = \\"c3VkbyBlY2hvICdoZWxsbyB3b3JsZCcgPj4gL3Vzci9oZWxsby50eHQ=\\"
+  
+  
+}
+"
+`);
   });
 });