diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.cpp
index de6a14d8369..bdde8e66a0f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,35 @@ static QStringList trimStringList(const QStringList &stringlist)
     return Utils::transform(stringlist, [](const QString &str) { return str.trimmed(); });
 }
 
+static QHash<QString, QStringList> parseMeta(QXmlStreamReader *reader)
+{
+    QHash<QString, QStringList> result;
+    while (!reader->atEnd()) {
+        switch (reader->readNext()) {
+        case QXmlStreamReader::StartElement:
+            if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("entry")) {
+                const QString key = reader->attributes().value("name").toString();
+                if (key.isEmpty()) {
+                    reader->raiseError("Tag \"entry\" requires \"name\" attribute");
+                    break;
+                }
+                const QString value = reader->readElementText(
+                    QXmlStreamReader::ErrorOnUnexpectedElement);
+                if (!value.isEmpty())
+                    result[key].append(value);
+            }
+            break;
+        case QXmlStreamReader::EndElement:
+            if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("meta"))
+                return result;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 static QList<ExampleItem *> parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
                                           const FilePath &projectsOffset,
                                           const FilePath &examplesInstallPath)
@@ -95,6 +124,8 @@ static QList<ExampleItem *> parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
                 item->platforms = trimStringList(
                     reader->readElementText(QXmlStreamReader::ErrorOnUnexpectedElement)
                         .split(QLatin1Char(','), Qt::SkipEmptyParts));
+            } else if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("meta")) {
+                item->metaData = parseMeta(reader);
             }
             break;
         case QXmlStreamReader::EndElement:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.h
index b133d2c6c8a..2d1afa54838 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/examplesparser.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     QString videoUrl;
     QString videoLength;
     QStringList platforms;
+    QHash<QString, QStringList> metaData;
 };
 
 QTSUPPORT_EXPORT Utils::expected_str<QList<ExampleItem *>> parseExamples(
diff --git a/tests/auto/examples/tst_examples.cpp b/tests/auto/examples/tst_examples.cpp
index 22236ed4c5d..5a18f1e4498 100644
--- a/tests/auto/examples/tst_examples.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/examples/tst_examples.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ private slots:
 tst_Examples::tst_Examples() = default;
 tst_Examples::~tst_Examples() = default;
 
+using MetaData = QHash<QString, QStringList>;
+
 static ExampleItem fetchItem()
 {
     QFETCH(QString, name);
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ static ExampleItem fetchItem()
     QFETCH(QString, videoUrl);
     QFETCH(QString, videoLength);
     QFETCH(QStringList, platforms);
+    QFETCH(MetaData, metaData);
     ExampleItem item;
     item.name = name;
     item.description = description;
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ static ExampleItem fetchItem()
     item.videoUrl = videoUrl;
     item.videoLength = videoLength;
     item.platforms = platforms;
+    item.metaData = metaData;
     return item;
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ void tst_Examples::parsing_data()
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("videoUrl");
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("videoLength");
     QTest::addColumn<QStringList>("platforms");
+    QTest::addColumn<MetaData>("metaData");
 
     QTest::addRow("example")
         << QByteArray(R"raw(
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ void tst_Examples::parsing_data()
                          "manifest/widgets/widgets/analogclock/analogclock.cpp")}
         << FilePath::fromUserInput("manifest/widgets/widgets/analogclock/analogclock.cpp")
         << FilePaths() << Example << true << false << false << ""
-        << "" << QStringList();
+        << "" << QStringList() << MetaData({{"category", {"Graphics"}}, {"tags", {"widgets"}}});
 }
 
 void tst_Examples::parsing()
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ void tst_Examples::parsing()
     QCOMPARE(item.videoUrl, expected.videoUrl);
     QCOMPARE(item.videoLength, expected.videoLength);
     QCOMPARE(item.platforms, expected.platforms);
+    QCOMPARE(item.metaData, expected.metaData);
     qDeleteAll(*result);
 }