diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Test/CMakeLists.txt
index 81d1422ed8..c2f8105c47 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SET(Test_SRCS
     Init.py
     BaseTests.py
     Document.py
+    Metadata.py
     Menu.py
     TestApp.py
     TestGui.py
@@ -14,7 +15,12 @@ SET(Test_SRCS
     testmakeWireString.py
     TestPythonSyntax.py
 )
-SOURCE_GROUP("" FILES ${Test_SRCS})
+
+SET(TestData_SRCS
+    TestData/basic_metadata.xml
+)
+
+SOURCE_GROUP("" FILES ${Test_SRCS} ${TestData_SRCS})
 
 if(BUILD_GUI)
     add_subdirectory(Gui)
@@ -22,14 +28,15 @@ if(BUILD_GUI)
 endif(BUILD_GUI)
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(Test ALL
-    SOURCES ${Test_SRCS}
+    SOURCES ${Test_SRCS} ${TestData_SRCS}
 )
 
-fc_copy_sources(Test "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Mod/Test" ${Test_SRCS})
+fc_copy_sources(Test "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Mod/Test" ${Test_SRCS} ${TestData_SRCS})
 
 INSTALL(
     FILES
-        ${Test_SRCS}
+        ${Test_SRCS} 
+        ${TestData_SRCS}
     DESTINATION
         Mod/Test
 )
diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/Init.py b/src/Mod/Test/Init.py
index f9d3759960..b9519da36d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Test/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/Init.py
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
 FreeCAD.__unit_test__ += [ "BaseTests",
                            "UnitTests",
                            "Document",
+                           "Metadata",
                            "UnicodeTests",
                            "TestPythonSyntax" ]
diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py b/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a31c30ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *   Copyright (c) 2022 FreeCAD Project Association                        *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system.              *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or         *
+# *   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public            *
+# *   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either          *
+# *   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.    *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU     *
+# *   Lesser General Public License for more details.                       *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public      *
+# *   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software   *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA         *
+# *   02110-1301  USA                                                       *
+# *                                                                         *
+# ***************************************************************************
+
+import FreeCAD
+import unittest
+import os
+
+class TestMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.test_dir = os.path.join(FreeCAD.getHomePath(), "Mod", "Test", "TestData")
+
+    def test_toplevel_tags(self):
+        filename = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "basic_metadata.xml")
+        md = FreeCAD.Metadata(filename)
+
+        # Tags with only one element:
+        self.assertEqual(md.Name, "Test Workbench")
+        self.assertEqual(md.Description, "A package.xml file for unit testing.")
+        self.assertEqual(md.Version, "1.0.1")
+        #self.assertEqual(md.Date, "2022-01-07")
+        self.assertEqual(md.Icon, "Resources/icons/PackageIcon.svg")
+
+        # Tags that are lists of elements:
+        maintainers = md.Maintainer
+        self.assertEqual(len(maintainers), 2)
+        
+        authors = md.Author
+        self.assertEqual(len(authors), 3)
+
+        urls = md.Urls
+        self.assertEqual(len(urls), 4)
+
+        tags = md.Tag
+        self.assertEqual(len(tags), 2)
+
+    def test_content_types(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_content_item_tags(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_last_supported_version(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_first_supported_version(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_supports_current(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_generic_metadata(self):
+        pass
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diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/TestData/basic_metadata.xml b/src/Mod/Test/TestData/basic_metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6f02cc5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/TestData/basic_metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<package format="1" xmlns="https://wiki.freecad.org/Package_Metadata">
+  <name>Test Workbench</name>
+  <description>A package.xml file for unit testing.</description>
+  <version>1.0.1</version>
+  <date>2022-01-07</date>
+  <maintainer email="developer1@freecad.org">FreeCAD Developer 1</maintainer>
+  <maintainer email="developer2@freecad.org">FreeCAD Developer 2</maintainer>
+  <author email="developer3@freecad.org">FreeCAD Developer 3</author>
+  <author>FreeCAD Developer 4</author>
+  <author>FreeCAD Developer 5</author>
+  <license file="LICENSE">LGPLv2.1</license>
+  <url type="repository" branch="main">https://github.com/chennes/FreeCAD-Package</url>
+  <url type="readme">https://github.com/chennes/FreeCAD-Package/blob/main/README.md</url>
+  <url type="documentation">https://github.com/chennes/FreeCAD-Package/blob/main/README.md</url>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/chennes/FreeCAD-Package/issues</url>
+  <icon>Resources/icons/PackageIcon.svg</icon>
+  <tag>Tag0</tag>
+  <tag>Tag1</tag>
+</package>
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