diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadataWriter.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadataWriter.java
index eee676822a8aa..987583f3a708a 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadataWriter.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadataWriter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.hudi.metadata;
 
-import org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificRecordBase;
 import org.apache.hudi.avro.model.HoodieCleanMetadata;
 import org.apache.hudi.avro.model.HoodieInstantInfo;
 import org.apache.hudi.avro.model.HoodieMetadataRecord;
@@ -57,13 +56,14 @@
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.Option;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.ValidationUtils;
 import org.apache.hudi.config.HoodieCompactionConfig;
-import org.apache.hudi.config.metrics.HoodieMetricsConfig;
 import org.apache.hudi.config.HoodieWriteConfig;
+import org.apache.hudi.config.metrics.HoodieMetricsConfig;
 import org.apache.hudi.config.metrics.HoodieMetricsGraphiteConfig;
 import org.apache.hudi.config.metrics.HoodieMetricsJmxConfig;
 import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieException;
 import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieMetadataException;
 
+import org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificRecordBase;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
@@ -367,8 +367,14 @@ protected <T extends SpecificRecordBase> void bootstrapIfNeeded(HoodieEngineCont
     // If the un-synced instants have been archived, then
     // the metadata table will need to be bootstrapped again.
     if (exists) {
-      final HoodieTableMetaClient metadataMetaClient = HoodieTableMetaClient.builder().setConf(hadoopConf.get())
+      HoodieTableMetaClient metadataMetaClient = HoodieTableMetaClient.builder().setConf(hadoopConf.get())
           .setBasePath(metadataWriteConfig.getBasePath()).build();
+
+      if (dataWriteConfig.getMetadataConfig().populateMetaFields() != metadataMetaClient.getTableConfig().populateMetaFields()) {
+        LOG.info("Re-initiating metadata table properties since populate meta fields have changed");
+        metadataMetaClient = initializeMetaClient(dataWriteConfig.getMetadataConfig().populateMetaFields());
+      }
+
       final Option<HoodieInstant> latestMetadataInstant =
           metadataMetaClient.getActiveTimeline().filterCompletedInstants().lastInstant();
 
@@ -504,17 +510,7 @@ private boolean bootstrapFromFilesystem(HoodieEngineContext engineContext, Hoodi
         .getReverseOrderedInstants().findFirst().map(HoodieInstant::getTimestamp).orElse(SOLO_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP);
     LOG.info("Creating a new metadata table in " + metadataWriteConfig.getBasePath() + " at instant " + createInstantTime);
 
-    HoodieTableMetaClient.withPropertyBuilder()
-        .setTableType(HoodieTableType.MERGE_ON_READ)
-        .setTableName(tableName)
-        .setArchiveLogFolder(ARCHIVELOG_FOLDER.defaultValue())
-        .setPayloadClassName(HoodieMetadataPayload.class.getName())
-        .setBaseFileFormat(HoodieFileFormat.HFILE.toString())
-        .setRecordKeyFields(RECORD_KEY_FIELD_NAME)
-        .setPopulateMetaFields(dataWriteConfig.getMetadataConfig().populateMetaFields())
-        .setKeyGeneratorClassProp(HoodieTableMetadataKeyGenerator.class.getCanonicalName())
-        .initTable(hadoopConf.get(), metadataWriteConfig.getBasePath());
-
+    initializeMetaClient(dataWriteConfig.getMetadataConfig().populateMetaFields());
     initTableMetadata();
     initializeEnabledFileGroups(dataMetaClient, createInstantTime);
 
@@ -530,6 +526,19 @@ private boolean bootstrapFromFilesystem(HoodieEngineContext engineContext, Hoodi
     return true;
   }
 
+  private HoodieTableMetaClient initializeMetaClient(boolean populatMetaFields) throws IOException {
+    return HoodieTableMetaClient.withPropertyBuilder()
+        .setTableType(HoodieTableType.MERGE_ON_READ)
+        .setTableName(tableName)
+        .setArchiveLogFolder(ARCHIVELOG_FOLDER.defaultValue())
+        .setPayloadClassName(HoodieMetadataPayload.class.getName())
+        .setBaseFileFormat(HoodieFileFormat.HFILE.toString())
+        .setRecordKeyFields(RECORD_KEY_FIELD_NAME)
+        .setPopulateMetaFields(populatMetaFields)
+        .setKeyGeneratorClassProp(HoodieTableMetadataKeyGenerator.class.getCanonicalName())
+        .initTable(hadoopConf.get(), metadataWriteConfig.getBasePath());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Function to find hoodie partitions and list files in them in parallel.
    *
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/functional/TestHoodieBackedMetadata.java b/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/functional/TestHoodieBackedMetadata.java
index 223625fe7e469..1c40bc808c0be 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/functional/TestHoodieBackedMetadata.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/functional/TestHoodieBackedMetadata.java
@@ -328,6 +328,36 @@ public void testMetadataInsertUpsertClean(HoodieTableType tableType) throws Exce
     validateMetadata(testTable, emptyList(), true);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testUpdationOfPopulateMetaFieldsForMetadataTable() throws Exception {
+    tableType = COPY_ON_WRITE;
+    init(tableType, false);
+
+    writeConfig = getWriteConfigBuilder(true, true, false)
+        .withMetadataConfig(HoodieMetadataConfig.newBuilder()
+            .enable(true)
+            .withPopulateMetaFields(true)
+            .build())
+        .build();
+    initWriteConfigAndMetatableWriter(writeConfig, true);
+    doWriteOperation(testTable, "0000001", INSERT);
+
+    HoodieTableMetaClient metaClient = HoodieTableMetaClient.builder().setBasePath(writeConfig.getBasePath() + "/.hoodie/metadata").setConf(hadoopConf).build();
+    assertTrue(metaClient.getTableConfig().populateMetaFields());
+
+    // update populateMeta fields to false.
+    writeConfig = getWriteConfigBuilder(true, true, false)
+        .withMetadataConfig(HoodieMetadataConfig.newBuilder()
+            .enable(true)
+            .withPopulateMetaFields(false)
+            .build())
+        .build();
+    initWriteConfigAndMetatableWriter(writeConfig, true);
+    doWriteOperation(testTable, "0000002", INSERT);
+    metaClient = HoodieTableMetaClient.builder().setBasePath(writeConfig.getBasePath() + "/.hoodie/metadata").setConf(hadoopConf).build();
+    assertFalse(metaClient.getTableConfig().populateMetaFields());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testMetadataInsertUpsertCleanNonPartitioned() throws Exception {
     HoodieTableType tableType = COPY_ON_WRITE;