diff --git a/include/envoy/http/async_client.h b/include/envoy/http/async_client.h
index 5121a3c7b969f..b38eabc2d76c0 100644
--- a/include/envoy/http/async_client.h
+++ b/include/envoy/http/async_client.h
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ class AsyncClient {
       parent_context = v;
       return *this;
     }
+    // Set dynamic metadata of async stream. If a metadata record with filter name 'envoy.lb' is
+    // provided, metadata match criteria of async stream route will be overridden by the metadata
+    // and then used by the subset load balancer.
+    StreamOptions& setMetadata(const envoy::config::core::v3::Metadata& m) {
+      metadata = m;
+      return *this;
+    }
 
     // For gmock test
     bool operator==(const StreamOptions& src) const {
@@ -230,6 +237,8 @@ class AsyncClient {
 
     // Provides parent context. Currently, this holds stream info from the caller.
     ParentContext parent_context;
+
+    envoy::config::core::v3::Metadata metadata;
   };
 
   /**
@@ -261,6 +270,10 @@ class AsyncClient {
       StreamOptions::setParentContext(v);
       return *this;
     }
+    RequestOptions& setMetadata(const envoy::config::core::v3::Metadata& m) {
+      StreamOptions::setMetadata(m);
+      return *this;
+    }
     RequestOptions& setParentSpan(Tracing::Span& parent_span) {
       parent_span_ = &parent_span;
       return *this;
diff --git a/source/common/http/async_client_impl.cc b/source/common/http/async_client_impl.cc
index ffe65b5ed62f5..044bf497b4c42 100644
--- a/source/common/http/async_client_impl.cc
+++ b/source/common/http/async_client_impl.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ AsyncStreamImpl::AsyncStreamImpl(AsyncClientImpl& parent, AsyncClient::StreamCal
       route_(std::make_shared<RouteImpl>(parent_.cluster_->name(), options.timeout,
                                          options.hash_policy)),
       send_xff_(options.send_xff) {
+
+  stream_info_.dynamicMetadata().MergeFrom(options.metadata);
+
   if (options.buffer_body_for_retry) {
     buffered_body_ = std::make_unique<Buffer::OwnedImpl>();
   }
diff --git a/test/common/http/async_client_impl_test.cc b/test/common/http/async_client_impl_test.cc
index b76107d395e26..d94600281661a 100644
--- a/test/common/http/async_client_impl_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/http/async_client_impl_test.cc
@@ -341,6 +341,97 @@ TEST_F(AsyncClientImplTest, BasicHashPolicy) {
   response_decoder_->decodeData(data, true);
 }
 
+TEST_F(AsyncClientImplTest, WithoutMetadata) {
+  message_->body().add("test body");
+  Buffer::Instance& data = message_->body();
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(cm_.thread_local_cluster_.conn_pool_, newStream(_, _))
+      .WillOnce(Invoke([&](ResponseDecoder& decoder,
+                           ConnectionPool::Callbacks& callbacks) -> ConnectionPool::Cancellable* {
+        callbacks.onPoolReady(stream_encoder_, cm_.thread_local_cluster_.conn_pool_.host_,
+                              stream_info_, {});
+        response_decoder_ = &decoder;
+        return nullptr;
+      }));
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(cm_.thread_local_cluster_, httpConnPool(_, _, _))
+      .WillOnce(
+          Invoke([&](Upstream::ResourcePriority, absl::optional<Http::Protocol>,
+                     Upstream::LoadBalancerContext* context) -> Http::ConnectionPool::Instance* {
+            EXPECT_EQ(context->metadataMatchCriteria(), nullptr);
+            return &cm_.thread_local_cluster_.conn_pool_;
+          }));
+
+  TestRequestHeaderMapImpl copy(message_->headers());
+  copy.addCopy("x-envoy-internal", "true");
+  copy.addCopy("x-forwarded-for", "127.0.0.1");
+  copy.addCopy(":scheme", "http");
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(stream_encoder_, encodeHeaders(HeaderMapEqualRef(&copy), false));
+
+  AsyncClient::RequestOptions options;
+  envoy::config::core::v3::Metadata metadata;
+  metadata.mutable_filter_metadata()->insert(
+      {"fake_test_domain", MessageUtil::keyValueStruct("fake_test_key", "fake_test_value")});
+  options.setMetadata(metadata);
+
+  auto* request = client_.send(std::move(message_), callbacks_, options);
+  EXPECT_NE(request, nullptr);
+
+  expectSuccess(request, 200);
+
+  ResponseHeaderMapPtr response_headers(new TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}});
+  response_decoder_->decodeHeaders(std::move(response_headers), false);
+  response_decoder_->decodeData(data, true);
+}
+
+TEST_F(AsyncClientImplTest, WithMetadata) {
+  message_->body().add("test body");
+  Buffer::Instance& data = message_->body();
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(cm_.thread_local_cluster_.conn_pool_, newStream(_, _))
+      .WillOnce(Invoke([&](ResponseDecoder& decoder,
+                           ConnectionPool::Callbacks& callbacks) -> ConnectionPool::Cancellable* {
+        callbacks.onPoolReady(stream_encoder_, cm_.thread_local_cluster_.conn_pool_.host_,
+                              stream_info_, {});
+        response_decoder_ = &decoder;
+        return nullptr;
+      }));
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(cm_.thread_local_cluster_, httpConnPool(_, _, _))
+      .WillOnce(
+          Invoke([&](Upstream::ResourcePriority, absl::optional<Http::Protocol>,
+                     Upstream::LoadBalancerContext* context) -> Http::ConnectionPool::Instance* {
+            EXPECT_NE(context->metadataMatchCriteria(), nullptr);
+            EXPECT_EQ(context->metadataMatchCriteria()->metadataMatchCriteria().at(0)->name(),
+                      "fake_test_key");
+            return &cm_.thread_local_cluster_.conn_pool_;
+          }));
+
+  TestRequestHeaderMapImpl copy(message_->headers());
+  copy.addCopy("x-envoy-internal", "true");
+  copy.addCopy("x-forwarded-for", "127.0.0.1");
+  copy.addCopy(":scheme", "http");
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(stream_encoder_, encodeHeaders(HeaderMapEqualRef(&copy), false));
+
+  AsyncClient::RequestOptions options;
+  envoy::config::core::v3::Metadata metadata;
+  metadata.mutable_filter_metadata()->insert(
+      {Envoy::Config::MetadataFilters::get().ENVOY_LB,
+       MessageUtil::keyValueStruct("fake_test_key", "fake_test_value")});
+  options.setMetadata(metadata);
+
+  auto* request = client_.send(std::move(message_), callbacks_, options);
+  EXPECT_NE(request, nullptr);
+
+  expectSuccess(request, 200);
+
+  ResponseHeaderMapPtr response_headers(new TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}});
+  response_decoder_->decodeHeaders(std::move(response_headers), false);
+  response_decoder_->decodeData(data, true);
+}
+
 TEST_F(AsyncClientImplTest, Retry) {
   ON_CALL(runtime_.snapshot_, featureEnabled("upstream.use_retry", 100))
       .WillByDefault(Return(true));