diff --git a/packages/common/src/grpc-service-object.js b/packages/common/src/grpc-service-object.js
index 5c2992e3e27..ca7c2b1a414 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/grpc-service-object.js
+++ b/packages/common/src/grpc-service-object.js
@@ -73,10 +73,21 @@ GrpcServiceObject.prototype.delete = function(callback) {
  * @param {object} callback.metadata - The metadata for this object.
  */
 GrpcServiceObject.prototype.getMetadata = function(callback) {
+  var self = this;
+
   var protoOpts = this.methods.getMetadata.protoOpts;
   var reqOpts = this.methods.getMetadata.reqOpts;
 
-  this.request(protoOpts, reqOpts, callback);
+  this.request(protoOpts, reqOpts, function(err, resp) {
+    if (err) {
+      callback(err, null, resp);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    self.metadata = resp;
+
+    callback(null, self.metadata, resp);
+  });
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/common/test/grpc-service-object.js b/packages/common/test/grpc-service-object.js
index 36557768152..07f42ab3851 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/grpc-service-object.js
+++ b/packages/common/test/grpc-service-object.js
@@ -99,6 +99,54 @@ describe('GrpcServiceObject', function() {
 
       grpcServiceObject.getMetadata(done);
     });
+
+    describe('error', function() {
+      var error = new Error('Error.');
+      var apiResponse = {};
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        grpcServiceObject.request = function(protoOpts, reqOpts, callback) {
+          callback(error, apiResponse);
+        };
+      });
+
+      it('should execute callback with error & API response', function(done) {
+        grpcServiceObject.getMetadata(function(err, metadata, apiResponse_) {
+          assert.strictEqual(err, error);
+          assert.strictEqual(metadata, null);
+          assert.strictEqual(apiResponse_, apiResponse);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('success', function() {
+      var error = new Error('Error.');
+      var apiResponse = {};
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        grpcServiceObject.request = function(protoOpts, reqOpts, callback) {
+          callback(null, apiResponse);
+        };
+      });
+
+      it('should exec callback with metadata & API response', function(done) {
+        grpcServiceObject.getMetadata(function(err, metadata, apiResponse_) {
+          assert.ifError(err);
+          assert.strictEqual(metadata, apiResponse);
+          assert.strictEqual(apiResponse_, apiResponse);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should update the metadata on the instance', function(done) {
+        grpcServiceObject.getMetadata(function(err, metadata, apiResponse_) {
+          assert.ifError(err);
+          assert.strictEqual(grpcServiceObject.metadata, apiResponse);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('setMetadata', function() {