diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server/server_connector.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server/server_connector.js
index 301be412a3..60b3ee1bbb 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server/server_connector.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server/server_connector.js
@@ -774,6 +774,18 @@ Zotero.Server.Connector.UpdateSession.prototype = {
 		
 		await session.update(data.target, tags, note);
 		
+		if (data.updatedMetadata) {
+			let item = session.getItemByConnectorKey(data.updatedMetadata.id);
+			if (item) {
+				for (let field of data.updatedMetadata.fields) {
+					if (field.name === 'itemType') continue;
+					item.setField(field.name, field.value);
+				}
+				item.setCreators(data.updatedMetadata.creators || []);
+				await item.saveTx();
+			}
+		}
+
 		return [200, "application/json", JSON.stringify({})];
 	}
 };
@@ -1112,6 +1124,7 @@ Zotero.Server.Connector.Ping.prototype = {
 					downloadAssociatedFiles: Zotero.Prefs.get("downloadAssociatedFiles"),
 					supportsAttachmentUpload: true,
 					supportsTagsAutocomplete: true,
+					supportsMetadataUpdates: true,
 					googleDocsAddNoteEnabled: true,
 					googleDocsAddAnnotationEnabled: true,
 					canUserAddNote: true,
diff --git a/test/tests/server_connectorTest.js b/test/tests/server_connectorTest.js
index ca19f95b97..b0ca5c1ba7 100644
--- a/test/tests/server_connectorTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/server_connectorTest.js
@@ -1181,6 +1181,115 @@ describe("Connector Server", function () {
 			assert.equal(note.getNote(), "Test note");
 		});
 		
+		it("should update metadata of item saved via /saveItems", async function () {
+			var collection = await createDataObject('collection');
+			await select(win, collection);
+
+			const id = Zotero.Utilities.randomString();
+			var sessionID = Zotero.Utilities.randomString();
+			var body = {
+				sessionID,
+				items: [
+					{
+						itemType: "newspaperArticle",
+						title: "Title",
+						id,
+						creators: [
+							{
+								firstName: "First",
+								lastName: "Last",
+								creatorType: "author"
+							}
+						]
+					}
+				],
+				uri: "http://example.com"
+			};
+
+			var reqPromise = httpRequest(
+				'POST',
+				connectorServerPath + "/connector/saveItems",
+				{
+					headers: {
+						"Content-Type": "application/json"
+					},
+					body: JSON.stringify(body)
+				}
+			);
+
+			var ids = await waitForItemEvent('add');
+			var item = Zotero.Items.get(ids[0]);
+			var req = await reqPromise;
+			assert.equal(req.status, 201);
+			assert.equal(item.getField('title'), "Title");
+
+			// Update metadata
+			req = await httpRequest(
+				'POST',
+				connectorServerPath + "/connector/updateSession",
+				{
+					headers: {
+						"Content-Type": "application/json"
+					},
+					body: JSON.stringify({
+						sessionID,
+						target: collection.treeViewID,
+						tags: "",
+						note: "",
+						updatedMetadata: {
+							id,
+							fields: [
+								{
+									name: "itemType",
+									label: "Item Type",
+									value: "newspaperArticle"
+								},
+								{
+									name: "title",
+									label: "Title",
+									value: "Updated Title"
+								},
+								{
+									name: "abstractNote",
+									label: "Abstract",
+									value: "Updated abstract"
+								},
+								{
+									name: "date",
+									label: "Date",
+									value: "2026-04-08"
+								},
+								{
+									name: "url",
+									label: "URL",
+									value: "http://example.com/updated"
+								}
+							],
+							creators: [
+								{
+									firstName: "New First",
+									lastName: "New Last",
+									creatorType: "author"
+								}
+							]
+						}
+					})
+				}
+			);
+
+			assert.equal(req.status, 200);
+			assert.equal(item.getField('title'), "Updated Title");
+			assert.equal(item.getField('abstractNote'), "Updated abstract");
+			assert.equal(item.getField('date'), "2026-04-08");
+			assert.equal(item.getField('url'), "http://example.com/updated");
+			var creators = item.getCreators();
+			assert.equal(creators.length, 1);
+			assert.equal(creators[0].firstName, "New First");
+			assert.equal(creators[0].lastName, "New Last");
+			// Verify collection is preserved
+			assert.isTrue(collection.hasItem(item.id));
+		});
+
 		it("should update collections and tags of a PDF saved via /saveStandaloneAttachment", async function () {
 			const sessionID = Zotero.Utilities.randomString();