diff --git a/internal/api/api.go b/internal/api/api.go
index f2e597bdfe7..bffc39ae0d4 100644
--- a/internal/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/api/api.go
@@ -560,6 +560,18 @@ func (a *API) onPathsList(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Filter by search parameter if provided
+	search := ctx.Query("search")
+	if search != "" {
+		filteredItems := make([]*defs.APIPath, 0, len(data.Items))
+		for _, item := range data.Items {
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(item.Name), strings.ToLower(search)) {
+				filteredItems = append(filteredItems, item)
+			}
+		}
+		data.Items = filteredItems
+	}
+
 	data.ItemCount = len(data.Items)
 	pageCount, err := paginate(&data.Items, ctx.Query("itemsPerPage"), ctx.Query("page"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/conf/path.go b/internal/conf/path.go
index fec6c86b67e..ce33b870d4b 100644
--- a/internal/conf/path.go
+++ b/internal/conf/path.go
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ type Path struct {
 	RunOnUnread                string   `json:"runOnUnread"`
 	RunOnRecordSegmentCreate   string   `json:"runOnRecordSegmentCreate"`
 	RunOnRecordSegmentComplete string   `json:"runOnRecordSegmentComplete"`
+
+	// Custom metadata
+	Metadata map[string]any `json:"metadata"`
 }
 
 func (pconf *Path) setDefaults() {
diff --git a/internal/core/path.go b/internal/core/path.go
index 92b32109263..7fad9b7d7af 100644
--- a/internal/core/path.go
+++ b/internal/core/path.go
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ func (pa *path) doAPIPathsGet(req pathAPIPathsGetReq) {
 				}
 				return ret
 			}(),
+			Metadata: pa.conf.Metadata,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/defs/api.go b/internal/defs/api.go
index c0aa11e9a0f..90473ee34da 100644
--- a/internal/defs/api.go
+++ b/internal/defs/api.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type APIPath struct {
 	BytesReceived uint64                  `json:"bytesReceived"`
 	BytesSent     uint64                  `json:"bytesSent"`
 	Readers       []APIPathSourceOrReader `json:"readers"`
+	Metadata      map[string]any          `json:"metadata" yaml:"metadata"`
 }
 
 // APIPathList is a list of paths.