diff --git a/docling_core/types/doc/__init__.py b/docling_core/types/doc/__init__.py
index 49061213..09d2fe1b 100644
--- a/docling_core/types/doc/__init__.py
+++ b/docling_core/types/doc/__init__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     OrderedList,
     Orientation,
     PageItem,
+    PageMeta,
     PictureBarChartData,
     PictureChartData,
     PictureClassificationClass,
diff --git a/docling_core/types/doc/document.py b/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
index 6bc82850..f29108f0 100644
--- a/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
+++ b/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
@@ -1679,6 +1679,10 @@ class FloatingMeta(BaseMeta):
     description: Optional[DescriptionMetaField] = None
 
 
+class PageMeta(BaseMeta):
+    """Metadata model for pages."""
+
+
 class CodeMetaField(BasePrediction):
     """Code representation for the respective item."""
 
@@ -2870,6 +2874,7 @@ class PageItem(BaseModel):
     # only referencing items on the page
     size: Size
     image: Optional[ImageRef] = None
+    meta: Optional[PageMeta] = None
     page_no: int
 
 
@@ -7539,14 +7544,22 @@ def get_text(text: str, max_text_len: int):
 
         return "\n".join(result)
 
-    def add_page(self, page_no: int, size: Size, image: Optional[ImageRef] = None) -> PageItem:
+    def add_page(
+        self,
+        page_no: int,
+        size: Size,
+        image: Optional[ImageRef] = None,
+        meta: Optional[PageMeta] = None,
+    ) -> PageItem:
         """add_page.
 
         :param page_no: int:
         :param size: Size:
+        :param image: Optional[ImageRef]:
+        :param meta: Optional[PageMeta]:
 
         """
-        pitem = PageItem(page_no=page_no, size=size, image=image)
+        pitem = PageItem(page_no=page_no, size=size, image=image, meta=meta)
 
         self.pages[page_no] = pitem
         return pitem
diff --git a/test/test_serialization.py b/test/test_serialization.py
index b6bd4b1d..f2aee647 100644
--- a/test/test_serialization.py
+++ b/test/test_serialization.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 )
 from docling_core.transforms.serializer.webvtt import WebVTTDocSerializer, WebVTTParams
 from docling_core.transforms.visualizer.layout_visualizer import LayoutVisualizer
-from docling_core.types.doc import DoclingDocument
-from docling_core.types.doc.base import ImageRefMode
+from docling_core.types.doc import DoclingDocument, PageMeta
+from docling_core.types.doc.base import ImageRefMode, Size
 from docling_core.types.doc.document import (
     BaseMeta,
     CharSpan,
@@ -74,6 +74,48 @@ def _normalize_quotes(s: str) -> str:
 # ===============================
 
 
+def test_page_item_meta_round_trips_in_exported_document():
+    doc = DoclingDocument(name="page meta")
+    page_meta = PageMeta(
+        summary=SummaryMetaField(
+            text="Summary of page 1",
+            created_by="page-summary-model",
+        ),
+    )
+    page_meta.set_custom_field(
+        namespace="research",
+        name="source_scope",
+        value={"source_type": "10-K", "valid_as_of": "2026-06-18"},
+    )
+
+    doc.add_page(
+        page_no=1,
+        size=Size(width=612, height=792),
+        meta=page_meta,
+    )
+
+    exported = doc.export_to_dict()
+    assert exported["pages"]["1"]["meta"]["summary"] == {
+        "text": "Summary of page 1",
+        "created_by": "page-summary-model",
+    }
+    assert exported["pages"]["1"]["meta"]["research__source_scope"] == {
+        "source_type": "10-K",
+        "valid_as_of": "2026-06-18",
+    }
+
+    loaded = DoclingDocument.model_validate(exported)
+    assert loaded.pages[1].meta is not None
+    assert loaded.pages[1].meta.summary is not None
+    assert loaded.pages[1].meta.summary.text == "Summary of page 1"
+    assert loaded.pages[1].meta.get_custom_part() == {
+        "research__source_scope": {
+            "source_type": "10-K",
+            "valid_as_of": "2026-06-18",
+        },
+    }
+
+
 def test_md_cross_page_list_page_break():
     src = Path("./test/data/doc/activities.json")
     doc = DoclingDocument.load_from_json(src)