diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6d99d86d..6dd66b65 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15394,7 +15394,7 @@
     },
     "packages/analytics": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/analytics",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15447,7 +15447,7 @@
     },
     "packages/app": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/app",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15488,7 +15488,7 @@
     },
     "packages/app-check": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/app-check",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15553,7 +15553,7 @@
     },
     "packages/authentication": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/authentication",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15606,7 +15606,7 @@
     },
     "packages/crashlytics": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/crashlytics",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15658,7 +15658,7 @@
     },
     "packages/firestore": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/firestore",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15711,7 +15711,7 @@
     },
     "packages/messaging": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/messaging",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15764,7 +15764,7 @@
     },
     "packages/performance": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/performance",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15817,7 +15817,7 @@
     },
     "packages/remote-config": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/remote-config",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -15870,7 +15870,7 @@
     },
     "packages/storage": {
       "name": "@capacitor-firebase/storage",
-      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/definitions.ts b/packages/storage/src/definitions.ts
index 7b615a0c..18a1ee38 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/definitions.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export interface FirebaseStoragePlugin {
    * @since 5.3.0
    */
   uploadFile(
-    options: UploadFileOptions,
+    // [-] Original: options: UploadFileOptions
+    // [+] Issue #506: UploadFileOptionsWithMetadata added in options
+    options: UploadFileOptionsWithMetadata,
     callback: UploadFileCallback,
   ): Promise<CallbackId>;
 }
@@ -323,6 +325,18 @@ export interface UploadFileOptions {
   uri?: string;
 }
 
+// [+] Issue: #506, Adding interface for UploadFileOptions with metadata: UploadFileOptionsWithMetadata
+export interface UploadFileOptionsWithMetadata extends UploadFileOptions {
+  metadata?: {
+    cacheControl?: string | undefined; 
+    contentDisposition?: string | undefined;
+    contentEncoding?: string | undefined;
+    contentLanguage?: string | undefined;
+    contentType?: string | undefined;
+    customMetadata?: { [key: string]: string } | undefined;
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * @since 5.3.0
  */