diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dbt.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dbt.py
index ef286cb130f7b..5cc239c508df4 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dbt.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dbt.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class DBTNode:
     columns: List[DBTColumn] = field(default_factory=list)
     upstream_urns: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
 
+    meta: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         fields = tuple("{}={}".format(k, v) for k, v in self.__dict__.items())
         return self.__class__.__name__ + str(tuple(sorted(fields))).replace("'", "")
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ def extract_dbt_entities(
                 target_platform,
                 environment,
             ),
+            meta=node.get("meta", {}),
         )
 
         # overwrite columns from catalog
@@ -259,8 +262,11 @@ def get_urn_from_dbtNode(
 
 def get_custom_properties(node: DBTNode) -> Dict[str, str]:
 
-    custom_properties = {}
+    # initialize custom properties to node's meta props
+    # (dbt-native node properties)
+    custom_properties = node.meta
 
+    # additional node attributes to extract to custom properties
     node_attributes = ["node_type", "materialization", "dbt_file_path", "catalog_type"]
 
     for attribute in node_attributes:
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_catalog.json b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_catalog.json
index c8fde3b144445..231e7e3b20e7a 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_catalog.json
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_catalog.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     "dbt_schema_version": "https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/catalog/v1.json",
     "dbt_version": "0.19.1",
     "env": {},
-    "generated_at": "2021-06-21T17:28:04.980076Z",
-    "invocation_id": "a878f3a5-ecf3-44b1-94ac-4334c92ca3f6"
+    "generated_at": "2021-07-13T18:38:17.650799Z",
+    "invocation_id": "a0290787-2b80-46c6-a3b7-bf882f654ff3"
   },
   "nodes": {
     "model.sample_dbt.monthly_billing_with_cust": {
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_manifest.json b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_manifest.json
index 4fedf1f668573..9a66e83460464 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_manifest.json
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_manifest.json
@@ -3359,7 +3359,11 @@
       "identifier": "actor",
       "loaded_at_field": "last_update",
       "loader": "",
-      "meta": {},
+      "meta": {
+        "model_maturity": "in dev",
+        "owner": "@alice",
+        "some_other_property": "test 1"
+      },
       "name": "actor",
       "original_file_path": "models/base.yml",
       "package_name": "sample_dbt",
@@ -3559,7 +3563,11 @@
       "identifier": "country",
       "loaded_at_field": "last_update",
       "loader": "",
-      "meta": {},
+      "meta": {
+        "model_maturity": "in prod",
+        "owner": "@bob",
+        "some_other_property": "test 2"
+      },
       "name": "country",
       "original_file_path": "models/base.yml",
       "package_name": "sample_dbt",
@@ -3709,7 +3717,11 @@
       "identifier": "payment_p2020_02",
       "loaded_at_field": "payment_date",
       "loader": "",
-      "meta": {},
+      "meta": {
+        "model_maturity": "in prod",
+        "owner": "@charles",
+        "some_other_property": "test 3"
+      },
       "name": "payment_p2020_02",
       "original_file_path": "models/base.yml",
       "package_name": "sample_dbt",
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_mces_golden.json b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_mces_golden.json
index 2ad3756659114..fb8f13fce42e1 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_mces_golden.json
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/dbt/dbt_mces_golden.json
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@
                 {
                     "com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.dataset.DatasetProperties": {
                         "customProperties": {
+                            "model_maturity": "in dev",
+                            "owner": "@alice",
+                            "some_other_property": "test 1",
                             "node_type": "source",
                             "dbt_file_path": "models/base.yml",
                             "catalog_type": "BASE TABLE"
@@ -1083,6 +1086,9 @@
                 {
                     "com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.dataset.DatasetProperties": {
                         "customProperties": {
+                            "model_maturity": "in prod",
+                            "owner": "@bob",
+                            "some_other_property": "test 2",
                             "node_type": "source",
                             "dbt_file_path": "models/base.yml",
                             "catalog_type": "BASE TABLE"
@@ -1545,6 +1551,9 @@
                 {
                     "com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.dataset.DatasetProperties": {
                         "customProperties": {
+                            "model_maturity": "in prod",
+                            "owner": "@charles",
+                            "some_other_property": "test 3",
                             "node_type": "source",
                             "dbt_file_path": "models/base.yml",
                             "catalog_type": "BASE TABLE"