diff --git a/options/options.go b/options/options.go
index cda572a6..cbcf15fd 100644
--- a/options/options.go
+++ b/options/options.go
@@ -151,9 +151,30 @@ func ContentType(ct string) Option {
 }
 
 // Metadata pass additional metadata
-func Metadata(md metadata.Metadata) Option {
+func Metadata(md ...any) Option {
+	var result metadata.Metadata
+	if len(md) == 1 {
+		switch vt := md[0].(type) {
+		case metadata.Metadata:
+			result = metadata.Copy(vt)
+		case map[string]string:
+			result = metadata.Copy(vt)
+		default:
+			result = metadata.New(0)
+		}
+	} else {
+		result = metadata.New(len(md) / 2)
+		for idx := 0; idx < len(md)/2; idx += 2 {
+			k, kok := md[idx].(string)
+			v, vok := md[idx+1].(string)
+			if kok && vok {
+				result.Set(k, v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return func(src interface{}) error {
-		return Set(src, metadata.Copy(md), ".Metadata")
+		return Set(src, result, ".Metadata")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/options/options_test.go b/options/options_test.go
index 7d3b6a62..a2f26e8a 100644
--- a/options/options_test.go
+++ b/options/options_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package options_test
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"go.unistack.org/micro/v4/codec"
+	"go.unistack.org/micro/v4/metadata"
 	"go.unistack.org/micro/v4/options"
+	"go.unistack.org/micro/v4/util/reflect"
 )
 
 func TestAddress(t *testing.T) {
@@ -84,3 +87,75 @@ func TestLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("failed to set labels")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMetadataAny(t *testing.T) {
+	type s struct {
+		Metadata metadata.Metadata
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name     string
+		Data     any
+		Expected metadata.Metadata
+	}{
+		{
+			"strings_even",
+			[]any{"key1", "val1", "key2", "val2"},
+			metadata.Metadata{
+				"Key1": "val1",
+				"Key2": "val2",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"strings_odd",
+			[]any{"key1", "val1", "key2"},
+			metadata.Metadata{
+				"Key1": "val1",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "map",
+			Data: map[string]string{
+				"key1": "val1",
+				"key2": "val2",
+			},
+			Expected: metadata.Metadata{
+				"Key1": "val1",
+				"Key2": "val2",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"metadata.Metadata",
+			metadata.Metadata{
+				"key1": "val1",
+				"key2": "val2",
+			},
+			metadata.Metadata{
+				"Key1": "val1",
+				"Key2": "val2",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tt.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			src := &s{}
+			var opts []options.Option
+			switch valData := tt.Data.(type) {
+			case []any:
+				opts = append(opts, options.Metadata(valData...))
+			case map[string]string, metadata.Metadata:
+				opts = append(opts, options.Metadata(valData))
+			}
+
+			for _, o := range opts {
+				if err := o(src); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.Equal(tt.Expected, src.Metadata) {
+					t.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("expected: %v, actual: %v", tt.Expected, src.Metadata))
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}