diff --git a/spec/utils.spec.ts b/spec/utils.spec.ts
index 437b3ae..2e170ed 100644
--- a/spec/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/utils.spec.ts
@@ -1856,6 +1856,10 @@ describe('generatePayload', () => {
           ],
         },
       },
+      meta: {
+        updatedMeta: 'data',
+        keptMeta: 'same',
+      },
       persistedResource: {
         id: '10',
         type: 'Article',
@@ -1873,6 +1877,10 @@ describe('generatePayload', () => {
             data: [],
           },
         },
+        meta: {
+          existingMeta: 'test',
+          keptMeta: 'same',
+        },
       },
     };
     let payload = generatePayload(resource, 'PATCH', true);
@@ -1900,5 +1908,9 @@ describe('generatePayload', () => {
       payload.jsonApiData.data.relationships.existingEmptyToBeFilled.data[0]
         .type
     ).toEqual('foo-type');
+    expect(payload.jsonApiData.meta).toBeDefined();
+    expect(payload.jsonApiData.meta.existingMeta).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(payload.jsonApiData.meta.updatedMeta).toBeDefined();
+    expect(payload.jsonApiData.meta.keptMeta).toBeDefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index ac30181..479cf88 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1069,7 +1069,10 @@ export const generatePayload = (
               )
             : resource.relationships,
       },
-      ...(resource.meta
+      ...(resource.meta &&
+      (operation !== 'PATCH' ||
+        !diffUpdate ||
+        updatedData(resource.persistedResource.meta, resource.meta))
         ? {
             meta: resource.meta,
           }