diff --git a/python/pmtiles/convert.py b/python/pmtiles/convert.py
index bc7c82a..0c2192f 100644
--- a/python/pmtiles/convert.py
+++ b/python/pmtiles/convert.py
@@ -128,11 +128,24 @@ def pmtiles_to_mbtiles(input, output):
             if header["tile_type"] == TileType.MVT:
                 metadata["format"] = "pbf"
 
+        json_metadata = {}
         for k, v in metadata.items():
-            if not isinstance(v, str):
+            if k == "vector_layers":
+                json_metadata["vector_layers"] = v
+                continue
+            elif k == "tilestats":
+                json_metadata["tilestats"] = v
+                continue
+            elif not isinstance(v, str):
                 v = json.dumps(v, ensure_ascii=False)
             cursor.execute("INSERT INTO metadata VALUES(?,?)", (k, v))
 
+        if len(json_metadata) > 0:
+            cursor.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO metadata VALUES(?,?)",
+                ("json", json.dumps(json_metadata, ensure_ascii=False)),
+            )
+
         for zxy, tile_data in all_tiles(source):
             flipped_y = (1 << zxy[0]) - 1 - zxy[2]
             cursor.execute(
diff --git a/python/test/test_convert.py b/python/test/test_convert.py
index 8894cef..0154067 100644
--- a/python/test/test_convert.py
+++ b/python/test/test_convert.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import unittest
+import sqlite3
 from io import BytesIO
 import os
+import json
 from pmtiles.writer import Writer
 from pmtiles.reader import Reader, MemorySource
 from pmtiles.convert import (
@@ -51,10 +53,19 @@ class TestConvert(unittest.TestCase):
                     "center_lon_e7": 0,
                     "center_lat_e7": 0,
                 },
-                {"": "value"},
+                {"vector_layers": ['vector','layers'],
+                "tilestats":{'tile':'stats'}},
             )
 
         pmtiles_to_mbtiles("test_tmp.pmtiles", "test_tmp.mbtiles")
+        conn = sqlite3.connect('test_tmp.mbtiles')
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+        res = cursor.execute("SELECT value from metadata where name = 'json'")
+        data = res.fetchone()[0]
+        json_metadata = json.loads(data)
+        self.assertEqual(json_metadata['vector_layers'], ['vector', 'layers'])
+        self.assertEqual(json_metadata['tilestats'], {'tile':'stats'})
+
         mbtiles_to_pmtiles("test_tmp.mbtiles", "test_tmp_2.pmtiles", 3)
 
     def test_mbtiles_header(self):