diff --git a/src/EntityTrait.php b/src/EntityTrait.php
index 80bb371..6817181 100644
--- a/src/EntityTrait.php
+++ b/src/EntityTrait.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Windwalker\ORM;
 
+use Asika\ObjectMetadata\ObjectMetadata;
 use ReflectionAttribute;
 use ReflectionClass;
 use ReflectionProperty;
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ public static function newInstance(array $data = []): static
         return $instance;
     }
 
+    protected function retrieveMeta(string $key): mixed
+    {
+        return EntityMapper::getObjectMetadata()->get($this, $key);
+    }
+
     protected function loadRelation(string $propName): mixed
     {
         return $this->$propName ??= RelationProxies::call($this, $propName);