diff --git a/server/src/rbx_snapshot.rs b/server/src/rbx_snapshot.rs
index 7be71d3b..c3e4fef9 100644
--- a/server/src/rbx_snapshot.rs
+++ b/server/src/rbx_snapshot.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::{
 const INIT_MODULE_NAME: &str = "init.lua";
 const INIT_SERVER_NAME: &str = "init.server.lua";
 const INIT_CLIENT_NAME: &str = "init.client.lua";
+const INIT_META_NAME: &str = "init.meta.json";
 
 pub struct SnapshotContext {
     pub plugin_context: Option<SnapshotPluginContext>,
@@ -105,6 +106,12 @@ pub enum SnapshotError {
         path: PathBuf,
     },
 
+    InitMetaError {
+        #[fail(cause)]
+        inner: serde_json::Error,
+        path: PathBuf,
+    },
+
     XmlModelDecodeError {
         #[fail(cause)]
         inner: rbx_xml::DecodeError,
@@ -152,6 +159,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for SnapshotError {
             SnapshotError::JsonModelDecodeError { inner, path } => {
                 write!(output, "Malformed .model.json model: {} in path {}", inner, path.display())
             },
+            SnapshotError::InitMetaError { inner, path } => {
+                write!(output, "Malformed init.meta.json: {} in path {}", inner, path.display())
+            },
             SnapshotError::XmlModelDecodeError { inner, path } => {
                 write!(output, "Malformed rbxmx model: {} in path {}", inner, path.display())
             },
@@ -299,6 +309,7 @@ fn snapshot_imfs_directory<'source>(
     let init_path = directory.path.join(INIT_MODULE_NAME);
     let init_server_path = directory.path.join(INIT_SERVER_NAME);
     let init_client_path = directory.path.join(INIT_CLIENT_NAME);
+    let init_meta_path = directory.path.join(INIT_META_NAME);
 
     let snapshot_name = instance_name
         .unwrap_or_else(|| {
@@ -327,6 +338,27 @@ fn snapshot_imfs_directory<'source>(
         }
     };
 
+    if let Some(ImfsItem::File(file)) = imfs.get(&init_meta_path) {
+        let meta: InitMeta = serde_json::from_slice(&file.contents)
+            .map_err(|inner| SnapshotError::InitMetaError {
+                inner,
+                path: file.path.to_path_buf(),
+            })?;
+
+        if let Some(meta_class) = meta.class_name {
+            snapshot.class_name = Cow::Owned(meta_class);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(meta_ignore_instances) = meta.ignore_unknown_instances {
+            snapshot.metadata.ignore_unknown_instances = meta_ignore_instances;
+        }
+
+        for (key, value) in meta.properties {
+            let resolved_value = try_resolve_value(&snapshot.class_name, &key, &value)?;
+            snapshot.properties.insert(key, resolved_value);
+        }
+    }
+
     snapshot.metadata.source_path = Some(directory.path.to_owned());
 
     for child_path in &directory.children {
@@ -351,6 +383,16 @@ fn snapshot_imfs_directory<'source>(
     Ok(Some(snapshot))
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+struct InitMeta {
+    class_name: Option<String>,
+    ignore_unknown_instances: Option<bool>,
+
+    #[serde(default = "HashMap::new")]
+    properties: HashMap<String, UnresolvedRbxValue>,
+}
+
 fn snapshot_imfs_file<'source>(
     context: &SnapshotContext,
     file: &'source ImfsFile,
diff --git a/server/tests/snapshot_snapshots.rs b/server/tests/snapshot_snapshots.rs
index 7c3d1e78..4c143f38 100644
--- a/server/tests/snapshot_snapshots.rs
+++ b/server/tests/snapshot_snapshots.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ generate_snapshot_tests!(
     empty,
     json_model,
     localization,
+    meta_files,
     multi_partition_game,
     nested_partitions,
     single_partition_game,
diff --git a/test-projects/meta_files/default.project.json b/test-projects/meta_files/default.project.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0eb0c8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-projects/meta_files/default.project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "test-model",
+  "tree": {
+    "$path": "src"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-projects/meta_files/expected-snapshot.json b/test-projects/meta_files/expected-snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..060c5109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-projects/meta_files/expected-snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+  "name": "test-model",
+  "class_name": "Tool",
+  "properties": {
+    "Enabled": {
+      "Type": "Bool",
+      "Value": true
+    }
+  },
+  "children": [
+    {
+      "name": "A",
+      "class_name": "Folder",
+      "properties": {},
+      "children": [],
+      "metadata": {
+        "ignore_unknown_instances": true,
+        "source_path": "src/A",
+        "project_definition": null
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Script",
+      "class_name": "Script",
+      "properties": {
+        "Disabled": {
+          "Type": "Bool",
+          "Value": true
+        },
+        "Source": {
+          "Type": "String",
+          "Value": "print(\"Hello, world\")"
+        }
+      },
+      "children": [],
+      "metadata": {
+        "ignore_unknown_instances": false,
+        "source_path": "src/Script",
+        "project_definition": null
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "metadata": {
+    "ignore_unknown_instances": false,
+    "source_path": "src",
+    "project_definition": [
+      "test-model",
+      {
+        "class_name": null,
+        "children": {},
+        "properties": {},
+        "ignore_unknown_instances": null,
+        "path": "src"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-projects/meta_files/src/A/init.meta.json b/test-projects/meta_files/src/A/init.meta.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1025b06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-projects/meta_files/src/A/init.meta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "ignoreUnknownInstances": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-projects/meta_files/src/Script/init.meta.json b/test-projects/meta_files/src/Script/init.meta.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54f46925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-projects/meta_files/src/Script/init.meta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "properties": {
+    "Disabled": true
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-projects/meta_files/src/Script/init.server.lua b/test-projects/meta_files/src/Script/init.server.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c9b8de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-projects/meta_files/src/Script/init.server.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print("Hello, world")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-projects/meta_files/src/init.meta.json b/test-projects/meta_files/src/init.meta.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa412de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-projects/meta_files/src/init.meta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "className": "Tool",
+  "properties": {
+    "Enabled": true
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file