diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/mod.rs
index 60f2b2dcefa9..e16986c660ad 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/mod.rs
@@ -241,16 +241,14 @@ pub fn transform_schema_to_view(schema: &Schema) -> Schema {
         .fields
         .iter()
         .map(|field| match field.data_type() {
-            DataType::Utf8 | DataType::LargeUtf8 => Arc::new(Field::new(
-                field.name(),
-                DataType::Utf8View,
-                field.is_nullable(),
-            )),
-            DataType::Binary | DataType::LargeBinary => Arc::new(Field::new(
-                field.name(),
-                DataType::BinaryView,
-                field.is_nullable(),
-            )),
+            DataType::Utf8 | DataType::LargeUtf8 => Arc::new(
+                Field::new(field.name(), DataType::Utf8View, field.is_nullable())
+                    .with_metadata(field.metadata().to_owned()),
+            ),
+            DataType::Binary | DataType::LargeBinary => Arc::new(
+                Field::new(field.name(), DataType::BinaryView, field.is_nullable())
+                    .with_metadata(field.metadata().to_owned()),
+            ),
             _ => field.clone(),
         })
         .collect();
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/cross_join.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/cross_join.rs
index 11153556f253..a70645f3d6c0 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/cross_join.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/cross_join.rs
@@ -69,15 +69,22 @@ impl CrossJoinExec {
     /// Create a new [CrossJoinExec].
     pub fn new(left: Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>, right: Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>) -> Self {
         // left then right
-        let all_columns: Fields = {
+        let (all_columns, metadata) = {
             let left_schema = left.schema();
             let right_schema = right.schema();
             let left_fields = left_schema.fields().iter();
             let right_fields = right_schema.fields().iter();
-            left_fields.chain(right_fields).cloned().collect()
+
+            let mut metadata = left_schema.metadata().clone();
+            metadata.extend(right_schema.metadata().clone());
+
+            (
+                left_fields.chain(right_fields).cloned().collect::<Fields>(),
+                metadata,
+            )
         };
 
-        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(all_columns));
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(all_columns).with_metadata(metadata));
         let cache = Self::compute_properties(&left, &right, Arc::clone(&schema));
         CrossJoinExec {
             left,
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/union.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/union.rs
index 78b25686054d..1cf22060b62a 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/union.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/union.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,16 @@ fn union_schema(inputs: &[Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>]) -> SchemaRef {
                 .iter()
                 .filter_map(|input| {
                     if input.schema().fields().len() > i {
-                        Some(input.schema().field(i).clone())
+                        let field = input.schema().field(i).clone();
+                        let right_hand_metdata = inputs
+                            .get(1)
+                            .map(|right_input| {
+                                right_input.schema().field(i).metadata().clone()
+                            })
+                            .unwrap_or_default();
+                        let mut metadata = field.metadata().clone();
+                        metadata.extend(right_hand_metdata);
+                        Some(field.with_metadata(metadata))
                     } else {
                         None
                     }
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/src/test_context.rs b/datafusion/sqllogictest/src/test_context.rs
index d3ee720467b6..9a0db1c41c71 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/src/test_context.rs
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/src/test_context.rs
@@ -314,8 +314,13 @@ pub async fn register_metadata_tables(ctx: &SessionContext) {
         String::from("metadata_key"),
         String::from("the name field"),
     )]));
+    let l_name =
+        Field::new("l_name", DataType::Utf8, true).with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+            String::from("metadata_key"),
+            String::from("the l_name field"),
+        )]));
 
-    let schema = Schema::new(vec![id, name]).with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+    let schema = Schema::new(vec![id, name, l_name]).with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
         String::from("metadata_key"),
         String::from("the entire schema"),
     )]));
@@ -325,6 +330,7 @@ pub async fn register_metadata_tables(ctx: &SessionContext) {
         vec![
             Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![Some(1), None, Some(3)])) as _,
             Arc::new(StringArray::from(vec![None, Some("bar"), Some("baz")])) as _,
+            Arc::new(StringArray::from(vec![None, Some("l_bar"), Some("l_baz")])) as _,
         ],
     )
     .unwrap();
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/metadata.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/metadata.slt
index f38281abc5ab..d0853b9e4983 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/metadata.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/metadata.slt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ## with metadata in SQL.
 
 query IT
-select * from table_with_metadata;
+select id, name from table_with_metadata;
 ----
 1 NULL
 NULL bar
@@ -96,5 +96,34 @@ select count(id) cnt from table_with_metadata group by name order by cnt;
 1
 
 
+
+# Regression test: missing schema metadata, when aggregate on cross join
+query I
+SELECT count("data"."id")
+FROM
+  (
+   SELECT "id" FROM "table_with_metadata"
+  ) as "data",
+  (
+    SELECT "id" FROM "table_with_metadata"
+  ) as "samples";
+----
+6
+
+# Regression test: missing field metadata, from the NULL field on the left side of the union
+query ITT
+(SELECT id, NULL::string as name, l_name FROM "table_with_metadata")
+  UNION
+(SELECT id, name, NULL::string as l_name FROM "table_with_metadata")
+ORDER BY id, name, l_name;
+----
+1 NULL NULL
+3 baz NULL
+3 NULL l_baz
+NULL bar NULL
+NULL NULL l_bar
+
+
+
 statement ok
 drop table table_with_metadata;