diff --git a/lib/linter.js b/lib/linter.js
index 1428db2..7ef22a2 100644
--- a/lib/linter.js
+++ b/lib/linter.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const testRule = require('./test-rule');
  * } } ResolvedRuleDefinition
  *
  * @typedef { import('./types.js').Report } Report
- * @typedef { Report & {
+ * @typedef { Report & Pick<RuleDefinition, 'meta'> & {
  *   category: ReportingCategory | RuleErrorCategory
  * } } AnnotatedReport
  *
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Linter.prototype.applyRule = function applyRule(moddleRoot, ruleDefinition) {
     return reports.map(function(report) {
       return {
         ...report,
+        meta: rule.meta,
         category
       };
     });
diff --git a/lib/types.d.ts b/lib/types.d.ts
index 8bb86c3..d68396c 100644
--- a/lib/types.d.ts
+++ b/lib/types.d.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ export type CheckDefinition = EnterFn | {
 };
 
 export type RuleDefinition = {
+  meta?: {
+    documentation?: {
+      url?: string
+    }
+  },
   check: CheckDefinition
 };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/linter-spec.mjs b/test/spec/linter-spec.mjs
index e95ac7a..530e295 100644
--- a/test/spec/linter-spec.mjs
+++ b/test/spec/linter-spec.mjs
@@ -949,9 +949,64 @@ describe('linter', function() {
 
   it('caching behavior');
 
+
+  describe('reporting', function() {
+
+    let moddleRoot;
+
+    const linter = new Linter({
+      resolver: fakeResolver()
+    });
+
+    const annotateRule = (rule, meta) => {
+
+      return {
+        ...rule,
+        meta
+      };
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(async function() {
+      const result = await readModdle(__dirname + '/diagram.bpmn');
+
+      moddleRoot = result.root;
+    });
+
+
+    it('should attach rule <meta> to report', function() {
+
+      // given
+      const meta = { foo: 'BAR' };
+
+      const rule = annotateRule(
+        createRule(fakeRule),
+        meta
+      );
+
+      // when
+      const results = linter.applyRule(
+        moddleRoot,
+        {
+          name: 'test-rule',
+          config: { },
+          rule,
+          category: 'error'
+        }
+      );
+
+      const expectedResult = buildFakeResults('error', null, meta);
+
+      // then
+      expect(results).to.eql(expectedResult);
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
 
 
+// helpers //////////////
+
 function fakeResolver(cache = {}) {
   return {
     resolveRule(pkg, ruleName) {
@@ -964,7 +1019,6 @@ function fakeResolver(cache = {}) {
   };
 }
 
-
 async function fakeAsyncRule() {
 
   function check(node, reporter) {
@@ -995,7 +1049,7 @@ function fakeRule(config = {}) {
 }
 
 
-function buildFakeResults(category, message) {
+function buildFakeResults(category, message, meta) {
   const results = [
     {
       id: 'sid-38422fae-e03e-43a3-bef4-bd33b32041b2',
@@ -1010,12 +1064,12 @@ function buildFakeResults(category, message) {
   return results.map((result) => {
     return {
       ...result,
-      category
+      category,
+      meta
     };
   });
 }
 
-
 function fakeEnterLeaveRule() {
 
   const seen = {};
@@ -1047,8 +1101,7 @@ function fakeEnterLeaveRule() {
   };
 }
 
-
-function buildFakeEnterLeaveResults(category, message) {
+function buildFakeEnterLeaveResults(category, message, meta) {
   const results = [
     {
       id: 'sid-38422fae-e03e-43a3-bef4-bd33b32041b2',
@@ -1063,7 +1116,8 @@ function buildFakeEnterLeaveResults(category, message) {
   return results.map((result) => {
     return {
       ...result,
-      category
+      category,
+      meta
     };
   });
 }
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