diff --git a/internal/init/init.go b/internal/init/init.go
index 82b62202d..07cacb385 100644
--- a/internal/init/init.go
+++ b/internal/init/init.go
@@ -1046,7 +1046,8 @@ ALTER EVENT TRIGGER issue_pg_cron_access OWNER TO postgres;
   "projectId": "%[1]s",
   "ports": {
     "api": 8000,
-    "db": 5432
+    "db": 5432,
+    "pgMeta": 3000
   },
   "dbVersion": "120007",
   "excludeSchemas": ["extensions"]
diff --git a/internal/start/start.go b/internal/start/start.go
index 87c1f6877..620ede6ba 100644
--- a/internal/start/start.go
+++ b/internal/start/start.go
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ func Start() error {
 			}
 			io.Copy(os.Stdout, out)
 		}
+		if _, _, err := utils.Docker.ImageInspectWithRaw(ctx, "docker.io/"+utils.PgMetaImage); err != nil {
+			out, err := utils.Docker.ImagePull(ctx, "docker.io/"+utils.PgMetaImage, types.ImagePullOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			io.Copy(os.Stdout, out)
+		}
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Done pulling images.")
@@ -513,6 +520,26 @@ EOSQL
 
 	fmt.Println("Started.")
 
+	// Start pg-meta.
+
+	if err := utils.DockerRun(
+		ctx,
+		utils.PgMetaId,
+		&container.Config{
+			Image: utils.PgMetaImage,
+			Env: []string{
+				"PG_META_PORT=8080",
+				"PG_META_DB_HOST=" + utils.DbId,
+			},
+		},
+		&container.HostConfig{
+			PortBindings: nat.PortMap{"8080/tcp": []nat.PortBinding{{HostPort: utils.PgMetaPort}}},
+			NetworkMode:  container.NetworkMode(utils.NetId),
+		},
+	); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// switch db on switch branch
 
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 29f35420c..6e6f969da 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ GRANT supabase_admin TO authenticator GRANTED BY postgres;
 	RealtimeImage  = "supabase/realtime:v0.15.0"
 	PostgrestImage = "postgrest/postgrest:v7.0.1"
 	DifferImage    = "supabase/pgadmin-schema-diff:cli-0.0.2"
+	PgMetaImage    = "supabase/postgres-meta:v0.24.1"
 	// Latest supabase/postgres image *on hosted platform*.
-	LatestDbImage  = "supabase/postgres:0.14.0"
+	LatestDbImage = "supabase/postgres:0.14.0"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ var (
 	}()
 	ApiPort     string
 	DbPort      string
+	PgMetaPort  string
 	DbImage     string
 	ProjectId   string
 	NetId       string
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ var (
 	RealtimeId  string
 	RestId      string
 	DifferId    string
+	PgMetaId    string
 )
 
 func GetCurrentTimestamp() string {
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ func LoadConfig() {
 
 	ApiPort = fmt.Sprint(viper.GetUint("ports.api"))
 	DbPort = fmt.Sprint(viper.GetUint("ports.db"))
+	PgMetaPort = fmt.Sprint(viper.GetUint("ports.pgMeta"))
 	dbVersion := viper.GetString("dbVersion")
 	switch dbVersion {
 	case "120007":
@@ -203,6 +207,7 @@ func LoadConfig() {
 	RealtimeId = "supabase_realtime_" + ProjectId
 	RestId = "supabase_rest_" + ProjectId
 	DifferId = "supabase_differ_" + ProjectId
+	PgMetaId = "supabase_pg_meta_" + ProjectId
 }
 
 func AssertSupabaseStartIsRunning() {