diff --git a/WDL/Tree.py b/WDL/Tree.py
index a8362c11..5a14add7 100644
--- a/WDL/Tree.py
+++ b/WDL/Tree.py
@@ -59,16 +59,30 @@ class StructTypeDef(SourceNode):
     there. The referenced definition might itself be imported from yet another document.
     """
 
+    parameter_meta: Dict[str, Any]
+    """:type: Dict[str,Any]
+
+    ``parameter_meta{}`` section as a JSON-like dict"""
+
+    meta: Dict[str, Any]
+    """:type: Dict[str,Any]
+
+    ``meta{}`` section as a JSON-like dict"""
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         pos: SourcePosition,
         name: str,
         members: Dict[str, Type.Base],
+        parameter_meta: Dict[str, Any],
+        meta: Dict[str, Any],
         imported: "Optional[Tuple[Document,StructTypeDef]]" = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(pos)
         self.name = name
         self.members = members
+        self.parameter_meta = parameter_meta
+        self.meta = meta
         self.imported = imported
 
     @property
@@ -1963,7 +1977,9 @@ def _import_structs(doc: Document):
             except KeyError:
                 pass
             if not existing:
-                st2 = StructTypeDef(imp.pos, name, st.members, imported=(imp.doc, st))
+                st2 = StructTypeDef(
+                    imp.pos, name, st.members, st.parameter_meta, st.meta, imported=(imp.doc, st)
+                )
                 doc.struct_typedefs = doc.struct_typedefs.bind(name, st2)
 
 
diff --git a/WDL/_grammar.py b/WDL/_grammar.py
index a5e3bdb5..0e2199e7 100644
--- a/WDL/_grammar.py
+++ b/WDL/_grammar.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 bound_decl: type CNAME "=" expr -> decl
 ?any_decl: unbound_decl | bound_decl
 
-struct: "struct" CNAME "{" unbound_decl* "}"
+struct: "struct" CNAME "{" (unbound_decl | meta_section)* "}"
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // type
diff --git a/WDL/_parser.py b/WDL/_parser.py
index 9ea6d462..d2e19a11 100644
--- a/WDL/_parser.py
+++ b/WDL/_parser.py
@@ -586,14 +586,32 @@ def struct(self, meta, items):
         name = items[0]
         self._check_keyword(self._sp(meta), name)
         members = {}
-        for d in items[1:]:
-            assert not d.expr
-            if d.name in members:
-                raise Error.MultipleDefinitions(
-                    self._sp(meta), f"duplicate struct member '{d.name}'"
-                )
-            members[d.name] = d.type
-        return Tree.StructTypeDef(self._sp(meta), name, members)
+        parameter_meta = None
+        meta_section = None
+        for item in items[1:]:
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                if "meta" in item:
+                    if meta_section is not None:
+                        raise Error.MultipleDefinitions(
+                            self._sp(meta), "redundant struct meta sections"
+                        )
+                    meta_section = item["meta"]
+                elif "parameter_meta" in item:
+                    if parameter_meta is not None:
+                        raise Error.MultipleDefinitions(
+                            self._sp(meta), "redundant struct parameter_meta sections"
+                        )
+                    parameter_meta = item["parameter_meta"]
+                else:
+                    assert False
+            elif isinstance(item, Tree.Decl):
+                assert not item.expr
+                if item.name in members:
+                    raise Error.MultipleDefinitions(
+                        self._sp(meta), f"duplicate struct member '{item.name}'"
+                    )
+                members[item.name] = item.type
+        return Tree.StructTypeDef(self._sp(meta), name, members, parameter_meta, meta_section)
 
     def import_alias(self, meta, items):
         assert len(items) == 2
diff --git a/tests/spec_tests/config.yaml b/tests/spec_tests/config.yaml
index 923345a9..70179d0e 100644
--- a/tests/spec_tests/config.yaml
+++ b/tests/spec_tests/config.yaml
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ wdl-1.2:
     - chunk_array.wdl
     - file_sizes_task.wdl
     - multi_nested_inputs.wdl
-    - import_structs.wdl
     - input_hint_task.wdl
     - join_paths_task.wdl
     - one_mount_point_task.wdl
-    - person_struct_task.wdl
     - string_to_file.wdl
     - test_allow_nested_inputs.wdl
     - test_contains.wdl
@@ -58,6 +56,7 @@ wdl-1.2:
     - map_to_struct.wdl                  # issue #712
     - multiline_string_placeholders.wdl  # wrong namespace in expected output
     - nested_scatter.wdl                 # expected output is wrong
+    - person_struct_task.wdl             # erroneous use of bash -gt to compare Float and Int
     - placeholders.wdl                   # wrong namespace in expected output
     - placeholder_none.wdl               # questionable claim that interpolations should swallow errors
     - primitive_literals.wdl             # expected output is wrong
diff --git a/tests/test_1doc.py b/tests/test_1doc.py
index 6fa95ce7..185d1f0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_1doc.py
+++ b/tests/test_1doc.py
@@ -1868,6 +1868,69 @@ def test_parser(self):
         with self.assertRaises(WDL.Error.MultipleDefinitions):
             doc = WDL.parse_document(doc)
 
+    def test_meta(self):
+        doc = r"""
+        version 1.2
+
+        struct Person {
+            meta {
+                description: "Something"
+                more_stuff: "Also here"
+                coolness: 7
+            }
+            String name
+            parameter_meta {
+                name: "A name"
+                age: "An age"
+            }
+            Int age
+        }
+        """
+        doc = WDL.parse_document(doc)
+        doc.typecheck()
+        struct = doc.struct_typedefs.resolve("Person")
+        self.assertEqual(struct.meta["description"], "Something")
+        self.assertEqual(struct.meta["more_stuff"], "Also here")
+        self.assertEqual(struct.meta["coolness"].value, 7)
+        self.assertEqual(struct.parameter_meta["name"], "A name")
+        self.assertEqual(struct.parameter_meta["age"], "An age")
+
+        doc = r"""
+        version 1.2
+
+        struct Person {
+            meta {
+                description: "Something"
+            }
+            String name
+            meta {
+                description2: "Something else"
+            }
+            Int age
+        }
+        """
+        with self.assertRaises(WDL.Error.MultipleDefinitions):
+            doc = WDL.parse_document(doc)
+
+        doc = r"""
+        version 1.2
+
+        struct Person {
+            parameter_meta {
+                name: "A name"
+                age: "An age"
+            }
+            String name
+            Int age
+            parameter_meta {
+                name: "A name"
+                age: "An age"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        with self.assertRaises(WDL.Error.MultipleDefinitions):
+            doc = WDL.parse_document(doc)
+
     def test_decl(self):
         doc = r"""
         version 1.0