diff --git a/pandera/api/dataframe/container.py b/pandera/api/dataframe/container.py
index b341b3af7..c849df0b6 100644
--- a/pandera/api/dataframe/container.py
+++ b/pandera/api/dataframe/container.py
@@ -823,9 +823,7 @@ def update_index(self, index_name: str, **kwargs) -> Self:
 
         tmp_index_cols = schema.index.names
         schema = schema.reset_index()
-
         schema = schema.update_column(index_name, **kwargs)
-
         schema = schema.set_index(tmp_index_cols)
 
         return cast(Self, schema)
@@ -857,9 +855,7 @@ def update_indexes(self, update_dict: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> Self:
 
         tmp_index_cols = schema.index.names
         schema = schema.reset_index()
-
         schema = schema.update_columns(update_dict)
-
         schema = schema.set_index(tmp_index_cols)
 
         return cast(Self, schema)
@@ -1098,6 +1094,9 @@ def set_index(
                     nullable=new_schema.columns[col].nullable,
                     unique=new_schema.columns[col].unique,
                     coerce=new_schema.columns[col].coerce,
+                    title=new_schema.columns[col].title,
+                    description=new_schema.columns[col].description,
+                    metadata=new_schema.columns[col].metadata,
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/pandera/api/pandas/components.py b/pandera/api/pandas/components.py
index b70e222e2..22227593d 100644
--- a/pandera/api/pandas/components.py
+++ b/pandera/api/pandas/components.py
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ def names(self):
         """Get index names in the MultiIndex schema component."""
         return [index.name for index in self.indexes]
 
+    @property
+    def named_indexes(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get named indexes."""
+        return {index.name: index for index in self.indexes}
+
     @property
     def coerce(self):
         """Whether or not to coerce data types."""
diff --git a/tests/pandas/test_schemas.py b/tests/pandas/test_schemas.py
index ce59ca530..1b2c6110d 100644
--- a/tests/pandas/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/pandas/test_schemas.py
@@ -2272,9 +2272,31 @@ def test_update_index():
         schema.update_index("does_not_exist", dtype=str)
 
 
+def test_update_index_with_properties():
+
+    schema = DataFrameSchema(index=Index(dtype=int, name="idx"))
+
+    assert schema.index.title is None
+    assert schema.index.description is None
+    assert schema.index.metadata is None
+
+    schema = schema.update_index(
+        index_name="idx",
+        unique=True,
+        title="badger",
+        description="pear",
+        metadata={"thing": 123},
+    )
+
+    assert schema.index.unique
+    assert schema.index.title == "badger"
+    assert schema.index.description == "pear"
+    assert schema.index.metadata == {"thing": 123}
+
+
 def test_update_multi_index():
     """
-    Test that schemas can correctly update a multi_index column via update_column method.
+    Test that schemas can correctly update a multi_index column via update_index method.
     """
 
     schema = DataFrameSchema(
@@ -2342,9 +2364,12 @@ def test_update_multi_indexes():
     schema = schema.update_indexes(
         {
             "a": {"dtype": str},
+            "b": {"dtype": str},
         }
     )
-    multi_idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays([["hello"], [1.0]], names=["a", "b"])
+    multi_idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays(
+        [["hello"], ["1.0"]], names=["a", "b"]
+    )
     df = pd.DataFrame({"c": [1]}, index=multi_idx)
 
     assert isinstance(schema.validate(df), pd.DataFrame)
@@ -2358,6 +2383,43 @@ def test_update_multi_indexes():
         )
 
 
+def test_update_multi_indexes_with_properties():
+    """
+    Test that schemas can correctly update a multi_index column via
+    update_indexes method with properties.
+    """
+
+    schema = DataFrameSchema(
+        index=MultiIndex(
+            [Index(dtype=int, name="a"), Index(dtype=float, name="b")]
+        ),
+    )
+    schema = schema.update_indexes(
+        {
+            "a": {
+                "dtype": str,
+                "title": "badger",
+                "description": "pear",
+                "metadata": {"thing": 123},
+            },
+            "b": {
+                "dtype": str,
+                "title": "badger",
+                "description": "pear",
+                "metadata": {"thing": 123},
+            },
+        }
+    )
+
+    assert schema.index.named_indexes["a"].title == "badger"
+    assert schema.index.named_indexes["a"].description == "pear"
+    assert schema.index.named_indexes["a"].metadata == {"thing": 123}
+
+    assert schema.index.named_indexes["b"].title == "badger"
+    assert schema.index.named_indexes["b"].description == "pear"
+    assert schema.index.named_indexes["b"].metadata == {"thing": 123}
+
+
 def test_rename_indexes():
     """
     Test that schemas can correctly rename an index column via rename_indexes method.