diff --git a/src/fileFormats/vtk/vtkUnstructuredReader.C b/src/fileFormats/vtk/vtkUnstructuredReader.C
index 1f8d42e..110ddb3 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/vtk/vtkUnstructuredReader.C
+++ b/src/fileFormats/vtk/vtkUnstructuredReader.C
@@ -907,6 +907,19 @@ void Foam::vtkUnstructuredReader::read(ISstream& inFile)
                 }
             }
         }
+        else if (tag == "METADATA")
+        {
+            // Read rest of the line
+            string line;
+            inFile.getLine(line);
+
+            // Skip until an empty line is found
+            inFile.getLine(line);
+            while (!line.empty())
+            {
+                inFile.getLine(line);
+            }
+        }
         else
         {
             FatalIOErrorInFunction(inFile)