Index: src/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/ms.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/ms.php	(working copy)
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@
 			$wpdb->query( "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `$table`" );
 		}
 
+		if ( is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+			$blog_meta_ids = $wpdb->get_col( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT meta_id FROM $wpdb->blogmeta WHERE blog_id = %d ", $blog_id ) );
+			foreach ( $blog_meta_ids as $mid ) {
+				delete_metadata_by_mid( 'blog', $mid );
+			}
+		}
+
 		$wpdb->delete( $wpdb->blogs, array( 'blog_id' => $blog_id ) );
 
 		/**
Index: src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php	(working copy)
@@ -267,6 +267,15 @@
   PRIMARY KEY  (blog_id),
   KEY db_version (db_version)
 ) $charset_collate;
+CREATE TABLE $wpdb->blogmeta (
+  meta_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
+  blog_id bigint(20) signed NOT NULL default '0',
+  meta_key varchar(255) default NULL,
+  meta_value longtext,
+  PRIMARY KEY  (meta_id),
+  KEY term_id (term_id),
+  KEY meta_key (meta_key($max_index_length))
+) $charset_collate;
 CREATE TABLE $wpdb->registration_log (
   ID bigint(20) NOT NULL auto_increment,
   email varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
Index: src/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php	(working copy)
@@ -2133,6 +2133,13 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// 4.9
+	if ( $wp_current_db_version < 40001 ) {
+		$network_id = get_main_network_id();
+		delete_network_option( $network_id, 'site_meta_supported' );
+		is_site_meta_supported();
+	}
 }
 
 //
Index: src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php	(working copy)
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 
 		// Prime site network caches.
 		if ( $this->query_vars['update_site_cache'] ) {
-			_prime_site_caches( $site_ids );
+			_prime_site_caches( $site_ids, $this->query_vars['update_site_meta_cache'] );
 		}
 
 		// Fetch full site objects from the primed cache.
Index: src/wp-includes/functions.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/functions.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-includes/functions.php	(working copy)
@@ -4704,6 +4704,40 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Determines whether site meta is enabled.
+ *
+ * This function checks whether the 'blogmeta' database table exists. The result is saved as
+ * a setting for the main network, making it essentially a global setting. Subsequent requests
+ * will refer to this setting instead of running the query. The $force parameter can be used
+ * to bypass the setting, and reset it accordingly, however this is not recommended.
+ *
+ * The 'is_site_meta_supported' filter can be used to bypass the database checks completely.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.
+ *
+ * @return bool True if site meta is supported, false otherwise.
+ */
+function is_site_meta_supported() {
+	global $wpdb;
+
+	if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$network_id = get_main_network_id();
+
+	if ( false === ( $supported = get_network_option( $network_id, 'site_meta_supported', false ) ) ) {
+		$supported = $wpdb->get_var( "SHOW TABLES LIKE '{$wpdb->blogmeta}'" ) ? 1 : 0;
+
+		update_network_option( $network_id, 'site_meta_supported', $supported );
+	}
+
+	return (bool) $supported;
+}
+
+/**
  * gmt_offset modification for smart timezone handling.
  *
  * Overrides the gmt_offset option if we have a timezone_string available.
Index: src/wp-includes/load.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/load.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-includes/load.php	(working copy)
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if ( function_exists( 'wp_cache_add_global_groups' ) ) {
-		wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'site-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites' ) );
+		wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'site-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'blog_meta' ) );
 		wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( array( 'counts', 'plugins' ) );
 	}
 }
Index: src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php	(working copy)
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
 	wp_cache_delete( $domain_path_key, 'blog-id-cache' );
 	wp_cache_delete( 'current_blog_' . $blog->domain, 'site-options' );
 	wp_cache_delete( 'current_blog_' . $blog->domain . $blog->path, 'site-options' );
+	wp_cache_delete( $blog_id, 'blog_meta' );
 
 	/**
 	 * Fires immediately after a site has been removed from the object cache.
@@ -585,15 +586,39 @@
  *
  * @param array $sites Array of site objects.
  */
-function update_site_cache( $sites ) {
+function update_site_cache( $sites, $update_meta_cache = true ) {
 	if ( ! $sites ) {
 		return;
 	}
-
+	$site_ids = array();
 	foreach ( $sites as $site ) {
+		$site_ids[] = $site->blog_id;
 		wp_cache_add( $site->blog_id, $site, 'sites' );
 		wp_cache_add( $site->blog_id . 'short', $site, 'blog-details' );
 	}
+
+	if ( $update_meta_cache ) {
+		update_sitemeta_cache( $site_ids );
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Updates metadata cache for list of site IDs.
+ *
+ * Performs SQL query to retrieve all metadata for the sites matching `$site_ids` and stores them in the cache.
+ * Subsequent calls to `get_site_meta()` will not need to query the database.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param array $site_ids List of site IDs.
+ * @return array|false Returns false if there is nothing to update. Returns an array of metadata on success.
+ */
+function update_sitemeta_cache( $site_ids ) {
+	if ( ! is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return update_meta_cache( 'blog', $site_ids );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -658,6 +683,7 @@
 	return $query->query( $args );
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Retrieve option value for a given blog id based on name of option.
  *
@@ -796,6 +822,152 @@
 	return $return;
 }
 
+
+
+/**
+ * Add meta data field to a site.
+ *
+ * Site meta data is called "Custom Fields" on the Administration Screen.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param int    $site_id    Site ID.
+ * @param string $meta_key   Metadata name.
+ * @param mixed  $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
+ * @param bool   $unique     Optional. Whether the same key should not be added.
+ *                           Default false.
+ * @return int|false Meta ID on success, false on failure.
+ */
+function add_site_meta( $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique = false ) {
+	// Bail if site meta table is not installed.
+	if ( ! is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$added = add_metadata( 'blog', $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique );
+
+	// Bust site query cache.
+	if ( $added ) {
+		// @todo use clean_blog_cache here
+		wp_cache_set( 'last_changed', microtime(), 'sites' );
+	}
+
+	return $added;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove metadata matching criteria from a site.
+ *
+ * You can match based on the key, or key and value. Removing based on key and
+ * value, will keep from removing duplicate metadata with the same key. It also
+ * allows removing all metadata matching key, if needed.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param int    $site_id    Site ID.
+ * @param string $meta_key   Metadata name.
+ * @param mixed  $meta_value Optional. Metadata value. Must be serializable if
+ *                           non-scalar. Default empty.
+ * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
+ */
+function delete_site_meta( $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value = '' ) {
+	// Bail if site meta table is not installed.
+	if ( ! is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$deleted = delete_metadata( 'blog', $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
+
+	// Bust site query cache.
+	if ( $deleted ) {
+		// @todo use clean_blog_cache here
+		wp_cache_set( 'last_changed', microtime(), 'sites' );
+	}
+
+	return $deleted;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve site meta field for a site.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param int    $site_id Site ID.
+ * @param string $key     Optional. The meta key to retrieve. By default, returns
+ *                        data for all keys. Default empty.
+ * @param bool   $single  Optional. Whether to return a single value. Default false.
+ * @return mixed Will be an array if $single is false. Will be value of meta data
+ *               field if $single is true.
+ */
+function get_site_meta( $site_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
+	// Bail if site meta table is not installed.
+	if ( ! is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return get_metadata( 'blog', $site_id, $key, $single );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update site meta field based on site ID.
+ *
+ * Use the $prev_value parameter to differentiate between meta fields with the
+ * same key and site ID.
+ *
+ * If the meta field for the site does not exist, it will be added.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param int    $site_id    Site ID.
+ * @param string $meta_key   Metadata key.
+ * @param mixed  $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
+ * @param mixed  $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before removing.
+ *                           Default empty.
+ * @return int|bool Meta ID if the key didn't exist, true on successful update,
+ *                  false on failure.
+ */
+function update_site_meta( $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
+	// Bail if site meta table is not installed.
+	if ( ! is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$updated = update_metadata( 'blog', $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value );
+
+	// Bust site query cache.
+	if ( $updated ) {
+		// @todo use clean_blog_cache here
+		wp_cache_set( 'last_changed', microtime(), 'sites' );
+	}
+
+	return $updated;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Delete everything from site meta matching meta key.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param string $meta_key Metadata key to search for when deleting.
+ * @return bool Whether the site meta key was deleted from the database.
+ */
+function delete_site_meta_by_key( $meta_key ) {
+	// Bail if site meta table is not installed.
+	if ( ! is_site_meta_supported() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$deleted = delete_metadata( 'blog', null, $meta_key, '', true );
+
+	// Bust site query cache.
+	if ( $deleted ) {
+		// @todo use clean_blog_cache here
+		wp_cache_set( 'last_changed', microtime(), 'sites' );
+	}
+
+	return $deleted;
+}
+
 /**
  * Switch the current blog.
  *
@@ -869,7 +1041,7 @@
 			if ( is_array( $global_groups ) ) {
 				wp_cache_add_global_groups( $global_groups );
 			} else {
-				wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'site-details' ) );
+				wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'site-details', 'blog_meta' ) );
 			}
 			wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( array( 'counts', 'plugins' ) );
 		}
@@ -937,7 +1109,7 @@
 			if ( is_array( $global_groups ) ) {
 				wp_cache_add_global_groups( $global_groups );
 			} else {
-				wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'site-details' ) );
+				wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'site-details', 'blog_meta' ) );
 			}
 			wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( array( 'counts', 'plugins' ) );
 		}
Index: src/wp-includes/version.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/version.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-includes/version.php	(working copy)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *
  * @global int $wp_db_version
  */
-$wp_db_version = 38590;
+$wp_db_version = 40001;
 
 /**
  * Holds the TinyMCE version
Index: src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/wp-db.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-includes/wp-db.php	(working copy)
@@ -400,6 +400,14 @@
 	public $blogs;
 
 	/**
+	 * Multisite Blog Metadata table
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.9.0
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public $blogmeta;
+
+	/**
 	 * Multisite Blog Versions table
 	 *
 	 * @since 3.0.0
Index: src/wp-settings.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-settings.php	(revision 42349)
+++ src/wp-settings.php	(working copy)
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 // Load early WordPress files.
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-list-util.php' );
+require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/formatting.php' );
+require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/meta.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-matchesmapregex.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp.php' );
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@
 // Load most of WordPress.
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-walker.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-ajax-response.php' );
-require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/formatting.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/capabilities.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-roles.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-role.php' );
@@ -158,7 +159,6 @@
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-user-query.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-session-tokens.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-user-meta-session-tokens.php' );
-require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/meta.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-meta-query.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-metadata-lazyloader.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/general-template.php' );
Index: tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php
===================================================================
--- tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php	(revision 42349)
+++ tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php	(working copy)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 			$wp_object_cache->__remoteset();
 		}
 		wp_cache_flush();
-		wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'site-details' ) );
+		wp_cache_add_global_groups( array( 'users', 'userlogins', 'usermeta', 'user_meta', 'useremail', 'userslugs', 'site-transient', 'site-options', 'blog-lookup', 'blog-details', 'rss', 'global-posts', 'blog-id-cache', 'networks', 'sites', 'site-details', 'blog_meta' ) );
 		wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( array( 'comment', 'counts', 'plugins' ) );
 	}
 
