diff --git a/openeo/metadata.py b/openeo/metadata.py
index 8b7701579..4b48b375c 100644
--- a/openeo/metadata.py
+++ b/openeo/metadata.py
@@ -298,6 +298,20 @@ def band_names(self) -> List[str]:
     def band_common_names(self) -> List[str]:
         return self.band_dimension.common_names
 
+    def dimension(self,name:str) -> Dimension:
+        """
+        Get a dimension by name
+
+        :param name: The name of the dimension
+        :return: The dimension with given name
+        :raises MetadataException: If no dimension with the given name exists
+        """
+        for dim in self._dimensions:
+            if dim.name == name:
+                return dim
+        raise MetadataException(f"No dimension with name {name!r}, available dimensions: {self.dimension_names()}")
+
+
     def get_band_index(self, band: Union[int, str]) -> int:
         # TODO: eliminate this shortcut for smaller API surface
         return self.band_dimension.band_index(band)
@@ -305,6 +319,7 @@ def get_band_index(self, band: Union[int, str]) -> int:
     def filter_bands(self, band_names: List[Union[int, str]]) -> CubeMetadata:
         """
         Create new `CubeMetadata` with filtered band dimension
+
         :param band_names: list of band names/indices to keep
         :return:
         """
@@ -379,6 +394,11 @@ def add_dimension(self, name: str, label: Union[str, float], type: str = None) -
             dim = Dimension(type=type or "other", name=name)
         return self._clone_and_update(dimensions=self._dimensions + [dim])
 
+    def add_dimension(self, dimension: Dimension) -> CubeMetadata:
+        """Create new CubeMetadata object with added dimension"""
+        return self._clone_and_update(dimensions=self._dimensions + [dimension])
+
+
     def drop_dimension(self, name: str = None) -> CubeMetadata:
         """Create new CubeMetadata object without dropped dimension with given name"""
         dimension_names = self.dimension_names()
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_metadata.py
index a11bc6aaa..f97525a0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ def test_band_dimension_set_labels():
     assert metadata.band_dimension.band_names == ["some_name"]
     assert newdim.band_names == ["1", "2", "3"]
 
+    assert metadata.dimension("bs").band_names == ["some_name"]
+
     metadata = CubeMetadata(dimensions=[bdim])
     newdim = metadata.rename_labels("bs", target=["1", "2", "3"]).band_dimension
     assert metadata.band_dimension.band_names == ["some_name"]
@@ -679,6 +681,13 @@ def test_cubemetadata_add_temporal_dimension_duplicate():
         _ = metadata.add_dimension("date", "2020-05-15", "temporal")
 
 
+def test_cubemetadata_add_spatial_dimension():
+    metadata = CubeMetadata(dimensions=[SpatialDimension(name="x", extent=[4,6])])
+    updated = metadata.add_dimension(SpatialDimension(name="y", extent=[51,56]))
+
+    assert ["x"] == metadata.dimension_names()
+    assert ["x", "y"] == updated.dimension_names()
+
 def test_collectionmetadata_drop_dimension():
     metadata = CollectionMetadata(
         {