diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-cougars-rush.md b/.changeset/slimy-cougars-rush.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f05afa3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-cougars-rush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@powersync/common': patch
+---
+
+Include metadata and previous values when serializing CRUD entries to JSON.
diff --git a/packages/common/src/client/sync/bucket/CrudEntry.ts b/packages/common/src/client/sync/bucket/CrudEntry.ts
index 1d0133486..54af6e6b7 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/client/sync/bucket/CrudEntry.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/client/sync/bucket/CrudEntry.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type CrudEntryOutputJSON = {
   id: string;
   tx_id?: number;
   data?: Record<string, any>;
+  old?: Record<string, any>;
+  metadata?: string;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -132,7 +134,9 @@ export class CrudEntry {
       type: this.table,
       id: this.id,
       tx_id: this.transactionId,
-      data: this.opData
+      data: this.opData,
+      old: this.previousValues,
+      metadata: this.metadata
     };
   }
 
@@ -154,6 +158,15 @@ export class CrudEntry {
    * Generates an array for use in deep comparison operations
    */
   toComparisonArray() {
-    return [this.transactionId, this.clientId, this.op, this.table, this.id, this.opData];
+    return [
+      this.transactionId,
+      this.clientId,
+      this.op,
+      this.table,
+      this.id,
+      this.opData,
+      this.previousValues,
+      this.metadata
+    ];
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/node/tests/crud.test.ts b/packages/node/tests/crud.test.ts
index d9f35c57d..5ab66196c 100644
--- a/packages/node/tests/crud.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node/tests/crud.test.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ databaseTest('include metadata', async ({ database }) => {
   });
   await database.updateSchema(schema);
   await database.execute('INSERT INTO lists (id, name, _metadata) VALUES (uuid(), ?, ?);', ['entry', 'so meta']);
- 
+
   const batch = await database.getNextCrudTransaction();
   expect(batch?.crud[0].metadata).toBe('so meta');
+  expect(JSON.stringify(batch?.crud[0])).toContain('"metadata":"so meta"');
 });
 
 databaseTest('include old values', async ({ database }) => {
@@ -30,12 +31,18 @@ databaseTest('include old values', async ({ database }) => {
     )
   });
   await database.updateSchema(schema);
-  await database.execute('INSERT INTO lists (id, name) VALUES (uuid(), ?);', ['entry']);
+  await database.execute('INSERT INTO lists (id, name) VALUES (?, ?);', [
+    'a185b7e1-dffa-4a9a-888c-15c0f0cac4b3',
+    'entry'
+  ]);
   await database.execute('DELETE FROM ps_crud;');
   await database.execute('UPDATE lists SET name = ?', ['new name']);
- 
+
   const batch = await database.getNextCrudTransaction();
-  expect(batch?.crud[0].previousValues).toStrictEqual({name: 'entry'});
+  expect(batch?.crud[0].previousValues).toStrictEqual({ name: 'entry' });
+  expect(JSON.stringify(batch?.crud[0])).toBe(
+    '{"op_id":2,"op":"PATCH","type":"lists","id":"a185b7e1-dffa-4a9a-888c-15c0f0cac4b3","tx_id":2,"data":{"name":"new name"},"old":{"name":"entry"}}'
+  );
 });
 
 databaseTest('include old values with column filter', async ({ database }) => {
@@ -53,9 +60,9 @@ databaseTest('include old values with column filter', async ({ database }) => {
   await database.execute('INSERT INTO lists (id, name, content) VALUES (uuid(), ?, ?);', ['name', 'content']);
   await database.execute('DELETE FROM ps_crud;');
   await database.execute('UPDATE lists SET name = ?, content = ?', ['new name', 'new content']);
- 
+
   const batch = await database.getNextCrudTransaction();
-  expect(batch?.crud[0].previousValues).toStrictEqual({name: 'name'});
+  expect(batch?.crud[0].previousValues).toStrictEqual({ name: 'name' });
 });
 
 databaseTest('include old values when changed', async ({ database }) => {
@@ -73,9 +80,9 @@ databaseTest('include old values when changed', async ({ database }) => {
   await database.execute('INSERT INTO lists (id, name, content) VALUES (uuid(), ?, ?);', ['name', 'content']);
   await database.execute('DELETE FROM ps_crud;');
   await database.execute('UPDATE lists SET name = ?', ['new name']);
- 
+
   const batch = await database.getNextCrudTransaction();
-  expect(batch?.crud[0].previousValues).toStrictEqual({name: 'name'});
+  expect(batch?.crud[0].previousValues).toStrictEqual({ name: 'name' });
 });
 
 databaseTest('ignore empty update', async ({ database }) => {
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ databaseTest('ignore empty update', async ({ database }) => {
   await database.execute('INSERT INTO lists (id, name) VALUES (uuid(), ?);', ['name']);
   await database.execute('DELETE FROM ps_crud;');
   await database.execute('UPDATE lists SET name = ?', ['name']);
- 
+
   const batch = await database.getNextCrudTransaction();
   expect(batch).toBeNull();
 });