diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Blue/Blue.qss b/stuff/config/qss/Blue/Blue.qss
index 3e75526..2ee5fe4 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Blue/Blue.qss
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Blue/Blue.qss
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ SchematicViewer {
   qproperty-FxColumnColor: #5e5645;
   qproperty-PaletteColumnColor: #42756e;
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #594d75;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
   qproperty-ReferenceColumnColor: #4d5052;
   qproperty-TableColor: #62628c;
   qproperty-ActiveCameraColor: #4073a3;
@@ -2343,6 +2344,9 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #594d75;
   qproperty-MeshColumnBorderColor: #423956;
   qproperty-SelectedMeshColumnColor: #656692;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnBorderColor: #c8c8c8;
+  qproperty-SelectedMetaColumnColor: #a6a6a6;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnColor: #a7a7a7;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnBorderColor: #8e8e8e;
   qproperty-SelectedSoundTextColumnColor: #adb9c0;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Dark/Dark.qss b/stuff/config/qss/Dark/Dark.qss
index a995fed..7f6c51b 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Dark/Dark.qss
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Dark/Dark.qss
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ SchematicViewer {
   qproperty-FxColumnColor: #5e5645;
   qproperty-PaletteColumnColor: #42756e;
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #594d75;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
   qproperty-ReferenceColumnColor: #3d3d3d;
   qproperty-TableColor: #62628c;
   qproperty-ActiveCameraColor: #4073a3;
@@ -2343,6 +2344,9 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #594d75;
   qproperty-MeshColumnBorderColor: #423956;
   qproperty-SelectedMeshColumnColor: #656692;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnBorderColor: #c8c8c8;
+  qproperty-SelectedMetaColumnColor: #a6a6a6;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnColor: #a7a7a7;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnBorderColor: #8e8e8e;
   qproperty-SelectedSoundTextColumnColor: #adb9c0;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Default/Default.qss b/stuff/config/qss/Default/Default.qss
index b1600d9..e337927 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Default/Default.qss
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Default/Default.qss
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ SchematicViewer {
   qproperty-FxColumnColor: #5e5645;
   qproperty-PaletteColumnColor: #42756e;
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #594d75;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
   qproperty-ReferenceColumnColor: #555555;
   qproperty-TableColor: #62628c;
   qproperty-ActiveCameraColor: #4073a3;
@@ -2343,6 +2344,9 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #594d75;
   qproperty-MeshColumnBorderColor: #423956;
   qproperty-SelectedMeshColumnColor: #656692;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnBorderColor: #c8c8c8;
+  qproperty-SelectedMetaColumnColor: #a6a6a6;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnColor: #a7a7a7;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnBorderColor: #8e8e8e;
   qproperty-SelectedSoundTextColumnColor: #adb9c0;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/Default.less b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/Default.less
index d2393cd..121ac30 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/Default.less
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/Default.less
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@
 @xsheet-ReferenceColumn-color:              lighten(@bg, 5);
 @xsheet-PaletteColumn-color:                #42756e;
 @xsheet-MeshColumn-color:                   #594d75;
+@xsheet-MetaColumn-color:                   #8c8c8c;
 @xsheet-SoundTextColumn-color:              #a7a7a7;
 @xsheet-SoundColumn-color:                  #578a8a;
 @xsheet-SoundColumnHL-color:                #34FE5E;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/schematic.less b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/schematic.less
index 80ed4a0..349e7c5 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/schematic.less
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/schematic.less
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SchematicViewer {
   qproperty-FxColumnColor: @xsheet-FxColumn-color;
   qproperty-PaletteColumnColor: @xsheet-PaletteColumn-color;
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: @xsheet-MeshColumn-color;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: @xsheet-MetaColumn-color;
   qproperty-ReferenceColumnColor: @xsheet-ReferenceColumn-color;
 
   qproperty-TableColor: saturate(lighten(@schematic-TableColor, @nodeLightness), @nodeSaturation);
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/xsheet.less b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/xsheet.less
index b7f44a8..8863560 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/xsheet.less
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/layouts/xsheet.less
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-MeshColumnBorderColor: desaturate(darken(@xsheet-MeshColumn-color, @columnBorderDarkness), @columnBorderDesaturation);
   qproperty-SelectedMeshColumnColor: mix(shade(@xsheet-MeshColumn-color, @cellHighlightLightness), @cellHighlightTintColor, @cellHighlightTintAmount);
   
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: @xsheet-MetaColumn-color;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnBorderColor: desaturate(darken(@xsheet-MetaColumn-color, @columnBorderDarkness), @columnBorderDesaturation);
+  qproperty-SelectedMetaColumnColor: mix(shade(@xsheet-MetaColumn-color, @cellHighlightLightness), @cellHighlightTintColor, @cellHighlightTintAmount);
+
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnColor: @xsheet-SoundTextColumn-color;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnBorderColor: desaturate(darken(@xsheet-SoundTextColumn-color, @columnBorderDarkness), @columnBorderDesaturation);
   qproperty-SelectedSoundTextColumnColor: mix(shade(@xsheet-SoundTextColumn-color, @cellHighlightLightness), @cellHighlightTintColor, @cellHighlightTintAmount);
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-SelectedSoundColumnColor: mix(shade(@xsheet-SoundColumn-color, @cellHighlightLightness), @cellHighlightTintColor, @cellHighlightTintAmount);
   qproperty-SoundColumnHlColor: @xsheet-SoundColumnHL-color;
   qproperty-SoundColumnTrackColor: @xsheet-SoundColumnTrack-color;
-
+  
   qproperty-ActiveCameraColor: @xsheet-ActiveCamera-color;
   qproperty-SelectedActiveCameraColor: mix(shade(@xsheet-ActiveCamera-color, @cellHighlightLightness), @cellHighlightTintColor, @cellHighlightTintAmount);
   qproperty-OtherCameraColor: @xsheet-OtherCamera-color;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Light.less b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Light.less
index e49542a..72b8aed 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Light.less
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Light.less
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
 @xsheet-ReferenceColumn-color:              #c2c2c2;
 @xsheet-PaletteColumn-color:                #a9d4ca;
 @xsheet-MeshColumn-color:                   #b8a2cf;
+@xsheet-MetaColumn-color:                   #a8a8a8;
 @xsheet-SoundColumn-color:                  #aad6d6;
 @xsheet-SoundTextColumn-color:              #c2c2c2;
 @xsheet-ActiveCamera-color:                 #b7dbfc;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Neutral.less b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Neutral.less
index a9723ad..9226fed 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Neutral.less
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Default/less/themes/Neutral.less
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
 @xsheet-ReferenceColumn-color:              #959595;
 @xsheet-PaletteColumn-color:                #599586;
 @xsheet-MeshColumn-color:                   #8b73a7;
+@xsheet-MetaColumnColor:                    #8c8c8c;
 @xsheet-SoundColumn-color:                  #749e9e;
 @xsheet-SoundColumnHL-color:                #f5ffe6;
 @xsheet-SoundColumnTrack-color:             rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Light/Light.qss b/stuff/config/qss/Light/Light.qss
index ac23e20..8a0e464 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Light/Light.qss
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Light/Light.qss
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ SchematicViewer {
   qproperty-FxColumnColor: #ceb694;
   qproperty-PaletteColumnColor: #a9d4ca;
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #b8a2cf;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #a8a8a8;
   qproperty-ReferenceColumnColor: #c2c2c2;
   qproperty-TableColor: #cbcbe4;
   qproperty-ActiveCameraColor: #b7dbfc;
@@ -2343,6 +2344,9 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #b8a2cf;
   qproperty-MeshColumnBorderColor: #9278ac;
   qproperty-SelectedMeshColumnColor: #a49dc2;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #a8a8a8;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnBorderColor: #686868;
+  qproperty-SelectedMetaColumnColor: #c2c2c2;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnColor: #c2c2c2;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnBorderColor: #9c9c9c;
   qproperty-SelectedSoundTextColumnColor: #abb3b9;
diff --git a/stuff/config/qss/Neutral/Neutral.qss b/stuff/config/qss/Neutral/Neutral.qss
index 250127d..f66f83d 100644
--- a/stuff/config/qss/Neutral/Neutral.qss
+++ b/stuff/config/qss/Neutral/Neutral.qss
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ SchematicViewer {
   qproperty-FxColumnColor: #928562;
   qproperty-PaletteColumnColor: #599586;
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #8b73a7;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
   qproperty-ReferenceColumnColor: #959595;
   qproperty-TableColor: #a4a4bf;
   qproperty-ActiveCameraColor: #6491be;
@@ -2343,6 +2344,9 @@ XsheetViewer {
   qproperty-MeshColumnColor: #8b73a7;
   qproperty-MeshColumnBorderColor: #654f7e;
   qproperty-SelectedMeshColumnColor: #a18fc3;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnColor: #8c8c8c;
+  qproperty-MetaColumnBorderColor: #c8c8c8;
+  qproperty-SelectedMetaColumnColor: #a6a6a6;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnColor: #a7a7a7;
   qproperty-SoundTextColumnBorderColor: #818181;
   qproperty-SelectedSoundTextColumnColor: #bbbfc3;
diff --git a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicviewer.h b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicviewer.h
index 811f45d..6a37b76 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicviewer.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicviewer.h
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ class DVAPI SchematicViewer final : public QWidget {
   Q_PROPERTY(
       QColor MeshColumnColor READ getMeshColumnColor WRITE setMeshColumnColor)
 
+  // Meta column
+  QColor m_metaColumnColor;
+  Q_PROPERTY(
+      QColor MetaColumnColor READ getMetaColumnColor WRITE setMetaColumnColor)
+
   // Reference column
   QColor m_referenceColumnColor;
   Q_PROPERTY(QColor ReferenceColumnColor MEMBER m_referenceColumnColor)
@@ -455,6 +460,10 @@ public:
   void setMeshColumnColor(const QColor &color) { m_meshColumnColor = color; }
   QColor getMeshColumnColor() const { return m_meshColumnColor; }
 
+  // Meta column
+  void setMetaColumnColor(const QColor &color) { m_metaColumnColor = color; }
+  QColor getMetaColumnColor() const { return m_metaColumnColor; }
+
   // Reference column
   QColor getReferenceColumnColor() const { return m_referenceColumnColor; }
 
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp
index ac8ea6f..adbe05e 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ void XsheetViewer::getCellTypeAndColors(int &ltype, QColor &cellColor,
           (isSelected) ? getSelectedMeshColumnColor() : getMeshColumnColor();
       sideColor = getMeshColumnBorderColor();
       break;
+    case META_XSHLEVEL:
+      cellColor =
+          (isSelected) ? getSelectedMetaColumnColor() : getMetaColumnColor();
+      sideColor = getMetaColumnBorderColor();
+      break;
     case UNKNOWN_XSHLEVEL:
     case NO_XSHLEVEL:
     default:
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h
index 0c3c432..6e6393d 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ const QColor MeshColumnColor(200, 130, 255);
 const QColor MeshColumnBorderColor(105, 70, 135);
 const QColor SelectedMeshColumnColor(216, 180, 245);
 
+const QColor MetaColumnColor(200, 130, 255);
+const QColor MetaColumnBorderColor(105, 70, 135);
+const QColor SelectedMetaColumnColor(216, 180, 245);
+
 // Empty column
 const QColor EmptyColumnColor(124, 124, 124);
 // Occupied column
@@ -388,6 +392,16 @@ class XsheetViewer final : public QFrame, public SaveLoadQSettings {
   Q_PROPERTY(QColor SelectedSoundColumnColor MEMBER m_selectedSoundColumnColor)
   Q_PROPERTY(QColor SoundColumnHlColor MEMBER m_soundColumnHlColor)
   Q_PROPERTY(QColor SoundColumnTrackColor MEMBER m_soundColumnTrackColor)
+  // Meta column
+  QColor m_metaColumnColor;
+  QColor m_metaColumnBorderColor;
+  QColor m_selectedMetaColumnColor;
+  Q_PROPERTY(
+      QColor MetaColumnColor READ getMetaColumnColor WRITE setMetaColumnColor)
+  Q_PROPERTY(QColor MetaColumnBorderColor READ getMetaColumnBorderColor WRITE
+                 setMetaColumnBorderColor)
+  Q_PROPERTY(QColor SelectedMetaColumnColor READ getSelectedMetaColumnColor
+                 WRITE setSelectedMetaColumnColor)
 
   // for making the column head lighter (255,255,255,50);
   QColor m_columnHeadPastelizer;
@@ -1008,6 +1022,19 @@ public:
     m_selectedColumnHead = color;
   }
   QColor getSelectedColumnHead() const { return m_selectedColumnHead; }
+  // Meta column
+  void setMetaColumnColor(const QColor &color) { m_metaColumnColor = color; }
+  void setMetaColumnBorderColor(const QColor &color) {
+    m_metaColumnBorderColor = color;
+  }
+  void setSelectedMetaColumnColor(const QColor &color) {
+    m_selectedMetaColumnColor = color;
+  }
+  QColor getMetaColumnColor() const { return m_metaColumnColor; }
+  QColor getMetaColumnBorderColor() const { return m_metaColumnBorderColor; }
+  QColor getSelectedMetaColumnColor() const {
+    return m_selectedMetaColumnColor;
+  }
 
   void getCellTypeAndColors(int &ltype, QColor &cellColor, QColor &sideColor,
                             const TXshCell &cell, bool isSelected = false);
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicviewer.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicviewer.cpp
index 53cec03..bc23b0c 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicviewer.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicviewer.cpp
@@ -919,6 +919,9 @@ void SchematicViewer::getNodeColor(int ltype, QColor &nodeColor) {
   case MESH_XSHLEVEL:
     nodeColor = getMeshColumnColor();
     break;
+  case META_XSHLEVEL:
+    nodeColor = getMetaColumnColor();
+    break;
   case PLT_XSHLEVEL:
     nodeColor = getPaletteColumnColor();
     break;