diff --git a/test/external/external_test_onnx_runner.py b/test/external/external_test_onnx_runner.py
index 4d162c8187..3d58f9c323 100644
--- a/test/external/external_test_onnx_runner.py
+++ b/test/external/external_test_onnx_runner.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import numpy as np
 from tinygrad import dtypes, Tensor
 from tinygrad.uop.ops import Ops
 from tinygrad.device import is_dtype_supported
-from tinygrad.nn.onnx import OnnxRunner, OnnxDataType
+from typing import Any
+from tinygrad.nn.onnx import OnnxRunner, OnnxPBParser, OnnxDataType
 from hypothesis import given, strategies as st
 
 # copied from test_const_folding.py
@@ -136,5 +137,40 @@ class TestOnnxRunnerDtypes(unittest.TestCase):
         from_disk=False)
     self.assertEqual(runner.graph_nodes[0].opts['value'].dtype, expected_dtype)
 
+# from openpilot selfdrive/modeld/get_model_metadata.py
+class MetadataOnnxPBParser(OnnxPBParser):
+  def _parse_ModelProto(self) -> dict:
+    obj: dict[str, Any] = {"graph": {"input": [], "output": []}, "metadata_props": []}
+    for fid, wire_type in self._parse_message(self.reader.len):
+      match fid:
+        case 7: obj["graph"] = self._parse_GraphProto()
+        case 14: obj["metadata_props"].append(self._parse_StringStringEntryProto())
+        case _: self.reader.skip_field(wire_type)
+    return obj
+
+class TestOnnxMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
+  def test_metadata_props(self):
+    graph = onnx.helper.make_graph(
+      nodes=[onnx.helper.make_node('Identity', ['input'], ['output'])],
+      name='test',
+      inputs=[onnx.helper.make_tensor_value_info('input', onnx.TensorProto.FLOAT, (1, 3))],
+      outputs=[onnx.helper.make_tensor_value_info('output', onnx.TensorProto.FLOAT, (1, 3))],
+    )
+    model = onnx.helper.make_model(graph)
+    model.metadata_props.append(onnx.StringStringEntryProto(key="model_checkpoint", value="v1.0"))
+    model.metadata_props.append(onnx.StringStringEntryProto(key="output_slices", value="dGVzdA=="))
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+      model_path = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "model.onnx"
+      onnx.save(model, model_path)
+      parsed = MetadataOnnxPBParser(model_path).parse()
+
+    # metadata_props should be accessible as dicts with "key" and "value"
+    self.assertEqual(len(parsed["metadata_props"]), 2)
+    self.assertEqual(parsed["metadata_props"][0]["key"], "model_checkpoint")
+    self.assertEqual(parsed["metadata_props"][0]["value"], "v1.0")
+    self.assertEqual(parsed["metadata_props"][1]["key"], "output_slices")
+    self.assertEqual(parsed["metadata_props"][1]["value"], "dGVzdA==")
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()
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