diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 68500763..7b497f41 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     item_from_fields,
     item_from_fields_sync,
 )
+from web_poet.fields import fields_dict
 
 
 @attrs.define
@@ -271,3 +272,115 @@ def to_item(self) -> Item:
     page = ExtendedPage2(response=EXAMPLE_RESPONSE)
     item = page.to_item()
     assert item == Item(name="Hello!", price="$123")
+
+
+def test_field_meta():
+    class MyPage(ItemPage):
+        @field(meta={"good": True})
+        def field1(self):
+            return "foo"
+
+        @field
+        def field2(self):
+            return "foo"
+
+        def to_item(self):
+            return item_from_fields_sync(self)
+
+    page = MyPage()
+    for fields in [fields_dict(MyPage), fields_dict(page)]:
+        assert list(fields.keys()) == ["field1", "field2"]
+        assert fields["field1"].name == "field1"
+        assert fields["field1"].meta == {"good": True}
+
+        assert fields["field2"].name == "field2"
+        assert fields["field2"].meta is None
+
+
+def test_field_extra():
+    @attrs.define
+    class OnlyNameItem:
+        name: str
+
+    @attrs.define
+    class OnlyPriceItem:
+        price: str
+
+    class BasePage(ItemPage):
+        item_cls = OnlyNameItem
+
+        @field
+        def name(self):  # noqa: D102
+            return "name"
+
+        @field(extra=True)
+        def price(self):  # noqa: D102
+            return "price"
+
+        def to_item(self):  # noqa: D102
+            return item_from_fields_sync(self, self.item_cls)
+
+    # BasePage contains field which is not in item class,
+    # but the field is defined as extra, so an exception is not raised
+    page = BasePage()
+    assert page.to_item() == OnlyNameItem(name="name")
+
+    class FullItemPage(BasePage):
+        item_cls = Item
+
+    # extra field is available in an item, so it's used now
+    page = FullItemPage()
+    assert page.to_item() == Item(name="name", price="price")
+
+    class OnlyPricePage(BasePage):
+        item_cls = OnlyPriceItem
+
+    # regular fields are always passed
+    page = OnlyPricePage()
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="unexpected keyword argument 'name'"):
+        page.to_item()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_field_extra_async():
+    @attrs.define
+    class OnlyNameItem:
+        name: str
+
+    @attrs.define
+    class OnlyPriceItem:
+        price: str
+
+    class BasePage(ItemPage):
+        item_cls = OnlyNameItem
+
+        @field
+        async def name(self):  # noqa: D102
+            return "name"
+
+        @field(extra=True)
+        async def price(self):  # noqa: D102
+            return "price"
+
+        async def to_item(self):  # noqa: D102
+            return await item_from_fields(self, self.item_cls)
+
+    # BasePage contains field which is not in item class,
+    # but the field is defined as extra, so an exception is not raised
+    page = BasePage()
+    assert await page.to_item() == OnlyNameItem(name="name")
+
+    class FullItemPage(BasePage):
+        item_cls = Item
+
+    # extra field is available in an item, so it's used now
+    page = FullItemPage()
+    assert await page.to_item() == Item(name="name", price="price")
+
+    class OnlyPricePage(BasePage):
+        item_cls = OnlyPriceItem
+
+    # regular fields are always passed
+    page = OnlyPricePage()
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="unexpected keyword argument 'name'"):
+        await page.to_item()
diff --git a/web_poet/fields.py b/web_poet/fields.py
index cf7660cf..5c726112 100644
--- a/web_poet/fields.py
+++ b/web_poet/fields.py
@@ -25,15 +25,24 @@ async def to_item(self):
 
 """
 from functools import update_wrapper
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
+import attrs
 from itemadapter import ItemAdapter
 
 from web_poet.utils import cached_method, ensure_awaitable
 
-_FIELDS_ATTRIBUTE = "_marked_as_fields"
+_FIELDS_INFO_ATTRIBUTE = "_web_poet_fields_info"
 
 
-def field(method=None, *, cached=False):
+@attrs.define
+class FieldInfo:
+    name: str
+    meta: Optional[dict] = None
+    extra: bool = False
+
+
+def field(method=None, *, cached: bool = False, meta: Optional[dict] = None, extra: bool = False):
     """
     Page Object method decorated with ``@field`` decorator becomes a property,
     which is used by :func:`item_from_fields` or :func:`item_from_fields_sync`
@@ -41,6 +50,14 @@ def field(method=None, *, cached=False):
 
     By default, the value is computed on each property access.
     Use ``@field(cached=True)`` to cache the property value.
+
+    Fields decorated with ``@field(extra=True)`` are not passed to item
+    classes by :func:`item_from_fields` if items don't support them, regardless
+    of ``item_cls_fields`` argument.
+
+    ``meta`` parameter allows to store arbitrary information for the
+    field - e.g. ``@field(meta={"expensive": True})``. This information
+    can be later retrieved for all fields using :func:`fields_dict` function.
     """
 
     class _field:
@@ -53,10 +70,11 @@ def __init__(self, method):
                 self.unbound_method = method
 
         def __set_name__(self, owner, name):
-            if not hasattr(owner, _FIELDS_ATTRIBUTE):
-                # dict is used instead of set to preserve the insertion order
-                setattr(owner, _FIELDS_ATTRIBUTE, {})
-            getattr(owner, _FIELDS_ATTRIBUTE)[name] = True
+            if not hasattr(owner, _FIELDS_INFO_ATTRIBUTE):
+                setattr(owner, _FIELDS_INFO_ATTRIBUTE, {})
+
+            field_info = FieldInfo(name=name, meta=meta, extra=extra)
+            getattr(owner, _FIELDS_INFO_ATTRIBUTE)[name] = field_info
 
         def __get__(self, instance, owner=None):
             return self.unbound_method(instance)
@@ -71,30 +89,47 @@ def __get__(self, instance, owner=None):
         return _field
 
 
+def fields_dict(cls_or_instance) -> Dict[str, FieldInfo]:
+    """Return a dictionary with information about the fields defined
+    for the class"""
+    return getattr(cls_or_instance, _FIELDS_INFO_ATTRIBUTE, {})
+
+
 async def item_from_fields(obj, item_cls=dict, *, item_cls_fields=False):
     """Return an item of ``item_cls`` type, with its attributes populated
     from the ``obj`` methods decorated with :class:`field` decorator.
 
     If ``item_cls_fields`` is True, ``@fields`` whose names don't match
     any of the ``item_cls`` attributes are not passed to ``item_cls.__init__``.
+
     When ``item_cls_fields`` is False (default), all ``@fields`` are passed
-    to ``item_cls.__init__``.
+    to ``item_cls.__init__``, unless they're created with ``extra=True``
+    argument.
     """
-    item_dict = item_from_fields_sync(obj, item_cls=dict, item_cls_fields=False)
-    field_names = item_dict.keys()
-    if item_cls_fields:
-        field_names = _without_unsupported_field_names(item_cls, field_names)
+    field_names = _final_field_names(obj, item_cls, item_cls_fields)
+    item_dict = {name: getattr(obj, name) for name in field_names}
     return item_cls(**{name: await ensure_awaitable(item_dict[name]) for name in field_names})
 
 
 def item_from_fields_sync(obj, item_cls=dict, *, item_cls_fields=False):
     """Synchronous version of :func:`item_from_fields`."""
-    field_names = list(getattr(obj, _FIELDS_ATTRIBUTE, {}))
-    if item_cls_fields:
-        field_names = _without_unsupported_field_names(item_cls, field_names)
+    field_names = _final_field_names(obj, item_cls, item_cls_fields)
     return item_cls(**{name: getattr(obj, name) for name in field_names})
 
 
+def _final_field_names(obj, item_cls, item_cls_fields):
+    fields = fields_dict(obj)
+    extra_field_names = _without_unsupported_field_names(
+        item_cls, [info.name for info in fields.values() if info.extra]
+    )
+
+    regular_field_names = [info.name for info in fields.values() if not info.extra]
+    if item_cls_fields:
+        regular_field_names = _without_unsupported_field_names(item_cls, regular_field_names)
+
+    return regular_field_names + extra_field_names
+
+
 def _without_unsupported_field_names(item_cls, field_names):
     item_field_names = ItemAdapter.get_field_names_from_class(item_cls)
     if item_field_names is None:  # item_cls doesn't define field names upfront