diff --git a/roda-common/roda-common-data/src/main/java/org/roda/core/data/common/RodaConstants.java b/roda-common/roda-common-data/src/main/java/org/roda/core/data/common/RodaConstants.java
index 91c0095905..14c1c8f9a9 100644
--- a/roda-common/roda-common-data/src/main/java/org/roda/core/data/common/RodaConstants.java
+++ b/roda-common/roda-common-data/src/main/java/org/roda/core/data/common/RodaConstants.java
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ public enum OrchestratorType {
 
   public static final String STORAGE_AIP_METADATA_FILENAME = "aip.json";
   public static final String STORAGE_DIP_METADATA_FILENAME = "dip.json";
+  public static final String STORAGE_METS_FILENAME = "METS.xml";
 
   /*
    * OTHER METADATA TYPES
diff --git a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultModelService.java b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultModelService.java
index 20d203eadb..12250ed4f8 100644
--- a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultModelService.java
+++ b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultModelService.java
@@ -3671,6 +3671,22 @@ public void createSubmission(Path submissionPath, String aipId) throws AlreadyEx
     storage.createBinary(submissionStoragePath, new FSPathContentPayload(submissionPath), false);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void createMetsFile(String aipId, String repId, ContentPayload metsPayload) throws RequestNotValidException, GenericException, AlreadyExistsException, AuthorizationDeniedException, NotFoundException {
+    RodaCoreFactory.checkIfWriteIsAllowedAndIfFalseThrowException(nodeType);
+
+    StoragePath metsOutPut = null;
+
+    if (repId!=null) {
+      metsOutPut = ModelUtils.getMetsStoragePath(aipId, repId);
+    }
+    else {
+      metsOutPut = ModelUtils.getMetsStoragePath(aipId, null);
+    }
+    storage.createBinary(metsOutPut, metsPayload, false);
+
+  }
+
   private Directory getDocumentationDirectory(String aipId)
     throws RequestNotValidException, NotFoundException, GenericException, AuthorizationDeniedException {
     return storage.getDirectory(ModelUtils.getDocumentationStoragePath(aipId));
diff --git a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultTransactionalModelService.java b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultTransactionalModelService.java
index 36e24056f6..745ed78258 100644
--- a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultTransactionalModelService.java
+++ b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/DefaultTransactionalModelService.java
@@ -2670,6 +2670,20 @@ public void createSubmission(Path submissionPath, String aipId) throws AlreadyEx
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void createMetsFile(String aipId, String repID, ContentPayload metsPayload) throws RequestNotValidException, GenericException,
+    AlreadyExistsException, AuthorizationDeniedException, NotFoundException {
+    TransactionalModelOperationLog operationLog = operationRegistry.registerUpdateOperationForAIP(aipId);
+    try {
+      getModelService().createMetsFile(aipId, repID, metsPayload);
+      operationRegistry.updateOperationState(operationLog, OperationState.SUCCESS);
+    } catch (AlreadyExistsException | GenericException | RequestNotValidException | NotFoundException
+             | AuthorizationDeniedException e) {
+      operationRegistry.updateOperationState(operationLog, OperationState.FAILURE);
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public File createDocumentation(String aipId, String representationId, List<String> directoryPath, String fileId,
     ContentPayload contentPayload) throws RequestNotValidException, GenericException, AlreadyExistsException,
diff --git a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/ModelService.java b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/ModelService.java
index 27037531a6..dec7f26643 100644
--- a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/ModelService.java
+++ b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/ModelService.java
@@ -703,6 +703,10 @@ void createSubmission(StorageService submissionStorage, StoragePath submissionSt
   void createSubmission(Path submissionPath, String aipId) throws AlreadyExistsException, GenericException,
     RequestNotValidException, NotFoundException, AuthorizationDeniedException;
 
+  void createMetsFile(String aipId, String repId, ContentPayload contentPayload)
+    throws RequestNotValidException, GenericException, AlreadyExistsException, AuthorizationDeniedException,
+    NotFoundException;
+
   File createDocumentation(String aipId, String representationId, List<String> directoryPath, String fileId,
     ContentPayload contentPayload) throws RequestNotValidException, GenericException, AlreadyExistsException,
     AuthorizationDeniedException, NotFoundException;
diff --git a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/utils/ModelUtils.java b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/utils/ModelUtils.java
index d06ad4180b..8c9b79c0b4 100644
--- a/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/utils/ModelUtils.java
+++ b/roda-core/roda-core/src/main/java/org/roda/core/model/utils/ModelUtils.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 import org.roda.core.data.v2.risks.Risk;
 import org.roda.core.data.v2.risks.RiskIncidence;
 import org.roda.core.data.v2.synchronization.central.DistributedInstance;
-import org.roda.core.entity.transaction.TransactionalModelOperationLog;
 import org.roda.core.index.IndexService;
 import org.roda.core.model.lites.ParsedAIPLite;
 import org.roda.core.model.lites.ParsedDIPFileLite;
@@ -167,6 +166,20 @@ public static StoragePath getRepresentationStoragePath(String aipId, String repr
     return DefaultStoragePath.parse(getRepresentationPath(aipId, representationId));
   }
 
+  public static StoragePath getMetsStoragePath(String aipId, String representationId) throws RequestNotValidException {
+
+    DefaultStoragePath metsOutputPath = null;
+
+    if (representationId != null) {
+      metsOutputPath = DefaultStoragePath.parse(build(getAIPPath(aipId), RodaConstants.STORAGE_DIRECTORY_REPRESENTATIONS, representationId,
+        RodaConstants.STORAGE_METS_FILENAME));
+    }
+    else {
+      metsOutputPath = DefaultStoragePath.parse(build(getAIPPath(aipId), RodaConstants.STORAGE_METS_FILENAME));
+    }
+    return metsOutputPath;
+  }
+
   private static List<String> getRepresentationMetadataPath(String aipId, String representationId) {
     return build(getRepresentationPath(aipId, representationId), RodaConstants.STORAGE_DIRECTORY_METADATA);
   }