diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Command/Scan.php b/apps/files/lib/Command/Scan.php
index 7cdaf75e9bc58..a78b6cbe8b1a0 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Command/Scan.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Command/Scan.php
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ protected function configure(): void {
 			->addOption(
 				'generate-metadata',
 				null,
-				InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
-				'Generate metadata for all scanned files'
+				InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
+				'Generate metadata for all scanned files; if specified only generate for named value',
+				''
 			)
 			->addOption(
 				'all',
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ protected function configure(): void {
 			);
 	}
 
-	protected function scanFiles(string $user, string $path, bool $scanMetadata, OutputInterface $output, bool $backgroundScan = false, bool $recursive = true, bool $homeOnly = false): void {
+	protected function scanFiles(string $user, string $path, ?string $scanMetadata, OutputInterface $output, bool $backgroundScan = false, bool $recursive = true, bool $homeOnly = false): void {
 		$connection = $this->reconnectToDatabase($output);
 		$scanner = new \OC\Files\Utils\Scanner(
 			$user,
@@ -136,11 +137,12 @@ protected function scanFiles(string $user, string $path, bool $scanMetadata, Out
 			$output->writeln("\tFile\t<info>$path</info>", OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE);
 			++$this->filesCounter;
 			$this->abortIfInterrupted();
-			if ($scanMetadata) {
+			if ($scanMetadata !== null) {
 				$node = $this->rootFolder->get($path);
 				$this->filesMetadataManager->refreshMetadata(
 					$node,
-					IFilesMetadataManager::PROCESS_LIVE | IFilesMetadataManager::PROCESS_BACKGROUND
+					($scanMetadata !== '') ? IFilesMetadataManager::PROCESS_NAMED : IFilesMetadataManager::PROCESS_LIVE | IFilesMetadataManager::PROCESS_BACKGROUND,
+					$scanMetadata
 				);
 			}
 		});
@@ -221,6 +223,12 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 
 		$this->initTools($output);
 
+		// getOption() logic on VALUE_OPTIONAL
+		$metadata = null; // null if --generate-metadata is not set, empty if option have no value, value if set
+		if ($input->getOption('generate-metadata') !== '') {
+			$metadata = $input->getOption('generate-metadata') ?? '';
+		}
+
 		$user_count = 0;
 		foreach ($users as $user) {
 			if (is_object($user)) {
@@ -230,7 +238,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 			++$user_count;
 			if ($this->userManager->userExists($user)) {
 				$output->writeln("Starting scan for user $user_count out of $users_total ($user)");
-				$this->scanFiles($user, $path, $input->getOption('generate-metadata'), $output, $input->getOption('unscanned'), !$input->getOption('shallow'), $input->getOption('home-only'));
+				$this->scanFiles($user, $path, $metadata, $output, $input->getOption('unscanned'), !$input->getOption('shallow'), $input->getOption('home-only'));
 				$output->writeln('', OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE);
 			} else {
 				$output->writeln("<error>Unknown user $user_count $user</error>");
diff --git a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index 39a3f2638f4ce..b4897900aea04 100644
--- a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
     'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\AMetadataEvent' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/AMetadataEvent.php',
     'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Event\\MetadataBackgroundEvent' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataBackgroundEvent.php',
     'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Event\\MetadataLiveEvent' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataLiveEvent.php',
+    'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Event\\MetadataNamedEvent' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataNamedEvent.php',
     'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Exceptions\\FilesMetadataException' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Exceptions/FilesMetadataException.php',
     'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Exceptions\\FilesMetadataKeyFormatException' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Exceptions/FilesMetadataKeyFormatException.php',
     'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Exceptions\\FilesMetadataNotFoundException' => $baseDir . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Exceptions/FilesMetadataNotFoundException.php',
diff --git a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
index 4a09a5db6da19..89f92f0917777 100644
--- a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInit749170dad3f5e7f9ca158f5a9f04f6a2
         'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\AMetadataEvent' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/AMetadataEvent.php',
         'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Event\\MetadataBackgroundEvent' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataBackgroundEvent.php',
         'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Event\\MetadataLiveEvent' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataLiveEvent.php',
+        'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Event\\MetadataNamedEvent' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataNamedEvent.php',
         'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Exceptions\\FilesMetadataException' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Exceptions/FilesMetadataException.php',
         'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Exceptions\\FilesMetadataKeyFormatException' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Exceptions/FilesMetadataKeyFormatException.php',
         'OCP\\FilesMetadata\\Exceptions\\FilesMetadataNotFoundException' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Exceptions/FilesMetadataNotFoundException.php',
diff --git a/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php b/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php
index f90693359950e..187eed6776834 100644
--- a/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\FilesMetadata\Event\MetadataBackgroundEvent;
 use OCP\FilesMetadata\Event\MetadataLiveEvent;
+use OCP\FilesMetadata\Event\MetadataNamedEvent;
 use OCP\FilesMetadata\Exceptions\FilesMetadataException;
 use OCP\FilesMetadata\Exceptions\FilesMetadataNotFoundException;
 use OCP\FilesMetadata\IFilesMetadataManager;
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ public function __construct(
 	 */
 	public function refreshMetadata(
 		Node $node,
-		int $process = self::PROCESS_LIVE
+		int $process = self::PROCESS_LIVE,
+		string $namedEvent = ''
 	): IFilesMetadata {
 		try {
 			$metadata = $this->metadataRequestService->getMetadataFromFileId($node->getId());
@@ -98,8 +100,12 @@ public function refreshMetadata(
 		}
 
 		// if $process is LIVE, we enforce LIVE
+		// if $process is NAMED, we go NAMED
+		// else BACKGROUND
 		if ((self::PROCESS_LIVE & $process) !== 0) {
 			$event = new MetadataLiveEvent($node, $metadata);
+		} elseif ((self::PROCESS_NAMED & $process) !== 0) {
+			$event = new MetadataNamedEvent($node, $metadata, $namedEvent);
 		} else {
 			$event = new MetadataBackgroundEvent($node, $metadata);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/AMetadataEvent.php b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/AMetadataEvent.php
index 87abc60a983db..8cb8ea8d1b8dc 100644
--- a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/AMetadataEvent.php
+++ b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/AMetadataEvent.php
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ abstract class AMetadataEvent extends Event {
 	 * @since 28.0.0
 	 */
 	public function __construct(
-		private Node $node,
-		private IFilesMetadata $metadata
+		protected Node $node,
+		protected IFilesMetadata $metadata
 	) {
 		parent::__construct();
 	}
diff --git a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataNamedEvent.php b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataNamedEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f8cfcf9bd01f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/Event/MetadataNamedEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * @copyright 2023 Maxence Lange <maxence@artificial-owl.com>
+ *
+ * @author Maxence Lange <maxence@artificial-owl.com>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\FilesMetadata\Event;
+
+use OCP\Files\Node;
+use OCP\FilesMetadata\AMetadataEvent;
+use OCP\FilesMetadata\Model\IFilesMetadata;
+
+/**
+ * MetadataNamedEvent is an event similar to MetadataBackgroundEvent completed with a target name,
+ * used to limit the refresh of metadata only listeners capable of filtering themselves out.
+ *
+ * Meaning that when using this event, your app must implement a filter on the event's registered
+ * name returned by getName()
+ *
+ * This event is mostly triggered when a registered name is added to the files scan
+ *    i.e. ./occ files:scan --generate-metadata [name]
+ *
+ * @see AMetadataEvent::getMetadata()
+ * @see AMetadataEvent::getNode()
+ * @see MetadataNamedEvent::getName()
+ * @since 28.0.0
+ */
+class MetadataNamedEvent extends AMetadataEvent {
+	/**
+	 * @param Node $node
+	 * @param IFilesMetadata $metadata
+	 * @param string $name name assigned to the event
+	 *
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		Node $node,
+		IFilesMetadata $metadata,
+		private string $name = ''
+	) {
+		parent::__construct($node, $metadata);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the assigned name for the event.
+	 * This is used to know if your app is the called one when running the
+	 *    ./occ files:scan --generate-metadata [name]
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getName(): string {
+		return $this->name;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php
index 6664c049d917c..de6fc62ba944f 100644
--- a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ interface IFilesMetadataManager {
 	public const PROCESS_LIVE = 1;
 	/** @since 28.0.0 */
 	public const PROCESS_BACKGROUND = 2;
+	/** @since 28.0.0 */
+	public const PROCESS_NAMED = 4;
 
 	/**
 	 * initiate the process of refreshing the metadata in relation to a node
@@ -54,15 +56,18 @@ interface IFilesMetadataManager {
 	 *
 	 * @param Node $node related node
 	 * @param int $process type of process
+	 * @param string $namedEvent limit process to a named event
 	 *
 	 * @return IFilesMetadata
 	 * @see self::PROCESS_BACKGROUND
 	 * @see self::PROCESS_LIVE
+	 * @see self::PROCESS_NAMED
 	 * @since 28.0.0
 	 */
 	public function refreshMetadata(
 		Node $node,
-		int $process = self::PROCESS_LIVE
+		int $process = self::PROCESS_LIVE,
+		string $namedEvent = ''
 	): IFilesMetadata;
 
 	/**