diff --git a/contrib/esim_gen_metadata.py b/contrib/esim_gen_metadata.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# (C) 2025 by Harald Welte <laforge@osmocom.org>
+#
+# 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/>.
+
+import argparse
+from osmocom.utils import h2b, swap_nibbles
+from pySim.esim.es8p import ProfileMetadata
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="""Utility program to generate profile metadata in the
+StoreMetadataRequest format based on input values from the command line.""")
+parser.add_argument('--iccid', required=True, help="ICCID of eSIM profile");
+parser.add_argument('--spn', required=True, help="Service Provider Name");
+parser.add_argument('--profile-name', required=True, help="eSIM Profile Name");
+parser.add_argument('--profile-class', choices=['test', 'operational', 'provisioning'],
+                    default='operational', help="Profile Class");
+parser.add_argument('--outfile', required=True, help="Output File Name");
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    opts = parser.parse_args()
+
+    iccid_bin = h2b(swap_nibbles(opts.iccid))
+    pmd = ProfileMetadata(iccid_bin, spn=opts.spn, profile_name=opts.profile_name,
+                          profile_class=opts.profile_class)
+
+    with open(opts.outfile, 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(pmd.gen_store_metadata_request())
+    print("Written StoreMetadataRequest to '%s'" % opts.outfile)