diff --git a/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json.go b/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json.go
index 03890dea7..79630fd63 100644
--- a/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json.go
+++ b/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+	"github.com/valyala/fastjson"
+
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
@@ -15,8 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
-	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
-	"github.com/valyala/fastjson"
 )
 
 var parserPool fastjson.ParserPool
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func parseJSONRequest(data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) (int, er
 			if err != nil {
 				return rowsIngested, fmt.Errorf("unexpected contents of `values` item; want array; got %q", line)
 			}
-			if len(lineA) != 2 {
+			if len(lineA) < 2 {
 				return rowsIngested, fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of values in `values` item array %q; got %d want 2", line, len(lineA))
 			}
 
@@ -167,6 +168,33 @@ func parseJSONRequest(data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) (int, er
 				Name:  "_msg",
 				Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(msg),
 			})
+
+			// parse structured metadata
+			if len(lineA) > 2 {
+				structuredMetadata, err := lineA[2].Object()
+				if err != nil {
+					return rowsIngested, fmt.Errorf("unexpected structured metadata type for %q; want JSON object", lineA[2])
+				}
+
+				structuredMetadata.Visit(func(k []byte, v *fastjson.Value) {
+					if err != nil {
+						return
+					}
+					vStr, errLocal := v.StringBytes()
+					if errLocal != nil {
+						err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected structuredMetadata label value type for %q:%q; want string", k, v)
+						return
+					}
+
+					fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+						Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k),
+						Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(vStr),
+					})
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return rowsIngested, fmt.Errorf("error when parsing line `structuredMetadata` object: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
 			lmp.AddRow(ts, fields)
 		}
 		rowsIngested += len(lines)
diff --git a/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json_test.go b/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json_test.go
index 4ccb34cb9..01c52f658 100644
--- a/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json_test.go
+++ b/app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json_test.go
@@ -45,13 +45,16 @@ func TestParseJSONRequest_Failure(t *testing.T) {
 	// Invalid length of `values` individual item
 	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[[]]}]}`)
 	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["123"]]}]}`)
-	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["123","456","789"]]}]}`)
 
 	// Invalid type for timestamp inside `values` individual item
 	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[[123,"456"]}]}`)
 
 	// Invalid type for log message
 	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["123",1234]]}]}`)
+	// invalid structured metadata type
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", ["metadata_1", "md_value"]]]}]}`)
+	// structured metadata with unexpected value type
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", {"metadata_1": 1}]] }]}`)
 }
 
 func TestParseJSONRequest_Success(t *testing.T) {
@@ -116,4 +119,8 @@ func TestParseJSONRequest_Success(t *testing.T) {
 }`, []int64{1577836800000000001, 1577836900005000002, 1877836900005000002}, `{"foo":"bar","a":"b","_msg":"foo bar"}
 {"foo":"bar","a":"b","_msg":"abc"}
 {"x":"y","_msg":"yx"}`)
+
+	// values with metadata
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", {"metadata_1": "md_value"}]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar","metadata_1":"md_value"}`)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", {}]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar"}`)
 }
diff --git a/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md
index f8444a4d6..934cafe3a 100644
--- a/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ according to [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/quicksta
 ## tip
 
 * FEATURE: add an ability to specify extra fields for logs ingested via [HTTP-based data ingestion protocols](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/#http-apis). See `extra_fields` query arg and `VL-Extra-Fields` HTTP header in [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/#http-parameters).
+* BUGFIX: Properly parse structured metadata when ingesting logs with Loki ingestion protocol. An issue has been introduced in [v0.3.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v0.3.0-victorialogs). See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/7431) for the details.
 
 ## [v0.40.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v0.40.0-victorialogs)