diff --git a/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/materialized_view_metadata.rs b/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/materialized_view_metadata.rs
index 4209f0cf..f158bf89 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/materialized_view_metadata.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/materialized_view_metadata.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ mod tests {
         "location" : "s3://bucket/warehouse/default.db/event_agg",
         "current-version-id" : 1,
         "properties" : {
-            "comment" : "Daily event counts"
+            "comment" : "Daily event counts",
+            "storage_table": "s3://bucket/path/to/metadata.json"
         },
         "versions" : [ {
             "version-id" : 1,
@@ -113,8 +114,7 @@ mod tests {
         "version-log" : [ {
             "timestamp-ms" : 1573518431292,
             "version-id" : 1
-        } ],
-        "materialization": "s3://bucket/path/to/metadata.json"
+        } ]
         }
         "#;
         let metadata = serde_json::from_str::<MaterializedViewMetadata>(data)
diff --git a/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/view_metadata.rs b/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/view_metadata.rs
index 0398773c..662df72d 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/view_metadata.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust-spec/src/spec/view_metadata.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
+    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
     time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ pub type ViewMetadataBuilder = GeneralViewMetadataBuilder<Option<()>>;
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Default, Builder)]
 #[serde(try_from = "ViewMetadataEnum<T>", into = "ViewMetadataEnum<T>")]
 /// Fields for the version 1 of the view metadata.
-pub struct GeneralViewMetadata<T: Clone> {
+pub struct GeneralViewMetadata<T: Clone + Default> {
     #[builder(default = "Uuid::new_v4()")]
     /// A UUID that identifies the view, generated when the view is created. Implementations must throw an exception if a view’s UUID does not match the expected UUID after refreshing metadata
     pub view_uuid: Uuid,
@@ -54,11 +55,10 @@ pub struct GeneralViewMetadata<T: Clone> {
     #[builder(default)]
     /// A string to string map of view properties. This is used for metadata such as “comment” and for settings that affect view maintenance.
     /// This is not intended to be used for arbitrary metadata.
-    pub properties: HashMap<String, String>,
-    pub materialization: T,
+    pub properties: ViewProperties<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> GeneralViewMetadata<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default> GeneralViewMetadata<T> {
     /// Get current schema
     #[inline]
     pub fn current_schema(&self, branch: Option<&str>) -> Result<&Schema, Error> {
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ mod _serde {
         spec::{schema::SchemaV2, table_metadata::VersionNumber},
     };
 
-    use super::{FormatVersion, GeneralViewMetadata, Version, VersionLogStruct};
+    use super::{FormatVersion, GeneralViewMetadata, Version, VersionLogStruct, ViewProperties};
 
     /// Metadata of an iceberg view
     #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
     #[serde(untagged)]
-    pub(super) enum ViewMetadataEnum<T> {
+    pub(super) enum ViewMetadataEnum<T: Clone> {
         /// Version 1 of the table metadata
         V1(ViewMetadataV1<T>),
     }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ mod _serde {
     #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
     #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
     /// Fields for the version 1 of the view metadata.
-    pub struct ViewMetadataV1<T> {
+    pub struct ViewMetadataV1<T: Clone> {
         /// A UUID that identifies the view, generated when the view is created. Implementations must throw an exception if a view’s UUID does not match the expected UUID after refreshing metadata
         pub view_uuid: Uuid,
         /// An integer version number for the view format; must be 1
@@ -143,11 +143,10 @@ mod _serde {
         pub schemas: Vec<SchemaV2>,
         /// A string to string map of view properties. This is used for metadata such as “comment” and for settings that affect view maintenance.
         /// This is not intended to be used for arbitrary metadata.
-        pub properties: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
-        pub materialization: T,
+        pub properties: Option<ViewProperties<T>>,
     }
 
-    impl<T: Clone> TryFrom<ViewMetadataEnum<T>> for GeneralViewMetadata<T> {
+    impl<T: Clone + Default> TryFrom<ViewMetadataEnum<T>> for GeneralViewMetadata<T> {
         type Error = Error;
         fn try_from(value: ViewMetadataEnum<T>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
             match value {
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ mod _serde {
         }
     }
 
-    impl<T: Clone> From<GeneralViewMetadata<T>> for ViewMetadataEnum<T> {
+    impl<T: Clone + Default> From<GeneralViewMetadata<T>> for ViewMetadataEnum<T> {
         fn from(value: GeneralViewMetadata<T>) -> Self {
             match value.format_version {
                 FormatVersion::V1 => ViewMetadataEnum::V1(value.into()),
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ mod _serde {
         }
     }
 
-    impl<T: Clone> TryFrom<ViewMetadataV1<T>> for GeneralViewMetadata<T> {
+    impl<T: Clone + Default> TryFrom<ViewMetadataV1<T>> for GeneralViewMetadata<T> {
         type Error = Error;
         fn try_from(value: ViewMetadataV1<T>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
             Ok(GeneralViewMetadata {
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ mod _serde {
                 versions: HashMap::from_iter(value.versions.into_iter().map(|x| (x.version_id, x))),
                 version_log: value.version_log,
                 properties: value.properties.unwrap_or_default(),
-                materialization: value.materialization,
                 schemas: HashMap::from_iter(
                     value
                         .schemas
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@ mod _serde {
         }
     }
 
-    impl<T: Clone> From<GeneralViewMetadata<T>> for ViewMetadataV1<T> {
+    impl<T: Clone + Default> From<GeneralViewMetadata<T>> for ViewMetadataV1<T> {
         fn from(value: GeneralViewMetadata<T>) -> Self {
             ViewMetadataV1 {
                 view_uuid: value.view_uuid,
@@ -201,12 +199,32 @@ mod _serde {
                 } else {
                     Some(value.properties)
                 },
-                materialization: value.materialization,
                 schemas: value.schemas.into_values().map(Into::into).collect(),
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ViewProperties<T: Clone> {
+    pub storage_table: T,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub other: HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Clone> Deref for ViewProperties<T> {
+    type Target = HashMap<String, String>;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.other
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Clone> DerefMut for ViewProperties<T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.other
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize_repr, Deserialize_repr, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 #[repr(u8)]
 /// Iceberg format version
diff --git a/iceberg-rust/src/catalog/commit.rs b/iceberg-rust/src/catalog/commit.rs
index 626b3d67..7417d0af 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust/src/catalog/commit.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust/src/catalog/commit.rs
@@ -288,14 +288,15 @@ pub fn check_table_requirements(
 }
 
 /// Check table update requirements
-pub fn check_view_requirements<T: Clone + Eq + 'static>(
+pub fn check_view_requirements<T: Clone + Default + Eq + 'static>(
     requirements: &[ViewRequirement],
     metadata: &GeneralViewMetadata<T>,
 ) -> bool {
     requirements.iter().all(|x| match x {
         ViewRequirement::AssertViewUuid { uuid } => metadata.view_uuid == *uuid,
         ViewRequirement::AssertMaterialization { materialization } => {
-            metadata.materialization == *(materialization as &dyn Any).downcast_ref::<T>().unwrap()
+            metadata.properties.storage_table
+                == *(materialization as &dyn Any).downcast_ref::<T>().unwrap()
         }
     })
 }
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ pub fn apply_table_updates(
 }
 
 /// Apply updates to metadata
-pub fn apply_view_updates<T: Clone + 'static>(
+pub fn apply_view_updates<T: Clone + Default + 'static>(
     metadata: &mut GeneralViewMetadata<T>,
     updates: Vec<ViewUpdate>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ pub fn apply_view_updates<T: Clone + 'static>(
                 metadata.current_version_id = view_version_id;
             }
             ViewUpdate::SetMaterialization { materialization } => {
-                metadata.materialization = (&materialization as &dyn Any)
+                metadata.properties.storage_table = (&materialization as &dyn Any)
                     .downcast_ref::<T>()
                     .cloned()
                     .ok_or(Error::InvalidFormat(
diff --git a/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/materialized_view_builder.rs b/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/materialized_view_builder.rs
index 9dd437e9..e46bdcc4 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/materialized_view_builder.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/materialized_view_builder.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use iceberg_rust_spec::{
         materialized_view_metadata::MaterializedViewMetadataBuilder,
         schema::Schema,
         table_metadata::TableMetadataBuilder,
-        view_metadata::{VersionBuilder, ViewRepresentation, REF_PREFIX},
+        view_metadata::{VersionBuilder, ViewProperties, ViewRepresentation, REF_PREFIX},
     },
     util::strip_prefix,
 };
@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ impl MaterializedViewBuilder {
                     .schema_id(1)
                     .build()?,
             ))
-            .materialization("".to_owned())
             .current_version_id(1)
-            .properties(HashMap::from_iter(vec![(
-                REF_PREFIX.to_string() + "main",
-                1.to_string(),
-            )]));
+            .properties(ViewProperties {
+                storage_table: "".to_owned(),
+                other: HashMap::from_iter(vec![(REF_PREFIX.to_string() + "main", 1.to_string())]),
+            });
         Ok(Self {
             identifier: Identifier::parse(&identifier.to_string())?,
             catalog,
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ impl MaterializedViewBuilder {
             + "-"
             + &Uuid::new_v4().to_string()
             + ".metadata.json";
-        metadata.materialization = table_path.clone();
+        metadata.properties.storage_table = table_path.clone();
         let table_metadata_json = serde_json::to_string(&table_metadata)?;
         object_store
             .put(
diff --git a/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/mod.rs b/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/mod.rs
index f82a2363..44daf258 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/mod.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust/src/materialized_view/mod.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl MaterializedView {
     }
     /// Get the storage table of the materialized view
     pub async fn storage_table(&self) -> Result<StorageTable, Error> {
-        let storage_table_location = &self.metadata.materialization;
+        let storage_table_location = &self.metadata.properties.storage_table;
         let bucket = parse_bucket(storage_table_location)?;
         if let TabularMetadata::Table(metadata) = serde_json::from_str(std::str::from_utf8(
             &self
diff --git a/iceberg-rust/src/view/transaction/operation.rs b/iceberg-rust/src/view/transaction/operation.rs
index 5ffb41a7..d8598c87 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust/src/view/transaction/operation.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust/src/view/transaction/operation.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub enum Operation<T: Clone> {
     UpdateMaterialization(T),
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone + 'static> Operation<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + 'static> Operation<T> {
     /// Execute operation
     pub async fn execute(
         self,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl<T: Clone + 'static> Operation<T> {
             )),
             Operation::UpdateMaterialization(materialization) => {
                 let previous_materialization =
-                    (&metadata.materialization as &dyn Any).downcast_ref::<String>();
+                    (&metadata.properties.storage_table as &dyn Any).downcast_ref::<String>();
                 let materialization = (&materialization as &dyn Any)
                     .downcast_ref::<String>()
                     .ok_or(Error::InvalidFormat(
diff --git a/iceberg-rust/src/view/view_builder.rs b/iceberg-rust/src/view/view_builder.rs
index 3e5ac1bd..acc73165 100644
--- a/iceberg-rust/src/view/view_builder.rs
+++ b/iceberg-rust/src/view/view_builder.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::catalog::tabular::Tabular;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use iceberg_rust_spec::spec::schema::Schema;
 use iceberg_rust_spec::spec::view_metadata::{
-    VersionBuilder, ViewMetadataBuilder, ViewRepresentation, REF_PREFIX,
+    VersionBuilder, ViewMetadataBuilder, ViewProperties, ViewRepresentation, REF_PREFIX,
 };
 
 use super::Catalog;
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ impl ViewBuilder {
                     .schema_id(1)
                     .build()?,
             ))
-            .materialization(None)
             .current_version_id(1)
-            .properties(HashMap::from_iter(vec![(
-                REF_PREFIX.to_string() + "main",
-                1.to_string(),
-            )]));
+            .properties(ViewProperties {
+                storage_table: None,
+                other: HashMap::from_iter(vec![(REF_PREFIX.to_string() + "main", 1.to_string())]),
+            });
         Ok(ViewBuilder {
             metadata: builder,
             identifier,