diff --git a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SettingsModal/MetadataForm/index.jsx b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SettingsModal/MetadataForm/index.jsx
index 096bcf6d3..dba308450 100644
--- a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SettingsModal/MetadataForm/index.jsx
+++ b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SettingsModal/MetadataForm/index.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function FormRow(label, value, handler) {
       <Col sm="8">
         <Form.Control
           type="text"
-          value={value}
+          value={value || ''}
           onChange={(e) => handler(e.currentTarget.value)}
         />
       </Col>
diff --git a/workbench/tests/renderer/app.test.js b/workbench/tests/renderer/app.test.js
index 558379ea3..ffc1d6e77 100644
--- a/workbench/tests/renderer/app.test.js
+++ b/workbench/tests/renderer/app.test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {
   getSpec,
   fetchValidation,
   fetchDatastackFromFile,
-  getSupportedLanguages
+  getSupportedLanguages,
+  getGeoMetaMakerProfile,
 } from '../../src/renderer/server_requests';
 import InvestJob from '../../src/renderer/InvestJob';
 import {
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@ describe('Display recently executed InVEST jobs on Home tab', () => {
   });
 
   test('Recent Jobs: cleared by button', async () => {
+    // we need this mock because the settings dialog is opened
+    getGeoMetaMakerProfile.mockResolvedValue({});
     const job1 = new InvestJob({
       modelRunName: MOCK_MODEL_RUN_NAME,
       modelHumanName: 'Carbon Sequestration',
@@ -419,6 +422,7 @@ describe('InVEST global settings: dialog interactions', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     getInvestModelNames.mockResolvedValue({});
     getSupportedLanguages.mockResolvedValue({ en: 'english', es: 'spanish' });
+    getGeoMetaMakerProfile.mockResolvedValue({});
   });
 
   test('Invest settings save on change', async () => {
@@ -477,4 +481,17 @@ describe('InVEST global settings: dialog interactions', () => {
       .toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(queryByText('Settings')).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  test('Access metadata form from settings', async () => {
+    const { findByRole } = render(<App />);
+
+    const settingsBtn = await findByRole('button', { name: 'settings' });
+    await userEvent.click(settingsBtn);
+    await userEvent.click(
+      await findByRole('button', { name: 'Configure Metadata' })
+    );
+
+    expect(await findByRole('button', { name: 'Save Metadata' }))
+      .toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/workbench/tests/renderer/metadataform.test.js b/workbench/tests/renderer/metadataform.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59ffc8310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workbench/tests/renderer/metadataform.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+
+import MetadataForm from '../../src/renderer/components/SettingsModal/MetadataForm';
+import {
+  getGeoMetaMakerProfile,
+  setGeoMetaMakerProfile,
+} from '../../src/renderer/server_requests';
+
+jest.mock('../../src/renderer/server_requests');
+
+test('Metadata form interact and submit', async () => {
+  const startingName = 'Alice';
+  const startingLicense = '';
+  getGeoMetaMakerProfile.mockResolvedValue({
+    contact: {
+      individual_name: startingName,
+      email: '',
+      organization: '',
+      position_name: '',
+    },
+    license: {
+      title: startingLicense,
+      path: '',
+    },
+  });
+  setGeoMetaMakerProfile.mockResolvedValue({
+    message: 'Metadata profile saved',
+    error: false,
+  });
+
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+  const { findByRole, getByLabelText, getByRole } = render(
+    <MetadataForm />
+  );
+  // The form should render with content from an existing profile
+  const nameInput = getByLabelText('Full name');
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(nameInput).toHaveValue(startingName);
+  });
+  const licenseInput = getByLabelText('Title');
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(licenseInput).toHaveValue(startingLicense);
+  });
+
+  const name = 'Bob';
+  const license = 'CC-BY-4.0';
+  await user.clear(nameInput);
+  await user.clear(licenseInput);
+  await user.type(nameInput, name);
+  await user.type(licenseInput, license);
+  const submit = getByRole('button', { name: 'Save Metadata' });
+  await user.click(submit);
+
+  expect(await findByRole('alert'))
+    .toHaveTextContent('Metadata profile saved');
+  const payload = setGeoMetaMakerProfile.mock.calls[0][0];
+  expect(Object.keys(payload)).toEqual(['contact', 'license']);
+  expect(payload['contact']['individual_name']).toEqual(name);
+  expect(payload['license']['title']).toEqual(license);
+});