diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index 17ace20577..9cc69558b1 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -2745,6 +2745,24 @@ void rocksdb_options_set_block_based_table_factory(
   }
 }
 
+void rocksdb_block_based_options_set_top_level_index_pinning_tier(
+    rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t* options, int v) {
+  options->rep.metadata_cache_options.top_level_index_pinning =
+      static_cast<ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PinningTier>(v);
+}
+
+void rocksdb_block_based_options_set_partition_pinning_tier(
+    rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t* options, int v) {
+  options->rep.metadata_cache_options.partition_pinning =
+      static_cast<ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PinningTier>(v);
+}
+
+void rocksdb_block_based_options_set_unpartitioned_pinning_tier(
+    rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t* options, int v) {
+  options->rep.metadata_cache_options.unpartitioned_pinning =
+      static_cast<ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::PinningTier>(v);
+}
+
 rocksdb_cuckoo_table_options_t* rocksdb_cuckoo_options_create() {
   return new rocksdb_cuckoo_table_options_t;
 }
diff --git a/db/c_test.c b/db/c_test.c
index b392bf59bf..81291dce5b 100644
--- a/db/c_test.c
+++ b/db/c_test.c
@@ -704,6 +704,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   rocksdb_block_based_options_set_block_cache(table_options, cache);
   rocksdb_block_based_options_set_data_block_index_type(table_options, 1);
   rocksdb_block_based_options_set_data_block_hash_ratio(table_options, 0.75);
+  rocksdb_block_based_options_set_top_level_index_pinning_tier(table_options,
+                                                               1);
+  rocksdb_block_based_options_set_partition_pinning_tier(table_options, 2);
+  rocksdb_block_based_options_set_unpartitioned_pinning_tier(table_options, 3);
   rocksdb_options_set_block_based_table_factory(options, table_options);
 
   rocksdb_options_set_compression(options, rocksdb_no_compression);
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index 85622bf55a..6e20676dad 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -1064,6 +1064,21 @@ rocksdb_block_based_options_set_pin_top_level_index_and_filter(
     rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t*, unsigned char);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_options_set_block_based_table_factory(
     rocksdb_options_t* opt, rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t* table_options);
+enum {
+  rocksdb_block_based_k_fallback_pinning_tier = 0,
+  rocksdb_block_based_k_none_pinning_tier = 1,
+  rocksdb_block_based_k_flush_and_similar_pinning_tier = 2,
+  rocksdb_block_based_k_all_pinning_tier = 3,
+};
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void
+rocksdb_block_based_options_set_top_level_index_pinning_tier(
+    rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t*, int);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void
+rocksdb_block_based_options_set_partition_pinning_tier(
+    rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t*, int);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void
+rocksdb_block_based_options_set_unpartitioned_pinning_tier(
+    rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t*, int);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_options_set_write_buffer_manager(
     rocksdb_options_t* opt, rocksdb_write_buffer_manager_t* wbm);
 
diff --git a/unreleased_history/public_api_changes/expose_block_based_metadata_cache_options_via_c_api.md b/unreleased_history/public_api_changes/expose_block_based_metadata_cache_options_via_c_api.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ba77be402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreleased_history/public_api_changes/expose_block_based_metadata_cache_options_via_c_api.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Exposed block based metadata cache options via C API