diff --git a/features/network-meta.feature b/features/network-meta.feature
index 7fffd042e..275de1cd7 100644
--- a/features/network-meta.feature
+++ b/features/network-meta.feature
@@ -16,3 +16,69 @@ Feature: Manage network-wide custom fields.
       This is not a multisite install
       """
     And the return code should be 1
+
+  Scenario: Network meta is actually network options
+    Given a WP multisite install
+
+    When I run `wp eval 'update_network_option( 1, "mykey", "123" );'`
+    And I run `wp eval 'echo get_network_option( 1, "mykey" );'`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      123
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp network meta update 1 mykey 456`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      Success: Updated custom field 'mykey'.
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp network meta get 1 mykey`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      456
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp eval 'echo get_network_option( 1, "mykey" );'`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      456
+      """
+
+  @require-object-cache
+  Scenario: Object cache correctly handles network meta updates
+    Given a WP multisite install
+
+    When I run `wp eval 'update_network_option( 1, "objkey", "123" );'`
+
+    And I run `wp network meta get 1 objkey`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      123
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp eval 'update_network_option( 1, "objkey", "456" );'`
+
+    And I run `wp network meta get 1 objkey`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      456
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp network meta update 1 objkey 789`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      Success: Updated custom field 'objkey'.
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp network meta get 1 objkey`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      789
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp eval 'echo get_network_option( 1, "objkey" );'`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      789
+      """
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diff --git a/src/Network_Meta_Command.php b/src/Network_Meta_Command.php
index 7523395ed..000411855 100644
--- a/src/Network_Meta_Command.php
+++ b/src/Network_Meta_Command.php
@@ -15,4 +15,82 @@
  */
 class Network_Meta_Command extends CommandWithMeta {
 	protected $meta_type = 'site';
+
+	/**
+	 * Override add_metadata() to use add_network_option().
+	 *
+	 * @param int    $object_id  ID of the object the metadata is for.
+	 * @param string $meta_key   Metadata key to use.
+	 * @param mixed  $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if
+	 *                           non-scalar.
+	 * @param bool   $unique     Optional, default is false. Whether the
+	 *                           specified metadata key should be unique for the
+	 *                           object. If true, and the object already has a
+	 *                           value for the specified metadata key, no change
+	 *                           will be made.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool The meta ID on success, false on failure.
+	 *
+	 * @phpstan-ignore method.childReturnType
+	 */
+	protected function add_metadata( $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique = false ) {
+		return add_network_option( $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Override update_metadata() to use update_network_option().
+	 *
+	 * @param int    $object_id  ID of the object the metadata is for.
+	 * @param string $meta_key   Metadata key to use.
+	 * @param mixed  $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if
+	 *                           non-scalar.
+	 * @param mixed  $prev_value Optional. If specified, only update existing
+	 *                           metadata entries with the specified value.
+	 *                           Otherwise, update all entries.
+	 *
+	 * @return int|bool Meta ID if the key didn't exist, true on successful
+	 *                  update, false on failure.
+	 */
+	protected function update_metadata( $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
+		return update_network_option( $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Override get_metadata() to use get_network_option().
+	 *
+	 * @param int    $object_id ID of the object the metadata is for.
+	 * @param string $meta_key  Optional. Metadata key. If not specified,
+	 *                          retrieve all metadata for the specified object.
+	 * @param bool   $single    Optional, default is false. If true, return only
+	 *                          the first value of the specified meta_key. This
+	 *                          parameter has no effect if meta_key is not
+	 *                          specified.
+	 *
+	 * @return mixed Single metadata value, or array of values.
+	 *
+	 * @phpstan-ignore method.childReturnType
+	 */
+	protected function get_metadata( $object_id, $meta_key = '', $single = false ) {
+		return get_network_option( $object_id, $meta_key );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Override delete_metadata() to use delete_network_option().
+	 *
+	 * @param int    $object_id  ID of the object metadata is for
+	 * @param string $meta_key   Metadata key
+	 * @param mixed $meta_value  Optional. Metadata value. Must be serializable
+	 *                           if non-scalar. If specified, only delete
+	 *                           metadata entries with this value. Otherwise,
+	 *                           delete all entries with the specified meta_key.
+	 *                           Pass `null, `false`, or an empty string to skip
+	 *                           this check. For backward compatibility, it is
+	 *                           not possible to pass an empty string to delete
+	 *                           those entries with an empty string for a value.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool True on successful delete, false on failure.
+	 */
+	protected function delete_metadata( $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value = '' ) {
+		return delete_network_option( $object_id, $meta_key );
+	}
 }