Add Original File Name in Exported Photo Metadata

It would be helpful if LR added the original filename from which the exported file was created. Like in Camera Raw, you can find the original filename of the RAW file in the metadata of files created and saved with ACR.
Thanks for listening.

Yes, you can use the Original filename token to be included as part of the exported filename, but the value disappears from the exported image's metadata. And I think that is what the OP is looking for. It appears that the Original Filename, which can be seen in the metadata panel for raw files, disappears in the exported image regardless of how it is exported (DNG, TIF, JPG, etc.).
If you open an raw image in PS and look for the Original Filename in the Advanced panel of File Info, it can't be found (at least I can't find it). So maybe this is a metadata field that is internal to LR, and can only be used to rename files within LR.

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