diff --git a/did/ion/did_test.go b/did/ion/did_test.go
index e941cd3c..57bece32 100644
--- a/did/ion/did_test.go
+++ b/did/ion/did_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Test vector from https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/#long-form-response, adjusted by replacing s/sidetree/ion/
+// and adding a `didResolutionMetadata` property (this is required by https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-resolution).
 func TestResolveLongFormDID(t *testing.T) {
 	longFormDID := `did:ion:EiDyOQbbZAa3aiRzeCkV7LOx3SERjjH93EXoIM3UoN4oWg: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`
 	resolver, err := NewIONResolver(http.DefaultClient, "https://example.com")
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ func TestResolveLongFormDID(t *testing.T) {
       "recoveryCommitment": "EiBfOZdMtU6OBw8Pk879QtZ-2J-9FbbjSZyoaA_bqD4zhA",
       "updateCommitment": "EiDKIkwqO69IPG3pOlHkdb86nYt0aNxSHZu2r-bhEznjdA"
     }
+  },
+  "didResolutionMetadata": {
   }
 }`
 	assert.JSONEq(t, expectedResolutionResultJSON, string(jsonResolutionResult))
diff --git a/did/resolution/model.go b/did/resolution/model.go
index 65741d8c..b964636d 100644
--- a/did/resolution/model.go
+++ b/did/resolution/model.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // Result encapsulates the tuple of a DID resolution https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-resolution
 type Result struct {
 	Context           string `json:"@context,omitempty"`
-	*Metadata         `json:"didResolutionMetadata,omitempty"`
+	Metadata          `json:"didResolutionMetadata"`
 	did.Document      `json:"didDocument,omitempty"`
 	*DocumentMetadata `json:"didDocumentMetadata,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -23,22 +23,45 @@ func (r *Result) IsEmpty() bool {
 }
 
 type Method struct {
-	Published          bool   `json:"published"`
+	// The `method` property in https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/#did-resolver-output
+	Published bool `json:"published"`
+
+	// The `recoveryCommitment` property in https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/#did-resolver-output
 	RecoveryCommitment string `json:"recoveryCommitment,omitempty"`
-	UpdateCommitment   string `json:"updateCommitment,omitempty"`
+
+	// The `updateCommitment` property in https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/#did-resolver-output
+	UpdateCommitment string `json:"updateCommitment,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DocumentMetadata https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
 type DocumentMetadata struct {
-	Created       string   `json:"created,omitempty" validate:"omitempty,datetime=2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"`
-	Updated       string   `json:"updated,omitempty" validate:"omitempty,datetime=2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"`
-	Deactivated   bool     `json:"deactivated,omitempty"`
-	NextUpdate    string   `json:"nextUpdate,omitempty"`
-	VersionID     string   `json:"versionId,omitempty"`
-	NextVersionID string   `json:"nextVersionId,omitempty"`
-	EquivalentID  []string `json:"equivalentId,omitempty"`
-	CanonicalID   string   `json:"canonicalId,omitempty"`
-	Method        Method   `json:"method,omitempty"`
+	// See `created` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	Created string `json:"created,omitempty" validate:"omitempty,datetime=2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"`
+
+	// See `updated` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	Updated string `json:"updated,omitempty" validate:"omitempty,datetime=2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"`
+
+	// See `deactivated` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	Deactivated bool `json:"deactivated,omitempty"`
+
+	// See `nextUpdate` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	NextUpdate string `json:"nextUpdate,omitempty"`
+
+	// See `versionId` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	VersionID string `json:"versionId,omitempty"`
+
+	// See `nextVersionId` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	NextVersionID string `json:"nextVersionId,omitempty"`
+
+	// See `equivalentId` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	EquivalentID []string `json:"equivalentId,omitempty"`
+
+	// See `canonicalId` in https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-document-metadata
+	CanonicalID string `json:"canonicalId,omitempty"`
+
+	// Optional information that is specific to the DID Method of the DID Document resolved. Populated only
+	// for sidetree based did methods (e.g. ION), as described in https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/#did-resolver-output
+	Method Method `json:"method,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (s *DocumentMetadata) IsValid() bool {
diff --git a/did/web/resolver.go b/did/web/resolver.go
index 70411a49..70050e64 100644
--- a/did/web/resolver.go
+++ b/did/web/resolver.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (Resolver) Resolve(ctx context.Context, id string, _ ...resolution.Option)
 	didWeb := DIDWeb(id)
 	doc, err := didWeb.Resolve(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "cresolving did:web DID: %s", id)
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "resolving did:web DID: %s", id)
 	}
 	return &resolution.Result{Document: *doc}, nil
 }