diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/services/kafka/kafka.py b/tests/kafkatest/services/kafka/kafka.py
index bb7297475ed..433efdf8056 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/services/kafka/kafka.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/services/kafka/kafka.py
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class KafkaService(KafkaPathResolverMixin, JmxMixin, Service):
         "kafka_data_2": {
             "path": DATA_LOG_DIR_2,
             "collect_default": False},
+        "kafka_cluster_metadata": {
+            "path": METADATA_LOG_DIR,
+            "collect_default": False},
         "kafka_heap_dump_file": {
             "path": HEAP_DUMP_FILE,
             "collect_default": True}