diff --git a/doc/config_options.txt b/doc/config_options.txt
index 2d57978a4f..d299607e0a 100644
--- a/doc/config_options.txt
+++ b/doc/config_options.txt
@@ -2421,6 +2421,13 @@ The events can be any combination of `lifecycle`, `logging`, and `network-acl`.
 
 <!-- config group server-loki end -->
 <!-- config group server-miscellaneous start -->
+```{config:option} authorization.scriptlet server-miscellaneous
+:scope: "global"
+:shortdesc: "Authorization scriptlet"
+:type: "string"
+When using scriptlet-based authorization, this option stores the scriptlet.
+```
+
 ```{config:option} backups.compression_algorithm server-miscellaneous
 :defaultdesc: "`gzip`"
 :scope: "global"
diff --git a/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json b/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json
index dfe2929337..3d556a1b00 100644
--- a/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json
+++ b/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json
@@ -2680,6 +2680,14 @@
 			},
 			"miscellaneous": {
 				"keys": [
+					{
+						"authorization.scriptlet": {
+							"longdesc": "When using scriptlet-based authorization, this option stores the scriptlet.",
+							"scope": "global",
+							"shortdesc": "Authorization scriptlet",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					},
 					{
 						"backups.compression_algorithm": {
 							"defaultdesc": "`gzip`",