diff --git a/doc/metadata.txt b/doc/metadata.txt
index 8e753e76e403..477e89092449 100644
--- a/doc/metadata.txt
+++ b/doc/metadata.txt
@@ -1545,6 +1545,13 @@ See {ref}`devices-unix-char-hotplugging` for more information.
 
 ```
 
+```{config:option} ownership.inherit device-unix-hotplug-device-conf
+:defaultdesc: "`false`"
+:shortdesc: "Whether this device inherits ownership (gid and uid) from the host"
+:type: "bool"
+
+```
+
 ```{config:option} productid device-unix-hotplug-device-conf
 :shortdesc: "Product ID of the Unix device"
 :type: "string"
diff --git a/lxd/metadata/configuration.json b/lxd/metadata/configuration.json
index 8b2d6ebdecd8..861cf3d095b0 100644
--- a/lxd/metadata/configuration.json
+++ b/lxd/metadata/configuration.json
@@ -1783,6 +1783,14 @@
 							"type": "integer"
 						}
 					},
+					{
+						"ownership.inherit": {
+							"defaultdesc": "`false`",
+							"longdesc": "",
+							"shortdesc": "Whether this device inherits ownership (gid and uid) from the host",
+							"type": "bool"
+						}
+					},
 					{
 						"productid": {
 							"longdesc": "",