diff --git a/nixos/tests/common/ec2.nix b/nixos/tests/common/ec2.nix
index 502fe96231f..52d0310ac72 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/common/ec2.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/common/ec2.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 with pkgs.lib;
 
 {
-  makeEc2Test = { name, image, userData, script, hostname ? "ec2-instance", sshPublicKey ? null }:
+  makeEc2Test = { name, image, userData, script, hostname ? "ec2-instance", sshPublicKey ? null, meta ? {} }:
     let
       metaData = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
         name = "metadata";
@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 
         machine = create_machine({"startCommand": start_command})
       '' + script;
+
+      inherit meta;
     };
 }