diff --git a/bash/ostree b/bash/ostree
index a6eb56de..fe8e3d2c 100644
--- a/bash/ostree
+++ b/bash/ostree
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ _ostree_commit() {
     local options_with_args="
         --add-detached-metadata-string
         --add-metadata-string
+        --add-metadata
         --keep-metadata
         --bind-ref
         --body -m