diff --git a/salt/auth/__init__.py b/salt/auth/__init__.py
index c4e44097f31..ca7168d00e4 100644
--- a/salt/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/auth/__init__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     'gather_job_timeout',
     'kwarg',
     'match',
+    'metadata',
     'print_event',
     'raw',
     'yield_pub_data'