diff --git a/snmp/datadog_checks/snmp/data/conf.yaml.example b/snmp/datadog_checks/snmp/data/conf.yaml.example
index 06a939922bb1b..62e1e82644c9e 100644
--- a/snmp/datadog_checks/snmp/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/snmp/datadog_checks/snmp/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ init_config:
   #   netapp:
   #     definition_file: netapp.yaml
 
+  ## @param collect_device_metadata - boolean - optional - default: false
+  ## Enable device metadata collection
+  ## Only available using corecheck SNMP integration with `loader: core` config.
+  #
+  # collect_device_metadata: true
+
 instances:
   -
     ## @param ip_address - string - optional
@@ -310,3 +316,9 @@ instances:
     ## Only available for corecheck implementation (`loader: core`).
     #
     # oid_batch_size: 10
+
+    ## @param collect_device_metadata - boolean - optional - default: false
+    ## Enable device metadata collection
+    ## Only available using corecheck SNMP integration with `loader: core` config.
+    #
+    # collect_device_metadata: true