diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/fleet-actions-results-ilm-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/fleet-actions-results-ilm-policy.json
index c0af3369413d5..176c7e5e70255 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/fleet-actions-results-ilm-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/fleet-actions-results-ilm-policy.json
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for fleet action results indices",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/ilm-history-ilm-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/ilm-history-ilm-policy.json
index 253b92aaf997a..2b27a29e60c64 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/ilm-history-ilm-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/ilm-history-ilm-policy.json
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@
         "delete": {}
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for the ILM history indices",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/logs-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/logs-policy.json
index 0a1bd7ad3eeae..6bce19aaaab49 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/logs-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/logs-policy.json
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for the logs index template installed by x-pack",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/metrics-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/metrics-policy.json
index 0a1bd7ad3eeae..3c37e8db4a7da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/metrics-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/metrics-policy.json
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for the metrics index template installed by x-pack",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/slm-history-ilm-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/slm-history-ilm-policy.json
index 253b92aaf997a..bff5c9a9477ac 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/slm-history-ilm-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/slm-history-ilm-policy.json
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@
         "delete": {}
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for the SLM history indices",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/synthetics-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/synthetics-policy.json
index 0a1bd7ad3eeae..1e4220725177d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/synthetics-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/synthetics-policy.json
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for the synthetics index template installed by x-pack",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/watch-history-ilm-policy.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/watch-history-ilm-policy.json
index e45e6b25e8f7b..8254303d6288e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/watch-history-ilm-policy.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/resources/watch-history-ilm-policy.json
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
         "delete": {}
       }
     }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default policy for the watcher history indices",
+    "managed": true
   }
 }