diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-schemas.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-schemas.ts
index 58ca7e833..23b86d172 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-schemas.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-schemas.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ export const GetAcmeDirectoryResponseSchema = z.object({
   newNonce: z.string(),
   newAccount: z.string(),
   newOrder: z.string(),
-  revokeCert: z.string().optional()
+  revokeCert: z.string().optional(),
+  meta: z
+    .object({
+      termsOfService: z.string().optional(),
+      website: z.string().optional(),
+      caaIdentities: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+      externalAccountRequired: z.boolean().optional()
+    })
+    .optional()
 });
 
 // New Account payload schema
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts
index 43da08b1c..ccacf816e 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,10 @@ export const pkiAcmeServiceFactory = ({
     return {
       newNonce: buildUrl(profile.id, "/new-nonce"),
       newAccount: buildUrl(profile.id, "/new-account"),
-      newOrder: buildUrl(profile.id, "/new-order")
+      newOrder: buildUrl(profile.id, "/new-order"),
+      meta: {
+        externalAccountRequired: true
+      }
     };
   };