diff --git a/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java b/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java
index b0be28b7b09..7fe4b43830b 100644
--- a/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java
+++ b/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.PREFERRED_KEY;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RegistryConstants.LOADBALANCE_AMONG_REGISTRIES;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RegistryConstants.REGISTRY_KEY;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RegistryConstants.REGISTRY_ZONE;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RegistryConstants.REGISTRY_ZONE_FORCE;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RegistryConstants.ZONE_KEY;
+import static org.apache.dubbo.config.RegistryConfig.PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY;
 
 /**
  * When there're more than one registry for subscription.
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@
 public class ZoneAwareClusterInvoker<T> extends AbstractClusterInvoker<T> {
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.class);
-
-    private static final String PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY = REGISTRY_KEY + "." + PREFERRED_KEY;
-
+    
     private static final String PREFER_REGISTRY_WITH_ZONE_KEY = REGISTRY_KEY + "." + ZONE_KEY;
 
     private final LoadBalance loadBalanceAmongRegistries = ExtensionLoader.getExtensionLoader(LoadBalance.class).getExtension(LOADBALANCE_AMONG_REGISTRIES);
diff --git a/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfig.java b/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfig.java
index 076759e2ec6..d822b057226 100644
--- a/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfig.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.EXTRA_KEYS_KEY;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.SHUTDOWN_WAIT_KEY;
+import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.PREFERRED_KEY;
+import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RegistryConstants.REGISTRY_KEY;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.RemotingConstants.BACKUP_KEY;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.utils.PojoUtils.updatePropertyIfAbsent;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.config.Constants.REGISTRIES_SUFFIX;
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@
 public class RegistryConfig extends AbstractConfig {
 
     public static final String NO_AVAILABLE = "N/A";
+    public static final String PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY = REGISTRY_KEY + "." + PREFERRED_KEY;
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 5508512956753757169L;
 
     /**
@@ -486,6 +489,7 @@ public void setAccepts(String accepts) {
         this.accepts = accepts;
     }
 
+    @Parameter(key = PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY)
     public Boolean getPreferred() {
         return preferred;
     }
diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfigTest.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfigTest.java
index fb74b1ea48b..7e8fe8d8b2e 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfigTest.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/RegistryConfigTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 package org.apache.dubbo.config;
 
+import org.apache.dubbo.common.URL;
+import org.apache.dubbo.common.utils.UrlUtils;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@
 
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.SHUTDOWN_WAIT_KEY;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.config.Constants.SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_KEY;
+import static org.apache.dubbo.config.RegistryConfig.PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
@@ -186,5 +190,28 @@ public void testEquals() throws Exception {
         registry2.setAddress("zookeeper://127.0.0.1:2183");
         Assertions.assertNotEquals(registry1, registry2);
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testPreferredWithTrueValue() {
+        RegistryConfig registry = new RegistryConfig();
+        registry.setPreferred(true);
+        Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
+        // process Parameter annotation
+        AbstractConfig.appendParameters(map, registry);
+        // Simulate the check that ZoneAwareClusterInvoker#doInvoke do
+        URL url = UrlUtils.parseURL("zookeeper://127.0.0.1:2181", map);
+        Assertions.assertTrue(url.getParameter(PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY, false));
+    }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPreferredWithFalseValue() {
+        RegistryConfig registry = new RegistryConfig();
+        registry.setPreferred(false);
+        Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
+        // Process Parameter annotation
+        AbstractConfig.appendParameters(map, registry);
+        // Simulate the check that ZoneAwareClusterInvoker#doInvoke do
+        URL url = UrlUtils.parseURL("zookeeper://127.0.0.1:2181", map);
+        Assertions.assertFalse(url.getParameter(PREFER_REGISTRY_KEY, false));
+    }
 }