diff --git a/kombu/transport/__init__.py b/kombu/transport/__init__.py
index e00e33864..64dd35c66 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/__init__.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def supports_librabbitmq() -> bool | None:
     'pyamqp': 'kombu.transport.pyamqp:Transport',
     'librabbitmq': 'kombu.transport.librabbitmq:Transport',
     'confluentkafka': 'kombu.transport.confluentkafka:Transport',
+    'kafka': 'kombu.transport.confluentkafka:Transport',
     'memory': 'kombu.transport.memory:Transport',
     'redis': 'kombu.transport.redis:Transport',
     'rediss': 'kombu.transport.redis:Transport',