diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dbe10c3f..9fbaf36d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1965,6 +1965,12 @@ class { 'collectd::plugin::write_kafka':
   kafka_port => 9092,
   topics     => {
     'mytopic'      => { 'format' => 'JSON' },
+  },
+  properties => {
+    'myproperty'   => { 'myvalue' },
+  },
+  meta       => {
+    'mymeta'       => { 'myvalue' },
   }
 }
 ```