diff --git a/arkindex_worker/worker/metadata.py b/arkindex_worker/worker/metadata.py
index 136da1547836151351dab41a34269001b40a4d82..75e4d6b751f663aa7a8bcc14d75a60fd2d5fadb7 100644
--- a/arkindex_worker/worker/metadata.py
+++ b/arkindex_worker/worker/metadata.py
@@ -178,16 +178,24 @@ class MetaDataMixin:
         return created_metadata_list
 
     def list_element_metadata(
-        self, element: Element | CachedElement
+        self, element: Element | CachedElement, load_parents: bool | None = None
     ) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
         """
         List all metadata linked to an element.
         This method does not support cache.
 
         :param element: The element to list metadata on.
+        :param load_parents: Also include all metadata from the element's parents in the response.
         """
         assert element and isinstance(
             element, Element | CachedElement
         ), "element shouldn't be null and should be of type Element or CachedElement"
 
-        return self.api_client.paginate("ListElementMetaData", id=element.id)
+        query_params = {}
+        if load_parents is not None:
+            assert isinstance(load_parents, bool), "load_parents should be of type bool"
+            query_params["load_parents"] = load_parents
+
+        return self.api_client.paginate(
+            "ListElementMetaData", id=element.id, **query_params
+        )
diff --git a/tests/test_elements_worker/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_elements_worker/test_metadata.py
index 3cce81f4ac194074448d81e11e5c39fc8513bec6..98e9984223988b8dc4d1d7b5715c9c95bc6b3754 100644
--- a/tests/test_elements_worker/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_elements_worker/test_metadata.py
@@ -508,6 +508,15 @@ def test_create_metadatas_api_error(responses, mock_elements_worker):
     ]
 
 
+def test_list_element_metadata_wrong_load_parents(fake_dummy_worker):
+    element = Element({"id": "element_id"})
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="load_parents should be of type bool"):
+        fake_dummy_worker.list_element_metadata(
+            element=element,
+            load_parents="not bool",
+        )
+
+
 def test_list_element_metadata(fake_dummy_worker):
     element = Element({"id": "element_id"})
     fake_dummy_worker.api_client.add_response(