diff --git a/libqrexec/exec.c b/libqrexec/exec.c
index d03fae21..0825f49d 100644
--- a/libqrexec/exec.c
+++ b/libqrexec/exec.c
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ static int load_service_config_raw(struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd,
                         config_full_path, sizeof(config_full_path), NULL);
     if (ret < 0)
         return 0;
-    return qubes_toml_config_parse(config_full_path, &cmd->wait_for_session, user);
+    return qubes_toml_config_parse(config_full_path, &cmd->wait_for_session, user,
+                                   &cmd->send_service_descriptor);
 }
 
 int load_service_config_v2(struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd) {
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ struct qrexec_parsed_command *parse_qubes_rpc_command(
     }
 
     memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
+    cmd->send_service_descriptor = true;
     cmd->cmdline = cmdline;
 
     if (strip_username) {
@@ -489,9 +491,11 @@ static int execute_qrexec_service(
         *pid = 0;
         set_nonblock(s);
 
-        /* send part after "QUBESRPC ", including trailing NUL */
-        const char *desc = cmd->command + RPC_REQUEST_COMMAND_LEN + 1;
-        buffer_append(stdin_buffer, desc, strlen(desc) + 1);
+        if (cmd->send_service_descriptor) {
+            /* send part after "QUBESRPC ", including trailing NUL */
+            const char *desc = cmd->command + RPC_REQUEST_COMMAND_LEN + 1;
+            buffer_append(stdin_buffer, desc, strlen(desc) + 1);
+        }
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/libqrexec/libqrexec-utils.h b/libqrexec/libqrexec-utils.h
index 20346f63..a74b3c31 100644
--- a/libqrexec/libqrexec-utils.h
+++ b/libqrexec/libqrexec-utils.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ struct qrexec_parsed_command {
 
     /* Should a session be waited for? */
     bool wait_for_session;
+
+    /* For socket-based services: Should the service descriptor be sent? */
+    bool send_service_descriptor;
 };
 
 /* Parse a command, return NULL on failure. Uses cmd->cmdline
diff --git a/libqrexec/private.h b/libqrexec/private.h
index 3ef05cbf..73a3ffba 100644
--- a/libqrexec/private.h
+++ b/libqrexec/private.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
-int qubes_toml_config_parse(const char *config_full_path, bool *wait_for_session, char **user);
+int qubes_toml_config_parse(const char *config_full_path, bool *wait_for_session, char **user, bool *skip_service_descriptor);
diff --git a/libqrexec/toml.c b/libqrexec/toml.c
index c60acb87..500941d7 100644
--- a/libqrexec/toml.c
+++ b/libqrexec/toml.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void toml_value_free(union toml_data *value, enum toml_type ty) {
     }
 }
 
-int qubes_toml_config_parse(const char *config_full_path, bool *wait_for_session, char **user)
+int qubes_toml_config_parse(const char *config_full_path, bool *wait_for_session, char **user, bool *send_service_descriptor)
 {
     int result = -1; /* assume problem */
     FILE *config_file = fopen(config_full_path, "re");
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ int qubes_toml_config_parse(const char *config_full_path, bool *wait_for_session
     ssize_t signed_linelen;
     bool seen_wait_for_session = false;
     bool seen_user = false;
+    bool seen_skip_service_descriptor = false;
     *wait_for_session = 0;
+    *send_service_descriptor = true;
 #define CHECK_DUP_KEY(v) do {                                               \
     if (toml_check_dup_key(&(v), config_full_path, lineno, current_line)) { \
         toml_value_free(&value, ty);                                        \
@@ -288,6 +290,10 @@ int qubes_toml_config_parse(const char *config_full_path, bool *wait_for_session
                 CHECK_TYPE(TOML_TYPE_BOOL, "wait-for-session");
                 *wait_for_session = value.boolean;
             }
+        } else if (strcmp(current_line, "skip-service-descriptor") == 0) {
+            CHECK_DUP_KEY(seen_skip_service_descriptor);
+            CHECK_TYPE(TOML_TYPE_BOOL, "skip-service-descriptor");
+            *send_service_descriptor = !value.boolean;
         } else if (strcmp(current_line, "force-user") == 0) {
             CHECK_DUP_KEY(seen_user);
             CHECK_TYPE(TOML_TYPE_STRING, "user name or user ID");
diff --git a/qrexec/tests/socket/agent.py b/qrexec/tests/socket/agent.py
index 7219bd57..07cef783 100644
--- a/qrexec/tests/socket/agent.py
+++ b/qrexec/tests/socket/agent.py
@@ -525,6 +525,42 @@ def test_exec_service_with_arg(self):
         )
         self.check_dom0(dom0)
 
+    def test_connect_socket_no_metadata(self):
+        socket_path = os.path.join(
+            self.tempdir, "rpc", "qubes.SocketService+arg2"
+        )
+        with open(
+            os.path.join(self.tempdir, "rpc-config", "qubes.SocketService+arg2"), "w"
+        ) as f:
+            f.write("""\
+skip-service-descriptor = true
+""")
+        server = qrexec.socket_server(socket_path)
+        self.addCleanup(server.close)
+
+        target, dom0 = self.execute_qubesrpc("qubes.SocketService+arg2", "domX")
+
+        server.accept()
+
+        message = b"stdin data"
+        target.send_message(qrexec.MSG_DATA_STDIN, message)
+        target.send_message(qrexec.MSG_DATA_STDIN, b"")
+        self.assertEqual(server.recvall(len(message)), message)
+
+        server.sendall(b"stdout data")
+        server.close()
+        messages = target.recv_all_messages()
+        # No stderr
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            util.sort_messages(messages),
+            [
+                (qrexec.MSG_DATA_STDOUT, b"stdout data"),
+                (qrexec.MSG_DATA_STDOUT, b""),
+                (qrexec.MSG_DATA_EXIT_CODE, b"\0\0\0\0"),
+            ],
+        )
+        self.check_dom0(dom0)
+
     def test_connect_socket(self):
         socket_path = os.path.join(
             self.tempdir, "rpc", "qubes.SocketService+arg"