diff --git a/cmd/archive_test.go b/cmd/archive_test.go
index dee80b726660..f12c22e1e671 100644
--- a/cmd/archive_test.go
+++ b/cmd/archive_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,110 @@ func TestArchiveContainsEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "ipsum", metadata.Env["ENV2"])
 }
 
+func TestArchiveContainsLegacyCloudSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// given a script with the cloud options
+	fileName := "script.js"
+	testScript := []byte(`
+		export let options = {
+			ext: {
+				loadimpact: {
+					distribution: {
+						one: { loadZone: 'amazon:us:ashburn', percent: 30 },
+						two: { loadZone: 'amazon:ie:dublin', percent: 70 },
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		};
+		export default function () {}
+	`)
+	ts := tests.NewGlobalTestState(t)
+	require.NoError(t, fsext.WriteFile(ts.FS, filepath.Join(ts.Cwd, fileName), testScript, 0o644))
+
+	// when we do archiving
+	ts.CmdArgs = []string{"k6", "archive", fileName}
+
+	newRootCommand(ts.GlobalState).execute()
+	require.NoError(t, untar(t, ts.FS, "archive.tar", "tmp/"))
+
+	data, err := fsext.ReadFile(ts.FS, "tmp/metadata.json")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// we just need some basic struct
+	metadata := struct {
+		Options struct {
+			Ext struct {
+				LoadImpact struct {
+					Distribution map[string]struct {
+						LoadZone string  `json:"loadZone"`
+						Percent  float64 `json:"percent"`
+					} `json:"distribution"`
+				} `json:"loadimpact"`
+			} `json:"ext"`
+		} `json:"options"`
+	}{}
+
+	// then unpacked metadata should contain a ext.loadimpact struct the proper values
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(data, &metadata))
+	require.Len(t, metadata.Options.Ext.LoadImpact.Distribution, 2)
+
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Ext.LoadImpact.Distribution["one"].LoadZone, "amazon:us:ashburn")
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Ext.LoadImpact.Distribution["one"].Percent, 30.)
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Ext.LoadImpact.Distribution["two"].LoadZone, "amazon:ie:dublin")
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Ext.LoadImpact.Distribution["two"].Percent, 70.)
+}
+
+func TestArchiveContainsCloudSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// given a script with the cloud options
+	fileName := "script.js"
+	testScript := []byte(`
+		export let options = {
+			cloud: {
+				distribution: {
+					one: { loadZone: 'amazon:us:ashburn', percent: 30 },
+					two: { loadZone: 'amazon:ie:dublin', percent: 70 },
+				},
+			},
+		};
+		export default function () {}
+	`)
+	ts := tests.NewGlobalTestState(t)
+	require.NoError(t, fsext.WriteFile(ts.FS, filepath.Join(ts.Cwd, fileName), testScript, 0o644))
+
+	// when we do archiving
+	ts.CmdArgs = []string{"k6", "archive", fileName}
+
+	newRootCommand(ts.GlobalState).execute()
+	require.NoError(t, untar(t, ts.FS, "archive.tar", "tmp/"))
+
+	data, err := fsext.ReadFile(ts.FS, "tmp/metadata.json")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// we just need some basic struct
+	metadata := struct {
+		Options struct {
+			Cloud struct {
+				Distribution map[string]struct {
+					LoadZone string  `json:"loadZone"`
+					Percent  float64 `json:"percent"`
+				} `json:"distribution"`
+			} `json:"cloud"`
+		} `json:"options"`
+	}{}
+
+	// then unpacked metadata should contain options.cloud
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(data, &metadata))
+	require.Len(t, metadata.Options.Cloud.Distribution, 2)
+
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Cloud.Distribution["one"].LoadZone, "amazon:us:ashburn")
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Cloud.Distribution["one"].Percent, 30.)
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Cloud.Distribution["two"].LoadZone, "amazon:ie:dublin")
+	require.Equal(t, metadata.Options.Cloud.Distribution["two"].Percent, 70.)
+}
+
 func TestArchiveNotContainsEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/lib/options.go b/lib/options.go
index 06721cc001fa..f6704962f56a 100644
--- a/lib/options.go
+++ b/lib/options.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	// Cloud is the config for the cloud
 	// formally known as ext.loadimpact
-	Cloud json.RawMessage `json:"cloud,omitempty" ignored:"true"`
+	Cloud json.RawMessage `json:"cloud,omitempty"`
 
 	// These values are for third party collectors' benefit.
 	// Can't be set through env vars.
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ func (o Options) Apply(opts Options) Options {
 	if opts.NoCookiesReset.Valid {
 		o.NoCookiesReset = opts.NoCookiesReset
 	}
+	if opts.Cloud != nil {
+		o.Cloud = opts.Cloud
+	}
 	if opts.External != nil {
 		o.External = opts.External
 	}