diff --git a/singer_sdk/_singerlib/catalog.py b/singer_sdk/_singerlib/catalog.py
index 89dd789c5..51954e0e7 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/_singerlib/catalog.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/_singerlib/catalog.py
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ def get_standard_metadata(
             for field_name in schema.get("properties", {}).keys():
                 if key_properties and field_name in key_properties:
                     entry = Metadata(inclusion=Metadata.InclusionType.AUTOMATIC)
+                elif valid_replication_keys and field_name in valid_replication_keys:
+                    entry = Metadata(inclusion=Metadata.InclusionType.AUTOMATIC)
                 else:
                     entry = Metadata(inclusion=Metadata.InclusionType.AVAILABLE)
 
diff --git a/tests/_singerlib/test_catalog.py b/tests/_singerlib/test_catalog.py
index 7c1fc04d7..c589d1836 100644
--- a/tests/_singerlib/test_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/_singerlib/test_catalog.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ def test_catalog_parsing():
                 "properties": {
                     "first_name": {"type": "string"},
                     "last_name": {"type": "string"},
+                    "updated_at": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time"},
                 },
                 "type": "object",
             },
@@ -265,3 +266,8 @@ def test_standard_metadata(
         pk_metadata = metadata[("properties", pk)]
         assert pk_metadata.inclusion == Metadata.InclusionType.AUTOMATIC
         assert pk_metadata.selected is None
+
+    for rk in valid_replication_keys or []:
+        rk_metadata = metadata[("properties", rk)]
+        assert rk_metadata.inclusion == Metadata.InclusionType.AUTOMATIC
+        assert rk_metadata.selected is None