diff --git a/cmk/gui/watolib/activate_changes.py b/cmk/gui/watolib/activate_changes.py
index 8d00d1f5af3..c4afe9ddbf8 100644
--- a/cmk/gui/watolib/activate_changes.py
+++ b/cmk/gui/watolib/activate_changes.py
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ def register(replication_path_registry_: ReplicationPathRegistry) -> None:
             os.path.relpath(cmk.utils.paths.var_dir + "/packages", cmk.utils.paths.omd_root),
             [],
         ),
+        ReplicationPath(
+            "file",
+            "ack_werks",
+            os.path.relpath(
+                cmk.utils.paths.var_dir + "/acknowledged_werks.mk", cmk.utils.paths.omd_root
+            ),
+            [],
+        ),
         ReplicationPath(
             "dir",
             "local",
diff --git a/tests/unit/cmk/gui/watolib/test_activate_changes.py b/tests/unit/cmk/gui/watolib/test_activate_changes.py
index 41f10a47e16..f9b6e1d854c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cmk/gui/watolib/test_activate_changes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cmk/gui/watolib/test_activate_changes.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def _expected_replication_paths(edition: cmk_version.Edition) -> list[Replicatio
             "dir", "usersettings", "var/check_mk/web", ["report-thumbnails", "session_info.mk"]
         ),
         ReplicationPath("dir", "mkps", "var/check_mk/packages", []),
+        ReplicationPath("file", "ack_werks", "var/check_mk/acknowledged_werks.mk", []),
         ReplicationPath("dir", "local", "local", []),
         ReplicationPath(
             ty="file",