diff --git a/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs b/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
index 505b33f88db9..37f4c7ad4606 100644
--- a/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ const TOOLING_SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
   ["scripts/ci-changed-scope.mjs", ["src/scripts/ci-changed-scope.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.sh", ["test/scripts/ci-docker-pull-retry.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/control-ui-i18n.ts", ["test/scripts/control-ui-i18n.test.ts"]],
+  [
+    "scripts/copy-bundled-plugin-metadata.mjs",
+    ["src/plugins/copy-bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts", "src/infra/run-node.test.ts"],
+  ],
   [
     "scripts/e2e/agent-bundle-mcp-tools-docker.sh",
     [
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
index a03aaac50515..72b8f64d2ddc 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
@@ -1071,6 +1071,13 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("keeps bundled plugin metadata copier edits on runtime owner tests", () => {
+    expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan(["scripts/copy-bundled-plugin-metadata.mjs"])).toEqual({
+      mode: "targets",
+      targets: ["src/plugins/copy-bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts", "src/infra/run-node.test.ts"],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("keeps CI workflow edits on workflow guard tests", () => {
     expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan([".github/workflows/ci.yml"])).toEqual({
       mode: "targets",