diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/metadata_registry.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/metadata_registry.php
index a9457ad9b15..e91844bb95a 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/metadata_registry.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/metadata_registry.php
@@ -122,11 +122,15 @@ class metadata_registry {
      * @return array An array of plugin types which contain plugin data.
      */
     protected function get_full_component_list() {
+        global $CFG;
+
         $list = \core_component::get_component_list();
+        $list['core']['core'] = "{$CFG->dirroot}/lib";
         $formattedlist = [];
         foreach ($list as $plugintype => $plugin) {
             $formattedlist[] = ['plugin_type' => $plugintype, 'plugins' => array_keys($plugin)];
         }
+
         return $formattedlist;
     }
 
diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/metadata_registry_test.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/metadata_registry_test.php
index 21f067b78c8..2fc88a47a04 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/metadata_registry_test.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/metadata_registry_test.php
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ class tool_dataprivacy_metadata_registry_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         }
 
         // Let's check core subsystems.
+        // The Privacy API adds an extra component in the form of 'core'.
         $coresubsystems = \core_component::get_core_subsystems();
-        $this->assertEquals(count($coresubsystems), count($data['core']));
+        $this->assertEquals(count($coresubsystems) + 1, count($data['core']));
     }
 
     /**