diff --git a/.changelog/8731.txt b/.changelog/8731.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bb9599c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/8731.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+raft: (Enterprise only) properly update consul server meta non_voter for non-voting Enterprise Consul servers
+```
diff --git a/agent/consul/leader.go b/agent/consul/leader.go
index 1f50a747d0..d9a43c9b7b 100644
--- a/agent/consul/leader.go
+++ b/agent/consul/leader.go
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAliveMember(member serf.Member) error {
 				Warning: 1,
 			},
 			Meta: map[string]string{
-				"non_voter":             strconv.FormatBool(member.Tags["non_voter"] == "true"),
+				"non_voter":             strconv.FormatBool(member.Tags["nonvoter"] == "1"),
 				"raft_version":          strconv.Itoa(parts.RaftVersion),
 				"serf_protocol_current": strconv.FormatUint(uint64(member.ProtocolCur), 10),
 				"serf_protocol_min":     strconv.FormatUint(uint64(member.ProtocolMin), 10),
diff --git a/agent/consul/leader_test.go b/agent/consul/leader_test.go
index dffe54dd0c..d0e834b166 100644
--- a/agent/consul/leader_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/leader_test.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func TestLeader_CheckServersMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	versionToExpect := "19.7.9"
 
 	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
-		member.Tags["non_voter"] = "true"
+		member.Tags["nonvoter"] = "1"
 		member.Tags["build"] = versionToExpect
 		err := s1.handleAliveMember(member)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func TestLeader_CheckServersMeta(t *testing.T) {
 			r.Fatal("client not registered")
 		}
 		if service.Meta["non_voter"] != "true" {
-			r.Fatalf("Expected to be non_voter == false, was: %s", service.Meta["non_voter"])
+			r.Fatalf("Expected to be non_voter == true, was: %s", service.Meta["non_voter"])
 		}
 		newVersion := service.Meta["version"]
 		if newVersion != versionToExpect {