diff --git a/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef_infra.rb b/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef_infra.rb
index 9cbb522f5..960fe2477 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef_infra.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef_infra.rb
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ def add_optional_chef_client_args!(args)
         end
 
         args << "--logfile #{config[:log_file]}" if config[:log_file]
+        # Added for Chef-Client 19+
+        args << "--chef-license-key=#{config[:chef_license_key]}" if config[:chef_license_key]
 
         # these flags are chef-client local mode only and will not work
         # on older versions of chef-client