diff --git a/kafka_consumer/datadog_checks/kafka_consumer/config.py b/kafka_consumer/datadog_checks/kafka_consumer/config.py
index c9bfe10bfd2dd..a82ffce56ffca 100644
--- a/kafka_consumer/datadog_checks/kafka_consumer/config.py
+++ b/kafka_consumer/datadog_checks/kafka_consumer/config.py
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ def __init__(self, init_config, instance, log) -> None:
         else:
             self._tls_verify = "true" if is_affirmative(instance.get("tls_verify", True)) else "false"
 
+        if (
+            not self._tls_ca_cert
+            and os.name != 'nt'
+            and os.path.exists('/opt/datadog-agent/embedded/ssl/certs/cacert.pem')
+        ):
+            self._tls_ca_cert = '/opt/datadog-agent/embedded/ssl/certs/cacert.pem'
+
     def validate_config(self):
         if not self._kafka_connect_str:
             raise ConfigurationError('`kafka_connect_str` is required')