diff --git a/sphinx_needs/directives/list2need.py b/sphinx_needs/directives/list2need.py
index 216a8b904..89e4288af 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/directives/list2need.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/directives/list2need.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def presentation(argument: str) -> Any:
         "links-down": directives.unchanged,
         "tags": directives.unchanged,
         "hide": directives.unchanged,
-        "meta-data": directives.unchanged,
+        "list_global_options": directives.unchanged,
     }
 
     def run(self) -> Sequence[nodes.Node]:
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def run(self) -> Sequence[nodes.Node]:
         # Retrieve tags defined at list level
         tags = self.options.get("tags", "")
         hide = self.options.get("hide", "")
-        metadata = self.options.get("meta-data", "")
+        global_options = self.options.get("list_global_options", "")
 
         list_needs = []
         # Storing the data in a sorted list
@@ -212,15 +212,14 @@ def run(self) -> Sequence[nodes.Node]:
             if hide:
                 if "options" not in list_need:
                     list_need["options"] = {}
-                hide_option = list_need["options"].get("hide", "")
-                list_need["options"]["hide"] = hide_option
+                list_need["options"]["hide"] = hide
 
-            if metadata:
+            if global_options:
                 if "options" not in list_need:
                     list_need["options"] = {}
-                metadata_items = re.findall(r'([^=,]+)=["\']([^"\']+)["\']', metadata)
+                global_options_items = re.findall(r'([^=,]+)=["\']([^"\']+)["\']', global_options)
 
-                for key, value in metadata_items:
+                for key, value in global_options_items:
                     current_options = list_need["options"].get(key.strip(), "")
 
                     if current_options: