diff --git a/cisco_aci/changelog.d/18842.added b/cisco_aci/changelog.d/18842.added
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..59e3a59c27851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cisco_aci/changelog.d/18842.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[NDM] [Cisco ACI] Utilize raw ID for interface metadata
diff --git a/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/models.py b/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/models.py
index 3081d8ffd685c..8031978213f3f 100644
--- a/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/models.py
+++ b/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/models.py
@@ -135,8 +135,11 @@ class Status(StrEnum):
 class InterfaceMetadata(BaseModel):
     device_id: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     id_tags: list = Field(default_factory=list)
+    raw_id: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
+    raw_id_type: Optional[str] = Field(default='cisco_aci')
     index: Optional[int] = Field(default=None)
     name: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
+    alias: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     description: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     mac_address: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     admin_status: Optional[AdminStatus] = Field(default=None)
diff --git a/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/ndm.py b/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/ndm.py
index 5681350d6b39f..7e9c066a72708 100644
--- a/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/ndm.py
+++ b/cisco_aci/datadog_checks/cisco_aci/ndm.py
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ def create_interface_metadata(phys_if, address, namespace):
     eth = PhysIf(**phys_if.get('l1PhysIf', {}))
     interface = InterfaceMetadata(
         device_id='{}:{}'.format(namespace, address),
+        raw_id=eth.attributes.id,
         id_tags=['interface:{}'.format(eth.attributes.name)],
         index=eth.attributes.id,
         name=eth.attributes.name,
+        alias=eth.attributes.id,
         description=eth.attributes.desc,
         mac_address=eth.attributes.router_mac,
         admin_status=eth.attributes.admin_st,
diff --git a/cisco_aci/tests/fixtures/metadata.py b/cisco_aci/tests/fixtures/metadata.py
index 71a5a21fedcb8..e3b1236b34d8a 100644
--- a/cisco_aci/tests/fixtures/metadata.py
+++ b/cisco_aci/tests/fixtures/metadata.py
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
 INTERFACE_METADATA = [
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth1/1',
+        'raw_id': 'eth1/1',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.0',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth1/1',
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth1/2',
+        'raw_id': 'eth1/2',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.0',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth1/2',
@@ -163,6 +167,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth1/3',
+        'raw_id': 'eth1/3',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.0',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth1/3',
@@ -176,6 +182,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth1/1',
+        'raw_id': 'eth1/1',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.1',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth1/1',
@@ -189,6 +197,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth1/2',
+        'raw_id': 'eth1/2',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.1',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth1/2',
@@ -202,6 +212,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth1/3',
+        'raw_id': 'eth1/3',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.1',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth1/3',
@@ -215,6 +227,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth5/1',
+        'raw_id': 'eth5/1',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.5',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth5/1',
@@ -228,6 +242,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth5/2',
+        'raw_id': 'eth5/2',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.5',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth5/2',
@@ -241,6 +257,8 @@
     },
     {
         'admin_status': 1,
+        'alias': 'eth7/1',
+        'raw_id': 'eth7/1',
         'device_id': 'default:10.0.200.5',
         'id_tags': [
             'interface:eth7/1',