diff --git a/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py b/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py
index e32ab378d3..ba0981ae52 100644
--- a/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py
+++ b/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
             "max_shots": self.max_shots,
             "coupling_map": self.coupling_map,
             "dynamic_reprate_enabled": self.dynamic_reprate_enabled,
+            "open_pulse": self.open_pulse,
         }
 
         if hasattr(self, "supported_instructions"):
diff --git a/test/terra/backends/test_backend_configuration.py b/test/terra/backends/test_backend_configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b1d2f50be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/terra/backends/test_backend_configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2024.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+"""
+Tests for Aer BackendConfiguration
+"""
+
+from test.terra.common import QiskitAerTestCase
+
+from ddt import data, ddt
+from qiskit_aer.backends import AerSimulator, QasmSimulator, StatevectorSimulator, UnitarySimulator
+
+
+@ddt
+class TestBackendConfiguration(QiskitAerTestCase):
+    """Tests for Aer BackendConfiguration."""
+
+    @data(AerSimulator(), StatevectorSimulator(), QasmSimulator(), UnitarySimulator())
+    def test_open_pulse_in_backend_configuration(self, simulator: str):
+        """Test that open_pulse is part of backend_configuration"""
+        assert simulator.configuration().open_pulse is False
+        assert simulator.configuration().to_dict()["open_pulse"] is False