diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
index 94a0b6185d9..fab1f42ab3e 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ def to_hash
       }
     end
 
+    def inspect
+      "<#{self.class.name}(#{name}): #{value.inspect}" + (@value_is_set ? '' : ' (DEFAULT)') + ">"
+    end
+
     def ==(other)
       self.to_hash == other.to_hash
     end
diff --git a/x-pack/lib/config_management/elasticsearch_source.rb b/x-pack/lib/config_management/elasticsearch_source.rb
index 84b56954112..43b7c9bc644 100644
--- a/x-pack/lib/config_management/elasticsearch_source.rb
+++ b/x-pack/lib/config_management/elasticsearch_source.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class RemoteConfigError < LogStash::Error; end
         pipeline.workers
         pipeline.batch.size
         pipeline.batch.delay
+        pipeline.ecs_compatibility
+        pipeline.ordered
         queue.type
         queue.max_bytes
         queue.checkpoint.writes
diff --git a/x-pack/spec/config_management/elasticsearch_source_spec.rb b/x-pack/spec/config_management/elasticsearch_source_spec.rb
index 1fa0a0516e9..c9667d2438e 100644
--- a/x-pack/spec/config_management/elasticsearch_source_spec.rb
+++ b/x-pack/spec/config_management/elasticsearch_source_spec.rb
@@ -368,29 +368,57 @@
     let(:mock_client)  { double("http_client") }
     let(:settings) { super().merge({ "xpack.management.pipeline.id" => pipeline_id }) }
     let(:config) { "input { generator {} } filter { mutate {} } output { }" }
+    let(:username) { 'log.stash' }
+    let(:pipeline_settings) do
+      {
+        "pipeline.batch.delay"       => "50",
+        "pipeline.workers"           => "99",
+        "pipeline.ordered"           => "false",
+        "pipeline.ecs_compatibility" => "v1",
+
+        # invalid settings to be ignored...
+        "pipeline.output.workers"    => "99",
+        "nonsensical.invalid.setting"=> "-9999",
+      }
+    end
+    let(:pipeline_metadata) do
+      {
+        "version" => 5,
+        "type" => "logstash_pipeline",
+      }
+    end
     let(:elasticsearch_response) { elasticsearch_8_response }
-    let(:elasticsearch_8_response) {
-      "{\"#{pipeline_id}\":{
-          \"username\":\"log.stash\",
-          \"modified_timestamp\":\"2017-02-28T23:02:17.023Z\",
-          \"pipeline_metadata\":{\"version\":5,\"type\":\"logstash_pipeline\"},
-          \"pipeline\":\"#{config}\",
-          \"pipeline_settings\":{\"pipeline.batch.delay\":\"50\", \"pipeline.workers\":\"99\", \"pipeline.output.workers\":\"99\",  \"nonsensical.invalid.setting\":\"-9999\"}}}" }
-
-    let(:elasticsearch_7_9_response) {
-      "{ \"docs\":[{
-          \"_index\":\".logstash\",
-          \"_type\":\"pipelines\",
-          \"_id\":\"#{pipeline_id}\",
-          \"_version\":8,
-          \"found\":true,
-          \"_source\":{
-              \"id\":\"apache\",
-              \"description\":\"Process apache logs\",
-              \"modified_timestamp\":\"2017-02-28T23:02:17.023Z\",
-              \"pipeline_metadata\":{\"version\":5,\"type\":\"logstash_pipeline\",\"username\":\"elastic\"},
-              \"pipeline\":\"#{config}\",
-              \"pipeline_settings\":{\"pipeline.workers\":\"99\", \"pipeline.output.workers\":\"99\",  \"nonsensical.invalid.setting\":\"-9999\"}}}]}" }
+    let(:elasticsearch_8_response) do
+      {
+        pipeline_id => {
+          username: username,
+          modified_timestamp: "2017-02-28T23:02:17.023Z",
+          pipeline_metadata: pipeline_metadata,
+          pipeline: config,
+          pipeline_settings: pipeline_settings,
+        }
+      }.to_json
+    end
+
+    let(:elasticsearch_7_9_response) do
+      {
+        docs: [{
+                 _index: ".logstash",
+                 _type: "pipelines",
+                 _id: pipeline_id,
+                 _version: 8,
+                 found: true,
+                 _source: {
+                   id: pipeline_id,
+                   description: "Process apache logs",
+                   modified_timestamp: "2017-02-28T23:02:17.023Z",
+                   pipeline_metadata: pipeline_metadata.merge(username: username),
+                   pipeline: config,
+                   pipeline_settings: pipeline_settings,
+                 }
+               }]
+      }.to_json
+    end
     let(:es_path) { ".logstash/_mget" }
     let(:request_body_string) { LogStash::Json.dump({ "docs" => [{ "_id" => pipeline_id }] }) }
 
@@ -412,8 +440,10 @@
 
         context "with one `pipeline_id` configured [#{es_version}]" do
           context "when successfully fetching a remote configuration" do
+            let(:logger_stub) { double("Logger").as_null_object }
             before :each do
               expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:build_client).and_return(mock_client)
+              allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:logger).and_return(logger_stub)
               allow(mock_client).to receive(:post).with(es_path, {}, request_body_string).and_return(LogStash::Json.load(elasticsearch_7_9_response))
             end
 
@@ -426,13 +456,29 @@
               expect(pipeline_config.first.pipeline_id.to_sym).to eq(pipeline_id.to_sym)
             end
 
-            it "ignores non-whitelisted and invalid settings" do
+            it "applies allowed settings and logs warning about ignored settings" do
               pipeline_config = subject.pipeline_configs
-              settings_hash = pipeline_config[0].settings.to_hash
-
-              expect(settings_hash["pipeline.workers"]).to eq(99)
-              expect(settings_hash["pipeline.output.workers"]).not_to eq(99)
-              expect(settings_hash["nonsensical.invalid.setting"]).to be_falsey
+              pipeline_settings = pipeline_config[0].settings
+
+              aggregate_failures do
+                # explicitly given settings
+                expect(pipeline_settings.get_setting("pipeline.workers")).to be_set.and(have_attributes(value: 99))
+                expect(pipeline_settings.get_setting("pipeline.batch.delay")).to be_set.and(have_attributes(value: 50))
+                expect(pipeline_settings.get_setting("pipeline.ordered")).to be_set.and(have_attributes(value: "false"))
+                expect(pipeline_settings.get_setting("pipeline.ecs_compatibility")).to be_set.and(have_attributes(value: "v1"))
+
+                # valid non-provided settings
+                expect(pipeline_settings.get_setting("queue.type")).to_not be_set
+
+                # invalid provided settings
+                %w(
+                  pipeline.output.workers
+                  nonsensical.invalid.setting
+                ).each do |invalid_setting|
+                  expect(pipeline_settings.registered?(invalid_setting)).to be false
+                  expect(logger_stub).to have_received(:warn).with(/Ignoring .+ '#{Regexp.quote(invalid_setting)}'/)
+                end
+              end
             end
           end