diff --git a/changelog.d/17195.misc b/changelog.d/17195.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18b8f1464d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/17195.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Route `/make_knock` and `/send_knock` federation APIs to the federation reader worker in Complement test runs.
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diff --git a/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py b/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
index 77534a4f4f..063f3727f9 100755
--- a/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
+++ b/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ WORKERS_CONFIG: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
             "^/_matrix/federation/(v1|v2)/make_leave/",
             "^/_matrix/federation/(v1|v2)/send_join/",
             "^/_matrix/federation/(v1|v2)/send_leave/",
+            "^/_matrix/federation/v1/make_knock/",
+            "^/_matrix/federation/v1/send_knock/",
             "^/_matrix/federation/(v1|v2)/invite/",
             "^/_matrix/federation/(v1|v2)/query_auth/",
             "^/_matrix/federation/(v1|v2)/event_auth/",