diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 39d848b4f..ad0168f64 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Mattieu Agopian
 Michael Manganiello
 Mickaël Schoentgen
 Mikhail Kyshtymov
+Miro Hrončok
 Monty Taylor
 Morgan Fainberg
 Nick Douma
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index bce5e39b6..c87d0b57b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
     jobs:
       fix_lint: null
       docs: null
+      py38:
+        image: [linux]
       py37:
         image: [linux, windows, macOs]
       py27:
diff --git a/docs/changelog/1367.misc.rst b/docs/changelog/1367.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1643f3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/1367.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Replace ``importlib_metadata`` backport with ``importlib.metadata``
+from the standard library on Python ``3.8+`` - by :user:`hroncok`
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 48dab494a..943b56b1a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ classifiers =
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*
 install_requires =
-    importlib-metadata >= 0.12, <1
+    importlib-metadata >= 0.12, <1;python_version<"3.8"
     packaging >= 14
     pluggy >= 0.12.0, <1
     py >= 1.4.17, <2
diff --git a/src/tox/config/__init__.py b/src/tox/config/__init__.py
index c1a3239ef..849b31f7e 100644
--- a/src/tox/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tox/config/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from subprocess import list2cmdline
 from threading import Thread
 
-import importlib_metadata
 import pluggy
 import py
 import toml
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@
     verbosity1,
 )
 from tox.util.path import ensure_empty_dir
+from tox.util.stdlib import importlib_metadata
 
 from .parallel import ENV_VAR_KEY as PARALLEL_ENV_VAR_KEY
 from .parallel import add_parallel_config, add_parallel_flags
diff --git a/src/tox/session/commands/show_config.py b/src/tox/session/commands/show_config.py
index 11c5cf267..efb713ac7 100644
--- a/src/tox/session/commands/show_config.py
+++ b/src/tox/session/commands/show_config.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
-import importlib_metadata
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
 from packaging.utils import canonicalize_name
 from six import StringIO
 from six.moves import configparser
 
 from tox import reporter
+from tox.util.stdlib import importlib_metadata
 
 DO_NOT_SHOW_CONFIG_ATTRIBUTES = (
     "interpreters",
diff --git a/src/tox/util/stdlib.py b/src/tox/util/stdlib.py
index 0b2585949..5f687b737 100644
--- a/src/tox/util/stdlib.py
+++ b/src/tox/util/stdlib.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from tempfile import TemporaryFile
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from importlib import metadata as importlib_metadata  # noqa
+else:
+    import importlib_metadata  # noqa
+
 
 def is_main_thread():
     """returns true if we are within the main thread"""
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fa5b321de..fcb1418cf 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ include_trailing_comma = True
 force_grid_wrap = 0
 line_length = 99
 known_first_party = tox,tests
-known_third_party = apiclient,docutils,filelock,flaky,freezegun,git,httplib2,importlib_metadata,oauth2client,packaging,pathlib2,pluggy,py,pytest,setuptools,six,sphinx,toml
+known_third_party = apiclient,docutils,filelock,flaky,freezegun,git,httplib2,oauth2client,packaging,pathlib2,pluggy,py,pytest,setuptools,six,sphinx,toml
 
 [testenv:release]
 description = do a release, required posarg of the version number