diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 7e303bd52..c159428e3 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -407,7 +407,10 @@ export default class Client extends API {
       productCheck: 'Elasticsearch',
       maxResponseSize: options.maxResponseSize,
       maxCompressedResponseSize: options.maxCompressedResponseSize,
-      redaction: options.redaction
+      redaction: options.redaction,
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-ts-expect-error */
+      // @ts-ignore enableMetaHeader will be available in transport v9.1.1
+      enableMetaHeader: options.enableMetaHeader
     }
     if (options.serverMode !== 'serverless') {
       transportOptions = Object.assign({}, transportOptions, {