diff --git a/src/v1/language_service_client.ts b/src/v1/language_service_client.ts
index e842b0d6..c63adb3f 100644
--- a/src/v1/language_service_client.ts
+++ b/src/v1/language_service_client.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const version = require('../../../package.json').version;
 export class LanguageServiceClient {
   private _terminated = false;
   private _opts: ClientOptions;
+  private _providedCustomServicePath: boolean;
   private _gaxModule: typeof gax | typeof gax.fallback;
   private _gaxGrpc: gax.GrpcClient | gax.fallback.GrpcClient;
   private _protos: {};
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
     longrunning: {},
     batching: {},
   };
+  warn: (code: string, message: string, warnType?: string) => void;
   innerApiCalls: {[name: string]: Function};
   languageServiceStub?: Promise<{[name: string]: Function}>;
 
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
     const staticMembers = this.constructor as typeof LanguageServiceClient;
     const servicePath =
       opts?.servicePath || opts?.apiEndpoint || staticMembers.servicePath;
+    this._providedCustomServicePath = !!(
+      opts?.servicePath || opts?.apiEndpoint
+    );
     const port = opts?.port || staticMembers.port;
     const clientConfig = opts?.clientConfig ?? {};
     const fallback =
@@ -152,6 +157,9 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
     // of calling the API is handled in `google-gax`, with this code
     // merely providing the destination and request information.
     this.innerApiCalls = {};
+
+    // Add a warn function to the client constructor so it can be easily tested.
+    this.warn = gax.warn;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -180,7 +188,8 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
           )
         : // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
           (this._protos as any).google.cloud.language.v1.LanguageService,
-      this._opts
+      this._opts,
+      this._providedCustomServicePath
     ) as Promise<{[method: string]: Function}>;
 
     // Iterate over each of the methods that the service provides
diff --git a/src/v1beta2/language_service_client.ts b/src/v1beta2/language_service_client.ts
index 4fc97c86..5206d6a9 100644
--- a/src/v1beta2/language_service_client.ts
+++ b/src/v1beta2/language_service_client.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const version = require('../../../package.json').version;
 export class LanguageServiceClient {
   private _terminated = false;
   private _opts: ClientOptions;
+  private _providedCustomServicePath: boolean;
   private _gaxModule: typeof gax | typeof gax.fallback;
   private _gaxGrpc: gax.GrpcClient | gax.fallback.GrpcClient;
   private _protos: {};
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
     longrunning: {},
     batching: {},
   };
+  warn: (code: string, message: string, warnType?: string) => void;
   innerApiCalls: {[name: string]: Function};
   languageServiceStub?: Promise<{[name: string]: Function}>;
 
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
     const staticMembers = this.constructor as typeof LanguageServiceClient;
     const servicePath =
       opts?.servicePath || opts?.apiEndpoint || staticMembers.servicePath;
+    this._providedCustomServicePath = !!(
+      opts?.servicePath || opts?.apiEndpoint
+    );
     const port = opts?.port || staticMembers.port;
     const clientConfig = opts?.clientConfig ?? {};
     const fallback =
@@ -152,6 +157,9 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
     // of calling the API is handled in `google-gax`, with this code
     // merely providing the destination and request information.
     this.innerApiCalls = {};
+
+    // Add a warn function to the client constructor so it can be easily tested.
+    this.warn = gax.warn;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -180,7 +188,8 @@ export class LanguageServiceClient {
           )
         : // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
           (this._protos as any).google.cloud.language.v1beta2.LanguageService,
-      this._opts
+      this._opts,
+      this._providedCustomServicePath
     ) as Promise<{[method: string]: Function}>;
 
     // Iterate over each of the methods that the service provides