diff --git a/src/viam/app/viam_client.py b/src/viam/app/viam_client.py
index 2071dd2d5..ae1f4f5c8 100644
--- a/src/viam/app/viam_client.py
+++ b/src/viam/app/viam_client.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def create_from_dial_options(cls, dial_options: DialOptions, app_url: Opti
         self._dial_options = dial_options
         if app_url is None:
             app_url = "app.viam.com"
-        self._channel = await _dial_app(app_url)
+        self._channel = await _dial_app(app_url, dial_options)
         access_token = await _get_access_token(self._channel, dial_options.auth_entity, dial_options)
         self._metadata = {"authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}"}
         return self
diff --git a/src/viam/rpc/dial.py b/src/viam/rpc/dial.py
index 80016f617..78382fe70 100644
--- a/src/viam/rpc/dial.py
+++ b/src/viam/rpc/dial.py
@@ -416,5 +416,5 @@ async def dial_direct(address: str, options: Optional[DialOptions] = None) -> Ch
     return await _dial_direct(address, options)
 
 
-async def _dial_app(app_url: str) -> Channel:
-    return await _dial_direct(app_url)
+async def _dial_app(app_url: str, options: Optional[DialOptions] = None) -> Channel:
+    return await _dial_direct(app_url, options)
diff --git a/tests/test_viam_client.py b/tests/test_viam_client.py
index 71af619c4..9f0ab65a8 100644
--- a/tests/test_viam_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_viam_client.py
@@ -44,6 +44,34 @@ async def test_sets_fields(self):
                     assert DIAL_OPTIONS.auth_entity is not None
                     assert client._metadata == {"authorization": f"Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}"}
 
+    async def test_passes_dial_options_to_dial_app(self):
+        async with ChannelFor([]) as channel:
+            with patch("viam.app.viam_client._dial_app") as patched_dial:
+                patched_dial.return_value = channel
+                with patch("viam.app.viam_client._get_access_token") as patched_auth:
+                    patched_auth.return_value = "MY_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+
+                    creds = Credentials("api-key", "SOME_API_KEY")
+                    dial_options = DialOptions(credentials=creds, auth_entity=str(uuid4()), insecure=True)
+
+                    await ViamClient.create_from_dial_options(dial_options)
+
+                    patched_dial.assert_called_once_with("app.viam.com", dial_options)
+
+    async def test_passes_dial_options_with_custom_url(self):
+        async with ChannelFor([]) as channel:
+            with patch("viam.app.viam_client._dial_app") as patched_dial:
+                patched_dial.return_value = channel
+                with patch("viam.app.viam_client._get_access_token") as patched_auth:
+                    patched_auth.return_value = "MY_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+
+                    creds = Credentials("api-key", "SOME_API_KEY")
+                    dial_options = DialOptions(credentials=creds, auth_entity=str(uuid4()), insecure=True)
+
+                    await ViamClient.create_from_dial_options(dial_options, app_url="localhost:8080")
+
+                    patched_dial.assert_called_once_with("localhost:8080", dial_options)
+
     async def test_clients(self):
         async with ChannelFor([]) as channel:
             with patch("viam.app.viam_client._dial_app") as patched_dial: