diff --git a/packages/apollo-client/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts b/packages/apollo-client/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts
index 6d57e1efa7d..a527092a49b 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-client/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-client/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ export class ObservableQuery<
     const subscription = this.queryManager
       .startGraphQLSubscription({
         query: options.document,
+        fetchPolicy: options.fetchPolicy,
         variables: options.variables,
       })
       .subscribe({
diff --git a/packages/apollo-client/src/core/watchQueryOptions.ts b/packages/apollo-client/src/core/watchQueryOptions.ts
index 005997c6d73..e48f8b435cc 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-client/src/core/watchQueryOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-client/src/core/watchQueryOptions.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export type SubscribeToMoreOptions<
 > = {
   document: DocumentNode;
   variables?: TSubscriptionVariables;
+  fetchPolicy?: FetchPolicy;
   updateQuery?: UpdateQueryFn<TData, TSubscriptionVariables, TSubscriptionData>;
   onError?: (error: Error) => void;
 };