diff --git a/automl/google/cloud/automl_v1beta1/tables/tables_client.py b/automl/google/cloud/automl_v1beta1/tables/tables_client.py
index 7b960f0b7b12..3a65ecc8f235 100644
--- a/automl/google/cloud/automl_v1beta1/tables/tables_client.py
+++ b/automl/google/cloud/automl_v1beta1/tables/tables_client.py
@@ -2596,6 +2596,7 @@ def predict(
         model=None,
         model_name=None,
         model_display_name=None,
+        params=None,
         project=None,
         region=None,
         **kwargs
@@ -2642,6 +2643,9 @@ def predict(
                 The `model` instance you want to predict with . This must be
                 supplied if `model_display_name` or `model_name` are not
                 supplied.
+            params (dict[str, str]):
+                `feature_importance` can be set as True to enable local
+                explainability. The default is false.
 
         Returns:
             A :class:`~google.cloud.automl_v1beta1.types.PredictResponse`
@@ -2683,7 +2687,7 @@ def predict(
 
         request = {"row": {"values": values}}
 
-        return self.prediction_client.predict(model.name, request, **kwargs)
+        return self.prediction_client.predict(model.name, request, params, **kwargs)
 
     def batch_predict(
         self,
diff --git a/automl/tests/unit/gapic/v1beta1/test_tables_client_v1beta1.py b/automl/tests/unit/gapic/v1beta1/test_tables_client_v1beta1.py
index 516a4b76080d..f164a8875787 100644
--- a/automl/tests/unit/gapic/v1beta1/test_tables_client_v1beta1.py
+++ b/automl/tests/unit/gapic/v1beta1/test_tables_client_v1beta1.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ def test_predict_from_array(self):
         client = self.tables_client({"get_model.return_value": model}, {})
         client.predict(["1"], model_name="my_model")
         client.prediction_client.predict.assert_called_with(
-            "my_model", {"row": {"values": [{"string_value": "1"}]}}
+            "my_model", {"row": {"values": [{"string_value": "1"}]}}, None
         )
 
     def test_predict_from_dict(self):
@@ -1134,6 +1134,7 @@ def test_predict_from_dict(self):
         client.prediction_client.predict.assert_called_with(
             "my_model",
             {"row": {"values": [{"string_value": "1"}, {"string_value": "2"}]}},
+            None,
         )
 
     def test_predict_from_dict_missing(self):
@@ -1148,7 +1149,9 @@ def test_predict_from_dict_missing(self):
         client = self.tables_client({"get_model.return_value": model}, {})
         client.predict({"a": "1"}, model_name="my_model")
         client.prediction_client.predict.assert_called_with(
-            "my_model", {"row": {"values": [{"string_value": "1"}, {"null_value": 0}]}}
+            "my_model",
+            {"row": {"values": [{"string_value": "1"}, {"null_value": 0}]}},
+            None,
         )
 
     def test_predict_all_types(self):
@@ -1210,6 +1213,7 @@ def test_predict_all_types(self):
                     ]
                 }
             },
+            None,
         )
 
     def test_predict_from_array_missing(self):