diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Client.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Client.swift
index e4e42fa1..f74e6945 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Client.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Client.swift
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public struct ClientOptions {
 		preEnableIdentityCallback: PreEventCallback? = nil,
 		preCreateIdentityCallback: PreEventCallback? = nil,
 		mlsAlpha: Bool = false,
-		mlsEncryptionKey: Data? = nil
+		mlsEncryptionKey: Data? = nil,
+		mlsDbPath: String? = nil
 	) {
 		self.api = api
 		self.codecs = codecs
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ public struct ClientOptions {
 		self.preCreateIdentityCallback = preCreateIdentityCallback
 		self.mlsAlpha = mlsAlpha
 		self.mlsEncryptionKey = mlsEncryptionKey
+		self.mlsDbPath = mlsDbPath
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/XMTPTests/ClientTests.swift b/Tests/XMTPTests/ClientTests.swift
index 6efea951..cff9a2c3 100644
--- a/Tests/XMTPTests/ClientTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XMTPTests/ClientTests.swift
@@ -93,6 +93,59 @@ class ClientTests: XCTestCase {
 			XCTAssert(true)
 		}
 	}
+	
+	func testPassingMLSEncryptionKeyAndDatabasePath() async throws {
+		let bo = try PrivateKey.generate()
+		let key = try Crypto.secureRandomBytes(count: 32)
+		let dbPath = URL.documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("xmtp-\(bo.walletAddress).db3").path
+		
+		let client = try await Client.create(
+			account: bo,
+			options: .init(
+				api: .init(env: .local, isSecure: false),
+				mlsAlpha: true,
+				mlsEncryptionKey: key,
+				mlsDbPath: dbPath
+			)
+		)
+		
+		let keys = client.privateKeyBundle
+		let bundleClient = try await Client.from(
+			bundle: keys,
+			options: .init(
+				api: .init(env: .local, isSecure: false),
+				mlsAlpha: true,
+				mlsEncryptionKey: key,
+				mlsDbPath: dbPath
+			)
+		)
+
+		XCTAssertEqual(client.address, bundleClient.address)
+		
+		await assertThrowsAsyncError(
+			_ = try await Client.from(
+				bundle: keys,
+				options: .init(
+					api: .init(env: .local, isSecure: false),
+					mlsAlpha: true,
+					mlsEncryptionKey: nil,
+					mlsDbPath: dbPath
+				)
+			)
+		)
+		
+		await assertThrowsAsyncError(
+			_ = try await Client.from(
+				bundle: keys,
+				options: .init(
+					api: .init(env: .local, isSecure: false),
+					mlsAlpha: true,
+					mlsEncryptionKey: key,
+					mlsDbPath: nil
+				)
+			)
+		)
+	}
 
 	func testCanMessage() async throws {
 		let fixtures = await fixtures()
diff --git a/XMTP.podspec b/XMTP.podspec
index 609b0dd7..2ef64b0b 100644
--- a/XMTP.podspec
+++ b/XMTP.podspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   #
 
   spec.name         = "XMTP"
-  spec.version      = "0.8.10"
+  spec.version      = "0.8.11"
   spec.summary      = "XMTP SDK Cocoapod"
 
   # This description is used to generate tags and improve search results.