diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/actor-query.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/actor-query.ts
index 6d1e231945..a7c4efde34 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/actor-query.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/actor-query.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export async function queryActor(
 			key: query.getOrCreateForKey.key,
 			input: query.getOrCreateForKey.input,
 			region: query.getOrCreateForKey.region,
+			runner: query.getOrCreateForKey.runner,
 		});
 		actorOutput = {
 			actorId: getOrCreateOutput.actorId,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export async function queryActor(
 			key: query.create.key,
 			input: query.create.input,
 			region: query.create.region,
+			runner: query.create.runner,
 		});
 		actorOutput = {
 			actorId: createOutput.actorId,
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/client.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/client.ts
index 1bd32d4aab..5b3b627b56 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/client.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/client/client.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ export interface GetOrCreateOptions extends QueryOptions {
 	createInRegion?: string;
 	/** Input data to pass to the actor. */
 	createWithInput?: unknown;
+	/** Runner name to create the actor on. Overrides the client's default runner. */
+	createOnRunner?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ export interface CreateOptions extends QueryOptions {
 	region?: string;
 	/** Input data to pass to the actor. */
 	input?: unknown;
+	/** Runner name to create the actor on. Overrides the client's default runner. */
+	runner?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -270,6 +274,7 @@ export class ClientRaw {
 				key: keyArray,
 				input: opts?.createWithInput,
 				region: opts?.createInRegion,
+				runner: opts?.createOnRunner,
 			},
 		};
 
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/driver.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/driver.ts
index 4be926c891..2e07add9c2 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/driver.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/driver.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export interface GetOrCreateWithKeyInput<E extends Env = any> {
 	key: ActorKey;
 	input?: unknown;
 	region?: string;
+	runner?: string;
 }
 
 export interface CreateInput<E extends Env = any> {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export interface CreateInput<E extends Env = any> {
 	key: ActorKey;
 	input?: unknown;
 	region?: string;
+	runner?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ListActorsInput<E extends Env = any> {
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/protocol/query.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/protocol/query.ts
index bd887b2b53..d5148d9f73 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/protocol/query.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/protocol/query.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const CreateRequestSchema = z.object({
 	key: ActorKeySchema,
 	input: z.unknown().optional(),
 	region: z.string().optional(),
+	runner: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const GetForKeyRequestSchema = z.object({
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export const GetOrCreateRequestSchema = z.object({
 	key: ActorKeySchema,
 	input: z.unknown().optional(),
 	region: z.string().optional(),
+	runner: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const ActorQuerySchema = z.union([