diff --git a/src/viam/app/data_client.py b/src/viam/app/data_client.py
index 3b78aff54..f2d3feab5 100644
--- a/src/viam/app/data_client.py
+++ b/src/viam/app/data_client.py
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ async def list_data_pipelines(self, organization_id: str) -> List[DataPipeline]:
         response: ListDataPipelinesResponse = await self._data_pipelines_client.ListDataPipelines(request, metadata=self._metadata)
         return [DataClient.DataPipeline.from_proto(pipeline) for pipeline in response.data_pipelines]
 
-    async def create_data_pipeline(self, organization_id: str, name: str, mql_binary: List[Dict[str, Any]], schedule: str) -> str:
+    async def create_data_pipeline(self, organization_id: str, name: str, mql_binary: List[Dict[str, Any]], schedule: str, enable_backfill: bool) -> str:
         """Create a new data pipeline.
 
         ::
@@ -1902,12 +1902,13 @@ async def create_data_pipeline(self, organization_id: str, name: str, mql_binary
             mql_binary (List[Dict[str, Any]]):The MQL pipeline to run, as a list of MongoDB aggregation pipeline stages.
             schedule (str): A cron expression representing the expected execution schedule in UTC (note this also
                 defines the input time window; an hourly schedule would process 1 hour of data at a time).
+            enable_backfill (bool):  When true, pipeline runs will be scheduled for the organization's past data.
 
         Returns:
             str: The ID of the newly created pipeline.
         """
         binary: List[bytes] = [bson.encode(query) for query in mql_binary]
-        request = CreateDataPipelineRequest(organization_id=organization_id, name=name, mql_binary=binary, schedule=schedule)
+        request = CreateDataPipelineRequest(organization_id=organization_id, name=name, mql_binary=binary, schedule=schedule, enable_backfill=enable_backfill)
         response: CreateDataPipelineResponse = await self._data_pipelines_client.CreateDataPipeline(request, metadata=self._metadata)
         return response.id
 
diff --git a/tests/mocks/services.py b/tests/mocks/services.py
index bf39ecb35..936ae250d 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/services.py
+++ b/tests/mocks/services.py
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ async def CreateDataPipeline(self, stream: Stream[CreateDataPipelineRequest, Cre
         self.mql_binary = request.mql_binary
         self.schedule = request.schedule
         self.org_id = request.organization_id
+        self.enable_backfill = request.enable_backfill
         await stream.send_message(CreateDataPipelineResponse(id=self.create_response))
 
     async def GetDataPipeline(self, stream: Stream[GetDataPipelineRequest, GetDataPipelineResponse]) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_data_pipelines.py b/tests/test_data_pipelines.py
index a7430a6d7..b53113f91 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_pipelines.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_pipelines.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 SCHEDULE = "0 0 * * *"
 UPDATED_SCHEDULE = "0 1 * * *"
 MQL_BINARY = []
+ENABLE_BACKFILL = True
 
 TIMESTAMP = datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
 TIMESTAMP_PROTO = datetime_to_timestamp(TIMESTAMP)
@@ -78,12 +79,13 @@ class TestClient:
     async def test_create_data_pipeline(self, service: MockDataPipelines):
         async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel:
             client = DataClient(channel, DATA_SERVICE_METADATA)
-            id = await client.create_data_pipeline(ORG_ID, NAME, MQL_BINARY, SCHEDULE)
+            id = await client.create_data_pipeline(ORG_ID, NAME, MQL_BINARY, SCHEDULE, ENABLE_BACKFILL)
             assert id == ID
             assert service.name == NAME
             assert service.org_id == ORG_ID
             assert service.schedule == SCHEDULE
             assert service.mql_binary == MQL_BINARY
+            assert service.enable_backfill == ENABLE_BACKFILL
 
     async def test_get_data_pipeline(self, service: MockDataPipelines):
         async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel: