diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js b/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js
index 8d629d871693..0cf4c2543fd6 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class Client extends BaseClient {
     if (typeof options.intents === 'undefined') {
       throw new DiscordjsTypeError(ErrorCodes.ClientMissingIntents);
     } else {
-      options.intents = IntentsBitField.resolve(options.intents);
+      options.intents = new IntentsBitField(options.intents).freeze();
     }
     if (typeof options.shardCount !== 'number' || isNaN(options.shardCount) || options.shardCount < 1) {
       throw new DiscordjsTypeError(ErrorCodes.ClientInvalidOption, 'shardCount', 'a number greater than or equal to 1');
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js b/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
index 392fc5cc0ad7..5683938f939d 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const { setTimeout, setInterval, clearTimeout, clearInterval } = require('node:t
 const { GatewayDispatchEvents, GatewayIntentBits, GatewayOpcodes } = require('discord-api-types/v10');
 const WebSocket = require('../../WebSocket');
 const Events = require('../../util/Events');
-const IntentsBitField = require('../../util/IntentsBitField');
 const Status = require('../../util/Status');
 const WebSocketShardEvents = require('../../util/WebSocketShardEvents');
 
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ class WebSocketShard extends EventEmitter {
       this.emit(WebSocketShardEvents.AllReady);
       return;
     }
-    const hasGuildsIntent = new IntentsBitField(this.manager.client.options.intents).has(GatewayIntentBits.Guilds);
+    const hasGuildsIntent = this.manager.client.options.intents.has(GatewayIntentBits.Guilds);
     // Step 2. Create a timeout that will mark the shard as ready if there are still unavailable guilds
     // * The timeout is 15 seconds by default
     // * This can be optionally changed in the client options via the `waitGuildTimeout` option
@@ -687,7 +686,7 @@ class WebSocketShard extends EventEmitter {
     // Clone the identify payload and assign the token and shard info
     const d = {
       ...client.options.ws,
-      intents: IntentsBitField.resolve(client.options.intents),
+      intents: client.options.intents.bitfield,
       token: client.token,
       shard: [this.id, Number(client.options.shardCount)],
     };
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
index b6ebc3ef2289..f7dae2ba6fa0 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ export class Client<Ready extends boolean = boolean> extends BaseClient {
   public channels: ChannelManager;
   public get emojis(): BaseGuildEmojiManager;
   public guilds: GuildManager;
-  public options: ClientOptions;
+  public options: Omit<ClientOptions, 'intents'> & { intents: IntentsBitField };
   public get readyAt(): If<Ready, Date>;
   public readyTimestamp: If<Ready, number>;
   public sweepers: Sweepers;