diff --git a/.changeset/silver-peaches-itch.md b/.changeset/silver-peaches-itch.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20add8c9878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silver-peaches-itch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@graphql-codegen/client-preset": patch
+---
+
+add typescript `avoidOptionals` to forwarded config
diff --git a/packages/presets/client/src/index.ts b/packages/presets/client/src/index.ts
index 80f6599a5a8..ce11d22b68c 100644
--- a/packages/presets/client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/client/src/index.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export const preset: Types.OutputPreset<ClientPresetConfig> = {
       enumsAsTypes: options.config.enumsAsTypes,
       dedupeFragments: options.config.dedupeFragments,
       nonOptionalTypename: options.config.nonOptionalTypename,
+      avoidOptionals: options.config.avoidOptionals,
     };
 
     const visitor = new ClientSideBaseVisitor(options.schemaAst!, [], options.config, options.config);