diff --git a/dbt-bigquery/.changes/unreleased/Features-20250501-081844.yaml b/dbt-bigquery/.changes/unreleased/Features-20250501-081844.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3e14b56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt-bigquery/.changes/unreleased/Features-20250501-081844.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Make Bigquery `api_endpoint` config option available for dbt client
+time: 2025-05-01T08:18:44.483014492Z
+custom:
+    Author: OTooleMichael
+    Issue: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/pull/1017
diff --git a/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/clients.py b/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/clients.py
index 90c250dc5..2d9121791 100644
--- a/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/clients.py
+++ b/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/clients.py
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ def _create_bigquery_client(credentials: BigQueryCredentials) -> BigQueryClient:
         create_google_credentials(credentials),
         location=getattr(credentials, "location", None),
         client_info=ClientInfo(user_agent=f"dbt-bigquery-{dbt_version.version}"),
-        client_options=ClientOptions(quota_project_id=credentials.quota_project),
+        client_options=ClientOptions(
+            quota_project_id=credentials.quota_project, api_endpoint=credentials.api_endpoint
+        ),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/credentials.py b/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/credentials.py
index 437337f53..28aee2104 100644
--- a/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/credentials.py
+++ b/dbt-bigquery/src/dbt/adapters/bigquery/credentials.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class BigQueryCredentials(Credentials):
     execution_project: Optional[str] = None
     quota_project: Optional[str] = None
     location: Optional[str] = None
+    api_endpoint: Optional[str] = None
     priority: Optional[Priority] = None
     maximum_bytes_billed: Optional[int] = None
     impersonate_service_account: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/dbt-bigquery/tests/unit/test_bigquery_adapter.py b/dbt-bigquery/tests/unit/test_bigquery_adapter.py
index c3955cffc..2d97f8acd 100644
--- a/dbt-bigquery/tests/unit/test_bigquery_adapter.py
+++ b/dbt-bigquery/tests/unit/test_bigquery_adapter.py
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ def setUp(self):
                     "priority": "batch",
                     "maximum_bytes_billed": 0,
                 },
+                "api_endpoint": {
+                    "type": "bigquery",
+                    "method": "oauth",
+                    "project": "dbt-unit-000000",
+                    "schema": "dummy_schema",
+                    "threads": 1,
+                    "api_endpoint": "https://localhost:3001",
+                },
                 "impersonate": {
                     "type": "bigquery",
                     "method": "oauth",
@@ -419,7 +427,7 @@ def test_cancel_open_connections_single(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(list(adapter.cancel_open_connections())), 1)
 
     @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.clients.ClientOptions")
-    @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.credentials.default")
+    @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.credentials._create_bigquery_defaults")
     @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.clients.BigQueryClient")
     def test_location_user_agent(self, MockClient, mock_auth_default, MockClientOptions):
         creds = MagicMock()
@@ -439,6 +447,28 @@ def test_location_user_agent(self, MockClient, mock_auth_default, MockClientOpti
             client_options=mock_client_options,
         )
 
+    @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.clients.ClientOptions")
+    @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.credentials._create_bigquery_defaults")
+    @patch("dbt.adapters.bigquery.clients.BigQueryClient")
+    def test_api_endpoint_settable(self, MockClient, mock_auth_default, MockClientOptions):
+        """Ensure api_endpoint is set on ClientOptions and passed to BigQueryClient."""
+
+        creds = MagicMock()
+        mock_auth_default.return_value = (creds, MagicMock())
+        mock_client_options = MockClientOptions.return_value
+
+        adapter = self.get_adapter("api_endpoint")
+        connection = adapter.acquire_connection("dummy")
+        MockClient.assert_not_called()
+        connection.handle
+
+        MockClientOptions.assert_called_once()
+        kwargs = MockClientOptions.call_args.kwargs
+        assert kwargs.get("api_endpoint") == "https://localhost:3001"
+
+        MockClient.assert_called_once()
+        assert MockClient.call_args.kwargs["client_options"] is mock_client_options
+
 
 class HasUserAgent:
     PAT = re.compile(r"dbt-bigquery-\d+\.\d+\.\d+((a|b|rc)\d+)?")