diff --git a/flytekit/clients/raw.py b/flytekit/clients/raw.py
index 3216fe0c0e..c0cbdeb1d1 100644
--- a/flytekit/clients/raw.py
+++ b/flytekit/clients/raw.py
@@ -49,12 +49,15 @@ def __init__(self, cfg: PlatformConfig, **kwargs):
         # StreamRemoved exception.
         # https://github.com/flyteorg/flyte/blob/e8588f3a04995a420559327e78c3f95fbf64dc01/flyteadmin/pkg/common/constants.go#L14
         # 32KB for error messages, 20MB for actual messages.
-        options = (("grpc.max_metadata_size", 32 * 1024), ("grpc.max_receive_message_length", 20 * 1024 * 1024))
+        options = [
+            ("grpc.max_metadata_size", 32 * 1024),
+            ("grpc.max_receive_message_length", 20 * 1024 * 1024),
+        ] + kwargs.pop("options", [])
         self._cfg = cfg
         self._channel = wrap_exceptions_channel(
             cfg,
             upgrade_channel_to_authenticated(
-                cfg, upgrade_channel_to_proxy_authenticated(cfg, get_channel(cfg, options=options))
+                cfg, upgrade_channel_to_proxy_authenticated(cfg, get_channel(cfg, options=options, **kwargs))
             ),
         )
         self._stub = _admin_service.AdminServiceStub(self._channel)
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_raw.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_raw.py
index 00ca38b807..e86b50a9ca 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_raw.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_raw.py
@@ -20,3 +20,22 @@ def test_list_projects_paginated(mock_channel, mock_admin):
     project_list_request = _project_pb2.ProjectListRequest(limit=100, token="", filters=None, sort_by=None)
     client.list_projects(project_list_request)
     mock_admin.AdminServiceStub().ListProjects.assert_called_with(project_list_request, metadata=None)
+
+
+@mock.patch("flytekit.clients.raw.grpc.insecure_channel")
+def test_kwargs_passed_to_channel(mock_channel):
+    RawSynchronousFlyteClient(
+        PlatformConfig(endpoint="a.b.com", insecure=True),
+        options=[("grpc.default_authority", "foo.b.net")],
+    )
+
+    mock_channel.assert_called_with(
+        "a.b.com",
+        options=[
+            # ensure we're always passing these defaults
+            ("grpc.max_metadata_size", mock.ANY),
+            ("grpc.max_receive_message_length", mock.ANY),
+            # as well as the user-provided options
+            ("grpc.default_authority", "foo.b.net"),
+        ],
+    )