diff --git a/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/client.rs b/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/client.rs
index 26a7c5a..a7a1a32 100644
--- a/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/client.rs
+++ b/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/client.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@ impl Client {
         Ok(true)
     }
 
+    /// Forcefully sets the client to initialized without making any outbound calls.
+    ///
+    /// This acts as a pseudo-offline mode, where the `DataStore` is still read from. This should only be used in
+    /// cases where the `DataStore` is managed outside of launchdarkly-server-sdk.
+    pub fn force_initialized(&self) {
+        self.started.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.init_state
+            .store(ClientInitState::Initialized as usize, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+
     /// This is an async method that will resolve once initialization is complete.
     /// Initialization being complete does not mean that initialization was a success.
     /// The return value from the method indicates if the client successfully initialized.
diff --git a/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/data_source_builders.rs b/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/data_source_builders.rs
index ec32390..eae1bdb 100644
--- a/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/data_source_builders.rs
+++ b/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/data_source_builders.rs
@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ impl<C> Default for StreamingDataSourceBuilder<C> {
     }
 }
 
+/// An implementation of DataSourceFactory that will not make any outbound calls. This should
+/// only be used when filling a DataStore externally.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct NullDataSourceBuilder {}
 
 impl NullDataSourceBuilder {
+    /// Create a new [NullDataSourceBuilder] with all default values.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/lib.rs b/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/lib.rs
index 06c791f..a3475d8 100644
--- a/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/launchdarkly-server-sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ pub use client::Client;
 pub use client::{BuildError, StartError};
 pub use config::{ApplicationInfo, BuildError as ConfigBuildError, Config, ConfigBuilder};
 pub use data_source_builders::{
-    BuildError as DataSourceBuildError, PollingDataSourceBuilder, StreamingDataSourceBuilder,
+    BuildError as DataSourceBuildError, NullDataSourceBuilder, PollingDataSourceBuilder,
+    StreamingDataSourceBuilder,
 };
 pub use evaluation::{FlagDetail, FlagDetailConfig};
 pub use events::event::MigrationOpEvent;