diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 159f0caf2..72ffaf6a6 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ public function __construct(?string $uri = null, array $uriOptions = [], array $
         $this->uri = $uri ?? self::DEFAULT_URI;
         $this->builderEncoder = $driverOptions['builderEncoder'] ?? new BuilderEncoder();
         $this->typeMap = $driverOptions['typeMap'];
+
+        /* Database and Collection objects may need to know whether auto
+         * encryption is enabled for dropping collections. Track this via an
+         * internal option until PHPC-2615 is implemented. */
         $this->autoEncryptionEnabled = isset($driverOptions['autoEncryption']['keyVaultNamespace']);
 
         $driverOptions = array_diff_key($driverOptions, ['builderEncoder' => 1, 'typeMap' => 1]);
diff --git a/src/Collection.php b/src/Collection.php
index 1b51efe66..1253f0f32 100644
--- a/src/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Collection.php
@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ public function watch(array|Pipeline $pipeline = [], array $options = []): Chang
     public function withOptions(array $options = []): Collection
     {
         $options += [
+            'autoEncryptionEnabled' => $this->autoEncryptionEnabled,
             'builderEncoder' => $this->builderEncoder,
             'codec' => $this->codec,
             'readConcern' => $this->readConcern,
diff --git a/src/Database.php b/src/Database.php
index aba7c03a5..ea5dd39cc 100644
--- a/src/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database.php
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ public function watch(array|Pipeline $pipeline = [], array $options = []): Chang
     public function withOptions(array $options = []): Database
     {
         $options += [
+            'autoEncryptionEnabled' => $this->autoEncryptionEnabled,
             'builderEncoder' => $this->builderEncoder,
             'readConcern' => $this->readConcern,
             'readPreference' => $this->readPreference,
diff --git a/tests/Collection/CollectionFunctionalTest.php b/tests/Collection/CollectionFunctionalTest.php
index 7172e915c..a4ee7b148 100644
--- a/tests/Collection/CollectionFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/tests/Collection/CollectionFunctionalTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use MongoDB\Operation\Count;
 use MongoDB\Tests\CommandObserver;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use ReflectionClass;
 use TypeError;
 
 use function array_filter;
@@ -405,6 +406,16 @@ public function testWithOptionsInheritsOptions(): void
         foreach ($collectionOptions as $key => $value) {
             $this->assertSame($value, $debug[$key]);
         }
+
+        // autoEncryptionEnabled is an internal option not reported via debug info
+        $collection = new Collection($this->manager, $this->getDatabaseName(), $this->getCollectionName(), ['autoEncryptionEnabled' => true]);
+        $clone = $collection->withOptions();
+
+        $rc = new ReflectionClass($clone);
+        $rp = $rc->getProperty('autoEncryptionEnabled');
+        $rp->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertSame(true, $rp->getValue($clone));
     }
 
     public function testWithOptionsPassesOptions(): void
@@ -424,6 +435,15 @@ public function testWithOptionsPassesOptions(): void
         foreach ($collectionOptions as $key => $value) {
             $this->assertSame($value, $debug[$key]);
         }
+
+        // autoEncryptionEnabled is an internal option not reported via debug info
+        $clone = $this->collection->withOptions(['autoEncryptionEnabled' => true]);
+
+        $rc = new ReflectionClass($clone);
+        $rp = $rc->getProperty('autoEncryptionEnabled');
+        $rp->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertSame(true, $rp->getValue($clone));
     }
 
     public static function collectionMethodClosures()
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseFunctionalTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseFunctionalTest.php
index 7929f0350..f2e1e86f0 100644
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseFunctionalTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use MongoDB\Operation\CreateIndexes;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use ReflectionClass;
 use TypeError;
 
 use function array_key_exists;
@@ -385,6 +386,16 @@ public function testWithOptionsInheritsOptions(): void
         foreach ($databaseOptions as $key => $value) {
             $this->assertSame($value, $debug[$key]);
         }
+
+        // autoEncryptionEnabled is an internal option not reported via debug info
+        $database = new Database($this->manager, $this->getDatabaseName(), ['autoEncryptionEnabled' => true]);
+        $clone = $database->withOptions();
+
+        $rc = new ReflectionClass($clone);
+        $rp = $rc->getProperty('autoEncryptionEnabled');
+        $rp->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertSame(true, $rp->getValue($clone));
     }
 
     public function testWithOptionsPassesOptions(): void
@@ -403,5 +414,14 @@ public function testWithOptionsPassesOptions(): void
         foreach ($databaseOptions as $key => $value) {
             $this->assertSame($value, $debug[$key]);
         }
+
+        // autoEncryptionEnabled is an internal option not reported via debug info
+        $clone = $this->database->withOptions(['autoEncryptionEnabled' => true]);
+
+        $rc = new ReflectionClass($clone);
+        $rp = $rc->getProperty('autoEncryptionEnabled');
+        $rp->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertSame(true, $rp->getValue($clone));
     }
 }