diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index 96f9b71fff7..a8190dae957 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ export class StreamingVideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
     // Provide descriptors for these.
     this.descriptors.stream = {
       streamingAnnotateVideo: new this._gaxModule.StreamDescriptor(
-        gax.StreamType.BIDI_STREAMING
+        gax.StreamType.BIDI_STREAMING,
+        opts.fallback === 'rest'
       ),
     };