diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 50d599c2..f0042d3c 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export class Client {
   }
 
   public async declareSuperStreamConsumer(
-    { superStream, offset, consumerRef }: DeclareSuperStreamConsumerParams,
+    { superStream, offset, consumerRef, creditPolicy }: DeclareSuperStreamConsumerParams,
     handle: ConsumerFunc
   ): Promise<SuperStreamConsumer> {
     const partitions = await this.queryPartitions({ superStream })
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ export class Client {
       consumerRef: consumerRef || `${superStream}-${randomUUID()}`,
       offset: offset || Offset.first(),
       partitions,
+      creditPolicy,
     })
   }
 
@@ -774,6 +775,7 @@ export interface DeclareSuperStreamConsumerParams {
   superStream: string
   consumerRef?: string
   offset?: Offset
+  creditPolicy?: ConsumerCreditPolicy
 }
 
 export interface SubscribeParams {
diff --git a/src/super_stream_consumer.ts b/src/super_stream_consumer.ts
index a8213739..46b375d2 100644
--- a/src/super_stream_consumer.ts
+++ b/src/super_stream_consumer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Client } from "./client"
 import { Consumer, ConsumerFunc } from "./consumer"
+import { ConsumerCreditPolicy, defaultCreditPolicy } from "./consumer_credit_policy"
 import { Offset } from "./requests/subscribe_request"
 
 export class SuperStreamConsumer {
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ export class SuperStreamConsumer {
   private locator: Client
   private partitions: string[]
   private offset: Offset
+  private creditPolicy: ConsumerCreditPolicy
 
   private constructor(
     readonly handle: ConsumerFunc,
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ export class SuperStreamConsumer {
       partitions: string[]
       consumerRef: string
       offset: Offset
+      creditPolicy?: ConsumerCreditPolicy
     }
   ) {
     this.superStream = params.superStream
@@ -25,13 +28,20 @@ export class SuperStreamConsumer {
     this.locator = params.locator
     this.partitions = params.partitions
     this.offset = params.offset
+    this.creditPolicy = params.creditPolicy || defaultCreditPolicy
   }
 
   async start(): Promise<void> {
     await Promise.all(
       this.partitions.map(async (p) => {
         const partitionConsumer = await this.locator.declareConsumer(
-          { stream: p, consumerRef: this.consumerRef, offset: this.offset, singleActive: true },
+          {
+            stream: p,
+            consumerRef: this.consumerRef,
+            offset: this.offset,
+            singleActive: true,
+            creditPolicy: this.creditPolicy,
+          },
           this.handle,
           this
         )
@@ -49,6 +59,7 @@ export class SuperStreamConsumer {
       partitions: string[]
       consumerRef: string
       offset: Offset
+      creditPolicy?: ConsumerCreditPolicy
     }
   ): Promise<SuperStreamConsumer> {
     const superStreamConsumer = new SuperStreamConsumer(handle, params)
diff --git a/test/e2e/superstream_consumer.test.ts b/test/e2e/superstream_consumer.test.ts
index bac8bf4f..806fe8ce 100644
--- a/test/e2e/superstream_consumer.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/superstream_consumer.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { Message, MessageOptions } from "../../src/publisher"
 import { range } from "../../src/util"
 import { createClient, createStreamName } from "../support/fake_data"
 import { Rabbit } from "../support/rabbit"
-import { eventually, password, username } from "../support/util"
+import { eventually, password, username, waitSleeping } from "../support/util"
 import { randomUUID } from "crypto"
+import { creditsOnChunkCompleted } from "../../src/consumer_credit_policy"
 
 describe("super stream consumer", () => {
   let superStreamName: string
@@ -52,6 +53,22 @@ describe("super stream consumer", () => {
       })
     })
 
+    it("declaring an async super stream consumer on an existing super stream - no error is thrown", async () => {
+      await client.declareSuperStreamConsumer({ superStream: superStreamName }, async (_message: Message) => {
+        await waitSleeping(10)
+        return
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("declaring a super stream consumer with a custom credit policy - no error is thrown", async () => {
+      await client.declareSuperStreamConsumer(
+        { superStream: superStreamName, creditPolicy: creditsOnChunkCompleted(2, 1) },
+        (_message: Message) => {
+          return
+        }
+      )
+    })
+
     it("declaring a super stream consumer on an existing super stream - read a message", async () => {
       await sender(1)
       const messages: Message[] = []