diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/common/AbstractServiceClientClassComposer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/common/AbstractServiceClientClassComposer.java
index cc6ee5b4f0..cf99df8d15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/common/AbstractServiceClientClassComposer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/common/AbstractServiceClientClassComposer.java
@@ -90,14 +90,12 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -507,17 +505,23 @@ private List<MethodDefinition> createGetterMethods(
         "getSettings", typeStore.get(ClassNames.getServiceSettingsClassName(service)));
     methodNameToTypes.put("getStub", typeStore.get(ClassNames.getServiceStubClassName(service)));
 
-    Set<String> getOperationsClientMethodNames = new HashSet<>();
+    Map<String, List<AnnotationNode>> getOperationsClientMethod = new HashMap<>();
+    AnnotationNode betaAnnotation =
+        AnnotationNode.builder().setType(typeStore.get("BetaApi")).build();
 
     if (hasLroClient) {
       Iterator<String> opClientNamesIt = getTransportContext().operationsClientNames().iterator();
       Iterator<TypeNode> opClientTypesIt = getTransportContext().operationsClientTypes().iterator();
-
+      List<AnnotationNode> operationClientGetterAnnotations = new ArrayList<>();
       while (opClientNamesIt.hasNext() && opClientTypesIt.hasNext()) {
         String opClientMethodName =
             String.format("get%s", JavaStyle.toUpperCamelCase(opClientNamesIt.next()));
-        getOperationsClientMethodNames.add(opClientMethodName);
+        getOperationsClientMethod.put(opClientMethodName, operationClientGetterAnnotations);
         methodNameToTypes.put(opClientMethodName, opClientTypesIt.next());
+        // Only first (default transport) getter is non-beta, all others are
+        if (operationClientGetterAnnotations.isEmpty()) {
+          operationClientGetterAnnotations = Collections.singletonList(betaAnnotation);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -528,10 +532,12 @@ private List<MethodDefinition> createGetterMethods(
               TypeNode methodReturnType = e.getValue();
               String returnVariableName = JavaStyle.toLowerCamelCase(methodName.substring(3));
               MethodDefinition.Builder methodBuilder = MethodDefinition.builder();
-              if (getOperationsClientMethodNames.contains(methodName)) {
+              List<AnnotationNode> annotations = getOperationsClientMethod.get(methodName);
+              if (annotations != null) {
                 methodBuilder =
                     methodBuilder.setHeaderCommentStatements(
                         ServiceClientCommentComposer.GET_OPERATIONS_CLIENT_METHOD_COMMENT);
+                methodBuilder.setAnnotations(annotations);
               }
               return methodBuilder
                   .setScope(ScopeNode.PUBLIC)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/grpcrest/goldens/EchoClient.golden b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/grpcrest/goldens/EchoClient.golden
index 95f3ef9b99..00e33df2b6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/grpcrest/goldens/EchoClient.golden
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/grpcrest/goldens/EchoClient.golden
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public class EchoClient implements BackgroundResource {
    * Returns the OperationsClient that can be used to query the status of a long-running operation
    * returned by another API method call.
    */
+  @BetaApi
   public final OperationsClient getHttpJsonOperationsClient() {
     return httpJsonOperationsClient;
   }