diff --git a/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py b/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py
index 5d9496417..db8b95144 100644
--- a/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py
+++ b/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def test_generative_parameters_images_parsing(
                 target_model="arn:aws:sagemaker:us-west-2:123456789012:model/text-to-image",
                 target_variant="variant-1",
                 temperature=0.5,
+                stop_sequences=["\n"],
             )._to_grpc(
                 _GenerativeConfigRuntimeOptions(
                     return_metadata=True, images=[LOGO_ENCODED], image_properties=["image"]
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ def test_generative_parameters_images_parsing(
                     target_model="arn:aws:sagemaker:us-west-2:123456789012:model/text-to-image",
                     target_variant="variant-1",
                     temperature=0.5,
+                    stop_sequences=base_pb2.TextArray(values=["\n"]),
                     images=base_pb2.TextArray(values=[LOGO_ENCODED]),
                     image_properties=base_pb2.TextArray(values=["image"]),
                 ),
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py b/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py
index d5c1a5de2..b6c5bed1f 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ def _to_grpc(self, opts: _GenerativeConfigRuntimeOptions) -> generative_pb2.Gene
                 target_variant=self.target_variant,
                 temperature=self.temperature,
                 max_tokens=self.max_tokens,
+                stop_sequences=_to_text_array(self.stop_sequences),
                 images=_to_text_array(opts.images),
                 image_properties=_to_text_array(opts.image_properties),
-                # TODO - add top_k, top_p & stop_sequences here when added to server-side proto
+                # TODO - add top_k & top_p here when added to server-side proto
                 # Check the latest availble version of `grpc/proto/v1/generative.proto` (see GenerativeAWS) in the server repo
             ),
         )
@@ -587,6 +588,7 @@ def aws(
         target_model: Optional[str] = None,
         target_variant: Optional[str] = None,
         temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        stop_sequences: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ) -> _GenerativeConfigRuntime:
         """Create a `_GenerativeAWS` object for use when performing dynamic AI generation using the `generative-aws` module.
 
@@ -602,6 +604,7 @@ def aws(
             target_model: The target model to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
             target_variant: The target variant to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
             temperature: The temperature to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
+            stop_sequences: The stop sequences to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
         """
         return _GenerativeAWS(
             model=model,
@@ -616,7 +619,7 @@ def aws(
             temperature=temperature,
             top_k=None,
             top_p=None,
-            stop_sequences=None,
+            stop_sequences=stop_sequences,
         )
 
     @staticmethod