diff --git a/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/main/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransport.java b/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/main/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransport.java
index 02fb98a35..fcbbecf2d 100644
--- a/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/main/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransport.java
+++ b/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/main/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransport.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import com.google.api.client.http.HttpMethods;
 import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
+import com.google.api.client.util.Beta;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.ProxySelector;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -56,13 +57,16 @@ public final class ApacheHttpTransport extends HttpTransport {
   /** Apache HTTP client. */
   private final HttpClient httpClient;
 
+  /** If the HTTP client uses mTLS channel. */
+  private final boolean isMtls;
+
   /**
    * Constructor that uses {@link #newDefaultHttpClient()} for the Apache HTTP client.
    *
    * @since 1.30
    */
   public ApacheHttpTransport() {
-    this(newDefaultHttpClient());
+    this(newDefaultHttpClient(), false);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -84,6 +88,32 @@ public ApacheHttpTransport() {
    */
   public ApacheHttpTransport(HttpClient httpClient) {
     this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    this.isMtls = false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@link Beta} <br>
+   * Constructor that allows an alternative Apache HTTP client to be used.
+   *
+   * <p>Note that in the previous version, we overrode several settings. However, we are no longer
+   * able to do so.
+   *
+   * <p>If you choose to provide your own Apache HttpClient implementation, be sure that
+   *
+   * <ul>
+   *   <li>HTTP version is set to 1.1.
+   *   <li>Redirects are disabled (google-http-client handles redirects).
+   *   <li>Retries are disabled (google-http-client handles retries).
+   * </ul>
+   *
+   * @param httpClient Apache HTTP client to use
+   * @param isMtls If the HTTP client is mutual TLS
+   * @since 1.38
+   */
+  @Beta
+  public ApacheHttpTransport(HttpClient httpClient, boolean isMtls) {
+    this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    this.isMtls = isMtls;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -192,4 +222,10 @@ public void shutdown() throws IOException {
   public HttpClient getHttpClient() {
     return httpClient;
   }
+
+  /** Returns if the underlying HTTP client is mTLS. */
+  @Override
+  public boolean isMtls() {
+    return isMtls;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransportTest.java b/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransportTest.java
index 880e7fdb6..4b9d9b8d7 100644
--- a/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransportTest.java
+++ b/google-http-client-apache-v2/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/http/apache/v2/ApacheHttpTransportTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package com.google.api.client.http.apache.v2;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
@@ -64,12 +65,14 @@ public class ApacheHttpTransportTest {
   public void testApacheHttpTransport() {
     ApacheHttpTransport transport = new ApacheHttpTransport();
     checkHttpTransport(transport);
+    assertFalse(transport.isMtls());
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testApacheHttpTransportWithParam() {
-    ApacheHttpTransport transport = new ApacheHttpTransport(HttpClients.custom().build());
+    ApacheHttpTransport transport = new ApacheHttpTransport(HttpClients.custom().build(), true);
     checkHttpTransport(transport);
+    assertTrue(transport.isMtls());
   }
 
   @Test