diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore/client.py b/google/cloud/datastore/client.py
index 4793e059..207759cc 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore/client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore/client.py
@@ -738,6 +738,10 @@ def key(self, *path_args, **kwargs):
             kwargs["namespace"] = self.namespace
         return Key(*path_args, **kwargs)
 
+    def entity(self, key=None, exclude_from_indexes=()):
+        """Proxy to :class:`google.cloud.datastore.entity.Entity`."""
+        return Entity(key=key, exclude_from_indexes=exclude_from_indexes)
+
     def batch(self):
         """Proxy to :class:`google.cloud.datastore.batch.Batch`."""
         return Batch(self)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_client.py b/tests/unit/test_client.py
index 5127fd60..f4c27cf4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_client.py
@@ -1335,6 +1335,30 @@ def test_key_w_namespace_collision(self):
                 kind, id_, project=self.PROJECT, namespace=namespace2
             )
 
+    def test_entity_w_defaults(self):
+        creds = _make_credentials()
+        client = self._make_one(credentials=creds)
+
+        patch = mock.patch("google.cloud.datastore.client.Entity", spec=["__call__"])
+        with patch as mock_klass:
+            entity = client.entity()
+            self.assertIs(entity, mock_klass.return_value)
+            mock_klass.assert_called_once_with(key=None, exclude_from_indexes=())
+
+    def test_entity_w_explicit(self):
+        key = mock.Mock(spec=[])
+        exclude_from_indexes = ["foo", "bar"]
+        creds = _make_credentials()
+        client = self._make_one(credentials=creds)
+
+        patch = mock.patch("google.cloud.datastore.client.Entity", spec=["__call__"])
+        with patch as mock_klass:
+            entity = client.entity(key, exclude_from_indexes)
+            self.assertIs(entity, mock_klass.return_value)
+            mock_klass.assert_called_once_with(
+                key=key, exclude_from_indexes=exclude_from_indexes
+            )
+
     def test_batch(self):
         creds = _make_credentials()
         client = self._make_one(credentials=creds)