diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/stream-processor.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/stream-processor.ts
index 26590d542..54b0912e8 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/stream-processor.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/stream-processor.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ export default class StreamProcessor extends ShellApiWithMongoClass {
   }
 
   @returnsPromise
-  async start() {
+  async start(options: Document = {}) {
     return await this._streams._runStreamCommand({
       startStreamProcessor: this.name,
+      ...options,
     });
   }