diff --git a/packages/agent/src/routes/capabilities.ts b/packages/agent/src/routes/capabilities.ts
index 83495da8b..81f620314 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/routes/capabilities.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/routes/capabilities.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default class Capabilities extends BaseRoute {
       nativeQueryConnections: Object.keys(this.dataSource.nativeQueryConnections).map(
         connectionName => ({ name: connectionName }),
       ),
+      canUseProjectionOnGetOne: true,
       collections:
         collections?.map(collection => ({
           name: collection.name,
diff --git a/packages/agent/test/routes/capabilities.test.ts b/packages/agent/test/routes/capabilities.test.ts
index b8247b87b..297f38e0a 100644
--- a/packages/agent/test/routes/capabilities.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/test/routes/capabilities.test.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ describe('Capabilities', () => {
 
         expect(context.response.body).toEqual({
           nativeQueryConnections: [{ name: 'main' }, { name: 'replica' }],
+          canUseProjectionOnGetOne: true,
           collections: [],
         });
       });
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ describe('Capabilities', () => {
 
         expect(context.response.body).toEqual({
           nativeQueryConnections: [],
+          canUseProjectionOnGetOne: true,
           collections: [],
         });
       });
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ describe('Capabilities', () => {
 
         expect(context.response.body).toEqual({
           nativeQueryConnections: [],
+          canUseProjectionOnGetOne: true,
           collections: [],
         });
       });
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ describe('Capabilities', () => {
 
         expect(context.response.body).toEqual({
           nativeQueryConnections: [],
+          canUseProjectionOnGetOne: true,
           collections: [
             {
               name: 'books',