diff --git a/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py b/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py
index 9befcd69..76067c3b 100644
--- a/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py
+++ b/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py
@@ -2765,16 +2765,17 @@ async def create_shard_key(
         if self._prefer_grpc:
             if isinstance(shard_key, get_args_subscribed(models.ShardKey)):
                 shard_key = RestToGrpc.convert_shard_key(shard_key)
-            request = await grpc.CreateShardKey(
-                shard_key=shard_key,
-                shards_number=shards_number,
-                replication_factor=replication_factor,
-                placement=placement or [],
-            )
             return (
                 await self.grpc_collections.CreateShardKey(
                     grpc.CreateShardKeyRequest(
-                        collection_name=collection_name, timeout=timeout, request=request
+                        collection_name=collection_name,
+                        timeout=timeout,
+                        request=grpc.CreateShardKey(
+                            shard_key=shard_key,
+                            shards_number=shards_number,
+                            replication_factor=replication_factor,
+                            placement=placement or [],
+                        ),
                     ),
                     timeout=self._timeout,
                 )
diff --git a/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py b/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py
index 243a3fe8..e3088fee 100644
--- a/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py
+++ b/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py
@@ -3138,18 +3138,16 @@ def create_shard_key(
             if isinstance(shard_key, get_args_subscribed(models.ShardKey)):
                 shard_key = RestToGrpc.convert_shard_key(shard_key)
 
-            request = grpc.CreateShardKey(
-                shard_key=shard_key,
-                shards_number=shards_number,
-                replication_factor=replication_factor,
-                placement=placement or [],
-            )
-
             return self.grpc_collections.CreateShardKey(
                 grpc.CreateShardKeyRequest(
                     collection_name=collection_name,
                     timeout=timeout,
-                    request=request,
+                    request=grpc.CreateShardKey(
+                        shard_key=shard_key,
+                        shards_number=shards_number,
+                        replication_factor=replication_factor,
+                        placement=placement or [],
+                    ),
                 ),
                 timeout=self._timeout,
             ).result
diff --git a/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py b/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py
index 08647dcb..4174f6fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py
@@ -609,3 +609,25 @@ def auth_token_provider():
 
     await client.unlock_storage()
     assert sync_token == "token_2"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("prefer_grpc", [False, True])
+async def test_custom_sharding(prefer_grpc):
+    client = AsyncQdrantClient(prefer_grpc=prefer_grpc)
+
+    if await client.collection_exists(COLLECTION_NAME):
+        await client.delete_collection(collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME)
+    await client.create_collection(
+        collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME,
+        vectors_config=models.VectorParams(size=DIM, distance=models.Distance.DOT),
+        sharding_method=models.ShardingMethod.CUSTOM,
+    )
+
+    await client.create_shard_key(collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME, shard_key="cats")
+    await client.create_shard_key(collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME, shard_key="dogs")
+
+    collection_info = await client.get_collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+
+    assert collection_info.config.params.shard_number == 1
+    # assert collection_info.config.params.sharding_method == models.ShardingMethod.CUSTOM  # todo: fix in grpc