diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/emulator/emulator.zsh b/firebase-dataconnect/emulator/emulator.zsh
index 42635b37b33..dee66ca4b2c 100755
--- a/firebase-dataconnect/emulator/emulator.zsh
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/emulator/emulator.zsh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ parse_args() {
   # The variable was renamed to SQL_CONNECT_PREVIEW in cl/944678266 (July 2026).
   export DATA_CONNECT_PREVIEW="${preview_flags}"
   export SQL_CONNECT_PREVIEW="${preview_flags}"
+  export SQL_CONNECT_SDK_PREVIEW="${preview_flags}"
 
   if [[ ${wipe_and_restart_postgres_pod} == "1" ]] ; then
     run_command podman compose down -v
diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/plugin/DataConnectExecutableLauncher.kt b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/plugin/DataConnectExecutableLauncher.kt
index 2b615acf9f0..90c7416b931 100644
--- a/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/plugin/DataConnectExecutableLauncher.kt
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/plugin/DataConnectExecutableLauncher.kt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ fun Task.runDataConnectExecutable(
           val previewFlagsStr = previewFlags.joinToString(",")
           environment("DATA_CONNECT_PREVIEW", previewFlagsStr)
           environment("SQL_CONNECT_PREVIEW", previewFlagsStr)
+          environment("SQL_CONNECT_SDK_PREVIEW", previewFlagsStr)
         }
       }
     }