diff --git a/src/operations/list_collections.ts b/src/operations/list_collections.ts
index 4ba93ea82c3..15e6d1cd95b 100644
--- a/src/operations/list_collections.ts
+++ b/src/operations/list_collections.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ const LIST_COLLECTIONS_WIRE_VERSION = 3;
 export interface ListCollectionsOptions extends CommandOperationOptions {
   /** Since 4.0: If true, will only return the collection name in the response, and will omit additional info */
   nameOnly?: boolean;
+  /** Since 4.0: If true and nameOnly is true, allows a user without the required privilege (i.e. listCollections action on the database) to run the command when access control is enforced. */
+  authorizedCollections?: boolean;
   /** The batchSize for the returned command cursor or if pre 2.8 the systems batch collection */
   batchSize?: number;
 }
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ export class ListCollectionsOperation extends CommandOperation<string[]> {
   db: Db;
   filter: Document;
   nameOnly: boolean;
+  authorizedCollections: boolean;
   batchSize?: number;
 
   constructor(db: Db, filter: Document, options?: ListCollectionsOptions) {
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ export class ListCollectionsOperation extends CommandOperation<string[]> {
     this.db = db;
     this.filter = filter;
     this.nameOnly = !!this.options.nameOnly;
+    this.authorizedCollections = !!this.options.authorizedCollections;
 
     if (typeof this.options.batchSize === 'number') {
       this.batchSize = this.options.batchSize;
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ export class ListCollectionsOperation extends CommandOperation<string[]> {
       listCollections: 1,
       filter: this.filter,
       cursor: this.batchSize ? { batchSize: this.batchSize } : {},
-      nameOnly: this.nameOnly
+      nameOnly: this.nameOnly,
+      authorizedCollections: this.authorizedCollections
     };
 
     return super.executeCommand(server, session, command, callback);
diff --git a/test/functional/unit_db_list_collections.test.js b/test/functional/unit_db_list_collections.test.js
index 9baa658ad48..d930dde2d45 100644
--- a/test/functional/unit_db_list_collections.test.js
+++ b/test/functional/unit_db_list_collections.test.js
@@ -34,17 +34,27 @@ describe('db.listCollections', function () {
     {
       description: 'should always send nameOnly option, defaulting to false',
       command: db => db.listCollections().toArray(() => {}),
-      listCollectionsValue: false
+      listCollectionsOptions: { nameOnly: false }
     },
     {
       description: 'should propagate the nameOnly option',
       command: db => db.listCollections({}, { nameOnly: true }).toArray(() => {}),
-      listCollectionsValue: true
+      listCollectionsOptions: { nameOnly: true }
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'should always send authorizedCollections option, defaulting to false',
+      command: db => db.listCollections().toArray(() => {}),
+      listCollectionsOptions: { authorizedCollections: false }
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'should propagate the authorizedCollections option',
+      command: db => db.listCollections({}, { authorizedCollections: true }).toArray(() => {}),
+      listCollectionsOptions: { authorizedCollections: true }
     },
     {
       description: 'should send nameOnly: true for db.collections',
       command: db => db.collections(() => {}),
-      listCollectionsValue: true
+      listCollectionsOptions: { nameOnly: true }
     }
   ].forEach(config => {
     function testFn(done) {
@@ -59,7 +69,9 @@ describe('db.listCollections', function () {
         client.on('commandStarted', e => {
           if (e.commandName === 'listCollections') {
             try {
-              expect(e).to.have.nested.property('command.nameOnly', config.listCollectionsValue);
+              for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(config.listCollectionsOptions)) {
+                expect(e).to.have.nested.property(`command.${name}`, value);
+              }
               client.close(done);
             } catch (err) {
               client.close(() => done(err));