diff --git a/verify/src/vonage_verify/__init__.py b/verify/src/vonage_verify/__init__.py
index 90218321..34b87445 100644
--- a/verify/src/vonage_verify/__init__.py
+++ b/verify/src/vonage_verify/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .enums import ChannelType, Locale
+from .enums import ChannelType, Locale, WhatsappMode
 from .errors import VerifyError
 from .requests import (
     EmailChannel,
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     'SilentAuthChannel',
     'SmsChannel',
     'WhatsappChannel',
+    'WhatsappMode',
     'VoiceChannel',
     'EmailChannel',
     'StartVerificationResponse',
diff --git a/verify/src/vonage_verify/enums.py b/verify/src/vonage_verify/enums.py
index 0871f945..987f0e32 100644
--- a/verify/src/vonage_verify/enums.py
+++ b/verify/src/vonage_verify/enums.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ class ChannelType(str, Enum):
     EMAIL = 'email'
 
 
+class WhatsappMode(str, Enum):
+    ZERO_TAP = 'zero_tap'
+    OTP_CODE = 'otp_code'
+
+
 class Locale(str, Enum):
     EN_US = 'en-us'
     EN_GB = 'en-gb'
diff --git a/verify/src/vonage_verify/requests.py b/verify/src/vonage_verify/requests.py
index 2561af56..478b1c59 100644
--- a/verify/src/vonage_verify/requests.py
+++ b/verify/src/vonage_verify/requests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
 from vonage_utils.types import PhoneNumber
 
-from .enums import ChannelType, Locale
+from .enums import ChannelType, Locale, WhatsappMode
 from .errors import VerifyError
 
 
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class WhatsappChannel(Channel):
         from_ (Union[PhoneNumber, str]): A WhatsApp Business Account (WABA)-connected
             sender number, in the E.164 format. Don't use a leading + or 00 when entering
             a phone number.
+        mode (WhatsappMode, Optional): Defines the WhatsApp verification experience. Use
+            `WhatsappMode.ZERO_TAP` for automatic verification on Android apps. Defaults
+            to `WhatsappMode.OTP_CODE`.
 
     Raises:
         VerifyError: If the `from_` field is not a valid phone number or string of 3-11
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ class WhatsappChannel(Channel):
     """
 
     from_: Union[PhoneNumber, str] = Field(..., serialization_alias='from')
+    mode: Optional[WhatsappMode] = None
     channel: ChannelType = ChannelType.WHATSAPP
 
     @field_validator('from_')
diff --git a/verify/tests/test_models.py b/verify/tests/test_models.py
index 88c075a5..d34358c3 100644
--- a/verify/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/verify/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pytest import raises
-from vonage_verify.enums import ChannelType, Locale
+from vonage_verify.enums import ChannelType, Locale, WhatsappMode
 from vonage_verify.errors import VerifyError
 from vonage_verify.requests import *
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_create_whatsapp_channel():
     }
     channel = WhatsappChannel(**params)
 
-    assert channel.model_dump() == params
+    assert channel.model_dump() == {**params, 'mode': None}
     assert channel.model_dump(by_alias=True)['from'] == 'Vonage'
 
     params['from_'] = 'this.is!invalid'
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@ def test_create_whatsapp_channel():
         WhatsappChannel(**params)
 
 
+def test_create_whatsapp_channel_with_mode():
+    params = {
+        'channel': ChannelType.WHATSAPP,
+        'to': '1234567890',
+        'from_': 'Vonage',
+        'mode': WhatsappMode.ZERO_TAP,
+    }
+    channel = WhatsappChannel(**params)
+
+    assert channel.mode == WhatsappMode.ZERO_TAP
+    assert channel.model_dump()['mode'] == WhatsappMode.ZERO_TAP
+
+    params['mode'] = WhatsappMode.OTP_CODE
+    channel = WhatsappChannel(**params)
+    assert channel.mode == WhatsappMode.OTP_CODE
+
+
 def test_create_voice_channel():
     params = {
         'channel': ChannelType.VOICE,