diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a7238d5c..ac148caff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         "@skyra/jaro-winkler": "^1.1.1",
         "adm-zip": "~0.5.15",
         "ajv": "~8.17.1",
-        "apify-client": "~2.22.0",
+        "apify-client": "^2.22.0",
         "archiver": "~7.0.1",
         "axios": "^1.11.0",
         "chalk": "~5.6.0",
diff --git a/src/commands/actors/push.ts b/src/commands/actors/push.ts
index 953f7da6b..5b6683714 100644
--- a/src/commands/actors/push.ts
+++ b/src/commands/actors/push.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ export class ActorsPushCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorsPushCommand> {
 						},
 					],
 				};
+
+				// Enable standby mode if configured in actor.json
+				if (actorConfig!.usesStandbyMode) {
+					newActor.actorStandby = { isEnabled: true };
+				}
+
 				actor = await apifyClient.actors().create(newActor);
 				actorId = actor.id;
 				isActorCreatedNow = true;
diff --git a/test/api/commands/push.test.ts b/test/api/commands/push.test.ts
index 7ea725077..1fca6f3ad 100644
--- a/test/api/commands/push.test.ts
+++ b/test/api/commands/push.test.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ describe('[api] apify push', () => {
 			await testRunCommand(ActorsPushCommand, { args_actorId: testActor.id, flags_noPrompt: true });
 
 			testActor = (await testActorClient.get())!;
-
 			if (testActor) await testActorClient.delete();
 
 			// Title and description should be preserved from the original actor
@@ -372,6 +371,78 @@ describe('[api] apify push', () => {
 		TEST_TIMEOUT,
 	);
 
+	it(
+		'should enable standby mode when usesStandbyMode is true in actor.json',
+		async () => {
+			const actorJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(joinPath(LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH), 'utf8'));
+
+			actorJson.name = `${actorJson.name}-standBy-test`;
+			actorJson.usesStandbyMode = true;
+
+			writeFileSync(joinPath(LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH), JSON.stringify(actorJson, null, '\t'), { flag: 'w' });
+
+			await testRunCommand(ActorsPushCommand, { flags_noPrompt: true, flags_force: true });
+
+			const userInfo = await getLocalUserInfo();
+			const actorId = `${userInfo.username}/${actorJson.name}`;
+			actorsForCleanup.add(actorId);
+			const createdActorClient = testUserClient.actor(actorId);
+			const createdActor = await createdActorClient.get();
+
+			// Verify all standby options are set to default values
+			expect(createdActor?.actorStandby).to.be.eql({
+				isEnabled: true,
+				disableStandbyFieldsOverride: false,
+				maxRequestsPerActorRun: 4,
+				desiredRequestsPerActorRun: 3,
+				idleTimeoutSecs: 300,
+				build: 'latest',
+				memoryMbytes: 1024,
+				shouldPassActorInput: false,
+			});
+
+			if (createdActor) await createdActorClient.delete();
+		},
+		TEST_TIMEOUT,
+	);
+
+	it(
+		'should not enable standby mode on existing actor when usesStandbyMode is true in actor.json',
+		async () => {
+			// Create an actor without standby mode first
+			const testActorWithTitleDesc = {
+				...TEST_ACTOR,
+				name: `${TEST_ACTOR.name}-standBy-rewrite-test`,
+			};
+			const testActor = await testUserClient.actors().create(testActorWithTitleDesc);
+			actorsForCleanup.add(testActor.id);
+			const testActorClient = testUserClient.actor(testActor.id);
+
+			// Verify standby is not enabled initially
+			const initialActor = await testActorClient.get();
+			expect(initialActor?.actorStandby?.isEnabled).to.not.be.eql(true);
+
+			// Enable standby
+			const actorJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(joinPath(LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH), 'utf8'));
+			actorJson.usesStandbyMode = true;
+			writeFileSync(joinPath(LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH), JSON.stringify(actorJson, null, '\t'), { flag: 'w' });
+
+			// Push to existing actor - this should update standby mode
+			await testRunCommand(ActorsPushCommand, {
+				args_actorId: testActor.id,
+				flags_noPrompt: true,
+				flags_force: true,
+			});
+
+			const updatedActor = await testActorClient.get();
+
+			// Verify standby is not enabled after push
+			expect(updatedActor?.actorStandby?.isEnabled).to.not.be.eql(true);
+			if (updatedActor) await testActorClient.delete();
+		},
+		TEST_TIMEOUT,
+	);
+
 	it(
 		'should not push Actor when there are no files to push',
 		async () => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 63bb8a91f..c418f4702 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@ __metadata:
     adm-zip: "npm:~0.5.15"
     ajv: "npm:~8.17.1"
     apify: "npm:^3.2.4"
-    apify-client: "npm:~2.22.0"
+    apify-client: "npm:^2.22.0"
     archiver: "npm:~7.0.1"
     axios: "npm:^1.11.0"
     chalk: "npm:~5.6.0"
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"apify-client@npm:~2.22.0":
+"apify-client@npm:^2.22.0":
   version: 2.22.0
   resolution: "apify-client@npm:2.22.0"
   dependencies: