diff --git a/src/Abstractions/OrchestrationOptions.cs b/src/Abstractions/OrchestrationOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..875760a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Abstractions/OrchestrationOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+namespace Microsoft.DurableTask;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Enum describing the runtime status of the orchestration.
+/// </summary>
+public enum OrchestrationRuntimeStatus
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration started running.
+    /// </summary>
+    Running,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration completed normally.
+    /// </summary>
+    Completed,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration is transitioning into a new instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Obsolete("The ContinuedAsNew status is obsolete and exists only for compatibility reasons.")]
+    ContinuedAsNew,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration completed with an unhandled exception.
+    /// </summary>
+    Failed,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration canceled gracefully.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Obsolete("The Canceled status is not currently used and exists only for compatibility reasons.")]
+    Canceled,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration was abruptly terminated via a management API call.
+    /// </summary>
+    Terminated,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration was scheduled but hasn't started running.
+    /// </summary>
+    Pending,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The orchestration has been suspended.
+    /// </summary>
+    Suspended,
+}
diff --git a/src/Abstractions/TaskOptions.cs b/src/Abstractions/TaskOptions.cs
index 63f94382..b0d3cef8 100644
--- a/src/Abstractions/TaskOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Abstractions/TaskOptions.cs
@@ -100,4 +100,7 @@ public SubOrchestrationOptions(TaskOptions options, string? instanceId = null)
 /// The time when the orchestration instance should start executing. If not specified or if a date-time in the past
 /// is specified, the orchestration instance will be scheduled immediately.
 /// </param>
-public record StartOrchestrationOptions(string? InstanceId = null, DateTimeOffset? StartAt = null);
+/// <param name="OrchestrationIdReusePolicy">The orchestration reuse policy. This allows for the reuse of an instance ID
+/// if the instance ID referenced is in any of the states supplied in this parameter.</param>
+public record StartOrchestrationOptions(string? InstanceId = null, DateTimeOffset? StartAt = null,
+ OrchestrationRuntimeStatus[]? OrchestrationIdReusePolicy = null);
diff --git a/src/Client/Grpc/GrpcDurableTaskClient.cs b/src/Client/Grpc/GrpcDurableTaskClient.cs
index f0d6e6e8..ecef704a 100644
--- a/src/Client/Grpc/GrpcDurableTaskClient.cs
+++ b/src/Client/Grpc/GrpcDurableTaskClient.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public override async Task<string> ScheduleNewOrchestrationInstanceAsync(
             Version = orchestratorName.Version,
             InstanceId = options?.InstanceId ?? Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"),
             Input = this.DataConverter.Serialize(input),
+            OrchestrationIdReusePolicy = { },
         };
 
         DateTimeOffset? startAt = options?.StartAt;
diff --git a/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/Client.OrchestrationServiceClientShim.csproj b/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/Client.OrchestrationServiceClientShim.csproj
index b5389866..5a5be168 100644
--- a/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/Client.OrchestrationServiceClientShim.csproj
+++ b/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/Client.OrchestrationServiceClientShim.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ The client is responsible for interacting with orchestrations from outside the w
     <EnableStyleCop>true</EnableStyleCop>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- We are still working on this package for entities preview. -->
     <VersionPrefix>1.0.5</VersionPrefix>
@@ -17,11 +22,13 @@ The client is responsible for interacting with orchestrations from outside the w
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="../Core/Client.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="../../Grpc/Grpc.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <SharedSection Include="Core" />
     <SharedSection Include="DependencyInjection" />
+    <SharedSection Include="Grpc" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/ShimDurableTaskClient.cs b/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/ShimDurableTaskClient.cs
index 3f3c5211..d31e8ee4 100644
--- a/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/ShimDurableTaskClient.cs
+++ b/src/Client/OrchestrationServiceClientShim/ShimDurableTaskClient.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ public override async Task<string> ScheduleNewOrchestrationInstanceAsync(
     {
         cancellation.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
         string instanceId = options?.InstanceId ?? Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+        OrchestrationStatus[] runtimeStates = Array.Empty<OrchestrationStatus>();
+
+        // Convert from DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus to DurableTask.Core.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus
+        if (options?.OrchestrationIdReusePolicy != null)
+        {
+            runtimeStates = new OrchestrationStatus[options.OrchestrationIdReusePolicy.Length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < options.OrchestrationIdReusePolicy.Length; i++)
+            {
+                runtimeStates[i] = ConvertState(options.OrchestrationIdReusePolicy[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
         OrchestrationInstance instance = new()
         {
             InstanceId = instanceId,
@@ -157,7 +169,7 @@ public override async Task<string> ScheduleNewOrchestrationInstanceAsync(
             },
         };
 
-        await this.Client.CreateTaskOrchestrationAsync(message);
+        await this.Client.CreateTaskOrchestrationAsync(message, runtimeStates);
         return instanceId;
     }
 
@@ -219,6 +231,28 @@ public override async Task<OrchestrationMetadata> WaitForInstanceStartAsync(
         }
     }
 
+    // Converts from DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus to OrchestrationStatus for policy reuse.
+    static OrchestrationStatus ConvertState(DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus state)
+    {
+        switch (state)
+        {
+            case DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus.Running:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Running;
+            case DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus.Completed:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Completed;
+            case DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus.Failed:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Failed;
+            case DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus.Terminated:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Terminated;
+            case DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus.Pending:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Pending;
+            case DurableTask.OrchestrationRuntimeStatus.Suspended:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Suspended;
+            default:
+                return OrchestrationStatus.Terminated;
+        }
+    }
+
     [return: NotNullIfNotNull("state")]
     OrchestrationMetadata? ToMetadata(Core.OrchestrationState? state, bool getInputsAndOutputs)
     {