diff --git a/internal/internal_task_handlers.go b/internal/internal_task_handlers.go
index a1b206f26..9559a3295 100644
--- a/internal/internal_task_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/internal_task_handlers.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type (
 	// workflowTask wraps a decision task.
 	workflowTask struct {
 		task            *s.PollForDecisionTaskResponse
+		autoConfigHint  *s.AutoConfigHint
 		historyIterator HistoryIterator
 		doneCh          chan struct{}
 		laResultCh      chan *localActivityResult
@@ -82,8 +83,9 @@ type (
 
 	// activityTask wraps a activity task.
 	activityTask struct {
-		task          *s.PollForActivityTaskResponse
-		pollStartTime time.Time
+		task           *s.PollForActivityTaskResponse
+		autoConfigHint *s.AutoConfigHint
+		pollStartTime  time.Time
 	}
 
 	// resetStickinessTask wraps a ResetStickyTaskListRequest.
diff --git a/internal/internal_task_pollers.go b/internal/internal_task_pollers.go
index a69b8765d..6e1c4790d 100644
--- a/internal/internal_task_pollers.go
+++ b/internal/internal_task_pollers.go
@@ -848,7 +848,9 @@ func (wtp *workflowTaskPoller) poll(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 	if response == nil || len(response.TaskToken) == 0 {
 		wtp.metricsScope.Counter(metrics.DecisionPollNoTaskCounter).Inc(1)
 		wtp.updateBacklog(request.TaskList.GetKind(), 0)
-		return &workflowTask{}, nil
+		return &workflowTask{
+			autoConfigHint: response.GetAutoConfigHint(),
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	wtp.updateBacklog(request.TaskList.GetKind(), response.GetBacklogCountHint())
@@ -908,6 +910,7 @@ func (wtp *workflowTaskPoller) toWorkflowTask(response *s.PollForDecisionTaskRes
 	task := &workflowTask{
 		task:            response,
 		historyIterator: historyIterator,
+		autoConfigHint:  response.GetAutoConfigHint(),
 	}
 	return task
 }
@@ -1095,7 +1098,7 @@ func (atp *activityTaskPoller) poll(ctx context.Context) (*s.PollForActivityTask
 	}
 	if response == nil || len(response.TaskToken) == 0 {
 		atp.metricsScope.Counter(metrics.ActivityPollNoTaskCounter).Inc(1)
-		return nil, startTime, nil
+		return response, startTime, nil
 	}
 
 	return response, startTime, err
@@ -1116,7 +1119,9 @@ func (atp *activityTaskPoller) pollWithMetrics(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if response == nil || len(response.TaskToken) == 0 {
-		return &activityTask{}, nil
+		return &activityTask{
+			autoConfigHint: response.GetAutoConfigHint(),
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	workflowType := response.WorkflowType.GetName()
@@ -1128,7 +1133,7 @@ func (atp *activityTaskPoller) pollWithMetrics(ctx context.Context,
 	scheduledToStartLatency := time.Duration(response.GetStartedTimestamp() - response.GetScheduledTimestampOfThisAttempt())
 	metricsScope.Timer(metrics.ActivityScheduledToStartLatency).Record(scheduledToStartLatency)
 
-	return &activityTask{task: response, pollStartTime: startTime}, nil
+	return &activityTask{task: response, pollStartTime: startTime, autoConfigHint: response.GetAutoConfigHint()}, nil
 }
 
 // PollTask polls a new task
diff --git a/internal/internal_task_pollers_test.go b/internal/internal_task_pollers_test.go
index ed0a4e779..ee1ebe324 100644
--- a/internal/internal_task_pollers_test.go
+++ b/internal/internal_task_pollers_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,110 @@ func Test_newWorkflowTaskPoller(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestWorkflowTaskPoller(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("PollTask", func(t *testing.T) {
+		task := &s.PollForDecisionTaskResponse{
+			TaskToken: []byte("some value"),
+			AutoConfigHint: &s.AutoConfigHint{
+				common.PtrOf(true),
+				common.PtrOf(int64(1000)),
+			},
+		}
+		emptyTask := &s.PollForDecisionTaskResponse{
+			TaskToken: nil,
+			AutoConfigHint: &s.AutoConfigHint{
+				common.PtrOf(true),
+				common.PtrOf(int64(1000)),
+			},
+		}
+		for _, tt := range []struct {
+			name string
+			response *s.PollForDecisionTaskResponse
+			expected *workflowTask
+		}{
+			{
+				"success with task",
+				task,
+				&workflowTask{
+					task: task,
+					autoConfigHint: task.AutoConfigHint,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				"success with empty task",
+				emptyTask,
+				&workflowTask{
+					task: nil,
+					autoConfigHint: task.AutoConfigHint,
+				},
+			},
+		} {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				poller, client, _, _ := buildWorkflowTaskPoller(t)
+				client.EXPECT().PollForDecisionTask(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tt.response, nil)
+				result, err := poller.PollTask()
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				resultTask, ok := result.(*workflowTask)
+				assert.True(t, ok)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected.task, resultTask.task)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected.autoConfigHint, resultTask.autoConfigHint)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestActivityTaskPoller(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("PollTask", func(t *testing.T) {
+		task := &s.PollForActivityTaskResponse{
+			TaskToken: []byte("some value"),
+			AutoConfigHint: &s.AutoConfigHint{
+				common.PtrOf(true),
+				common.PtrOf(int64(1000)),
+			},
+		}
+		emptyTask := &s.PollForActivityTaskResponse{
+			TaskToken: nil,
+			AutoConfigHint: &s.AutoConfigHint{
+				common.PtrOf(true),
+				common.PtrOf(int64(1000)),
+			},
+		}
+		for _, tt := range []struct {
+			name string
+			response *s.PollForActivityTaskResponse
+			expected *activityTask
+		}{
+			{
+				"success with task",
+				task,
+				&activityTask{
+					task: task,
+					autoConfigHint: task.AutoConfigHint,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				"success with empty task",
+				emptyTask,
+				&activityTask{
+					task: nil,
+					autoConfigHint: task.AutoConfigHint,
+				},
+			},
+		} {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				poller, client := buildActivityTaskPoller(t)
+				client.EXPECT().PollForActivityTask(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tt.response, nil)
+				result, err := poller.PollTask()
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				resultTask, ok := result.(*activityTask)
+				assert.True(t, ok)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected.task, resultTask.task)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected.autoConfigHint, resultTask.autoConfigHint)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestLocalActivityPanic(t *testing.T) {
 	// regression: panics in local activities should not terminate the process
 	s := WorkflowTestSuite{logger: testlogger.NewZap(t)}
@@ -213,3 +317,20 @@ func buildWorkflowTaskPoller(t *testing.T) (*workflowTaskPoller, *workflowservic
 		featureFlags:                 FeatureFlags{},
 	}, mockService, taskHandler, lda
 }
+
+func buildActivityTaskPoller(t *testing.T) (*activityTaskPoller, *workflowservicetest.MockClient) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	mockService := workflowservicetest.NewMockClient(ctrl)
+	return &activityTaskPoller{
+		basePoller: basePoller{
+			shutdownC: make(<-chan struct{}),
+		},
+		domain:                       _testDomainName,
+		taskListName:                 _testTaskList,
+		identity:                     _testIdentity,
+		service:                      mockService,
+		metricsScope:                 &metrics.TaggedScope{Scope: tally.NewTestScope("test", nil)},
+		logger:                       testlogger.NewZap(t),
+		featureFlags:                 FeatureFlags{},
+	}, mockService
+}