diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
index bc9b4f82c0..896d82a0f6 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
@@ -1859,6 +1859,10 @@ def create_custom_component(self, model: Any, config: Config, **kwargs: Any) ->
             for class_field in component_fields.keys()
             if class_field in model_args
         }
+
+        if "api_budget" in component_fields and kwargs.get("api_budget") is None:
+            kwargs["api_budget"] = self._api_budget
+
         return custom_component_class(**kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py
index add9a1c420..9fd1cb58b0 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.models import (
     SubstreamPartitionRouter as SubstreamPartitionRouterModel,
 )
+from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.models.declarative_component_schema import (
+    CustomRequester as CustomRequesterModel,
+)
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.models.declarative_component_schema import (
     OffsetIncrement as OffsetIncrementModel,
 )
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@
 )
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.yaml_declarative_source import YamlDeclarativeSource
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.message.repository import StateFilteringMessageRepository
-from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.call_rate import MovingWindowCallRatePolicy
+from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.call_rate import HttpAPIBudget, MovingWindowCallRatePolicy
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.concurrent.clamping import (
     ClampingEndProvider,
     DayClampingStrategy,
@@ -4239,6 +4242,90 @@ def test_api_budget():
     assert policy._bucket.rates[0].interval == 100  # 100 ms
 
 
+def test_api_budget_passed_to_custom_requester():
+    manifest = {
+        "type": "DeclarativeSource",
+        "api_budget": {
+            "type": "HTTPAPIBudget",
+            "policies": [
+                {
+                    "type": "MovingWindowCallRatePolicy",
+                    "rates": [
+                        {
+                            "limit": 3,
+                            "interval": "PT0.1S",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "matchers": [],
+                }
+            ],
+        },
+        "my_requester": {
+            "type": "CustomRequester",
+            "class_name": "unit_tests.sources.declarative.parsers.testing_components.TestingRequester",
+            "path": "/v3/marketing/lists",
+            "url_base": "https://api.sendgrid.com",
+            "http_method": "GET",
+        },
+    }
+
+    factory = ModelToComponentFactory()
+    factory.set_api_budget(manifest["api_budget"], input_config)
+
+    custom_requester = factory.create_component(
+        model_type=CustomRequesterModel,
+        component_definition=manifest["my_requester"],
+        config=input_config,
+        name="lists_stream",
+        decoder=None,
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(custom_requester.api_budget, HttpAPIBudget)
+    assert custom_requester._http_client._api_budget is custom_requester.api_budget
+    assert len(custom_requester._http_client._api_budget._policies) == 1
+
+
+def test_api_budget_does_not_override_custom_requester_default_value():
+    manifest = {
+        "type": "DeclarativeSource",
+        "api_budget": {
+            "type": "HTTPAPIBudget",
+            "policies": [
+                {
+                    "type": "MovingWindowCallRatePolicy",
+                    "rates": [
+                        {
+                            "limit": 3,
+                            "interval": "PT0.1S",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "matchers": [],
+                }
+            ],
+        },
+        "my_requester": {
+            "type": "CustomRequester",
+            "class_name": "unit_tests.sources.declarative.parsers.testing_components.TestingRequesterWithDefaultBudget",
+            "path": "/v3/marketing/lists",
+            "url_base": "https://api.sendgrid.com",
+            "http_method": "GET",
+        },
+    }
+
+    factory = ModelToComponentFactory()
+    factory.set_api_budget(manifest["api_budget"], input_config)
+
+    custom_requester = factory.create_component(
+        model_type=CustomRequesterModel,
+        component_definition=manifest["my_requester"],
+        config=input_config,
+        name="lists_stream",
+        decoder=None,
+    )
+
+    assert custom_requester.api_budget is None
+
+
 def test_api_budget_fixed_window_policy():
     manifest = {
         "type": "DeclarativeSource",
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/testing_components.py b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/testing_components.py
index 6269acb8e3..b21b63efd6 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/testing_components.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/testing_components.py
@@ -114,3 +114,10 @@ def __post_init__(self, parameters: Mapping[str, Any]) -> None:
             parameters=parameters or {},
         )
         super().__post_init__(parameters)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TestingRequesterWithDefaultBudget(TestingRequester):
+    def __post_init__(self, parameters: Mapping[str, Any]) -> None:
+        self.api_budget = None
+        super().__post_init__(parameters)