diff --git a/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py b/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py
index 5d9496417..3b9b560ae 100644
--- a/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py
+++ b/test/collection/test_classes_generative.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ def test_generative_parameters_images_parsing(
         (
             GenerativeConfig.cohere(
                 base_url="http://localhost:8080",
+                frequency_penalty=0.4,
                 k=5,
                 max_tokens=100,
                 model="text-to-image",
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ def test_generative_parameters_images_parsing(
                 return_metadata=True,
                 cohere=generative_pb2.GenerativeCohere(
                     base_url="http://localhost:8080",
+                    frequency_penalty=0.4,
                     k=5,
                     max_tokens=100,
                     model="text-to-image",
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py b/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py
index d5c1a5de2..ccb885255 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/classes/generative.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class _GenerativeCohere(_GenerativeConfigRuntime):
         default=GenerativeSearches.COHERE, frozen=True, exclude=True
     )
     base_url: Optional[AnyHttpUrl]
+    frequency_penalty: Optional[float]
     k: Optional[int]
     max_tokens: Optional[int]
     model: Optional[str]
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ def _to_grpc(self, opts: _GenerativeConfigRuntimeOptions) -> generative_pb2.Gene
             return_metadata=opts.return_metadata,
             cohere=generative_pb2.GenerativeCohere(
                 base_url=_parse_anyhttpurl(self.base_url),
+                frequency_penalty=self.frequency_penalty,
                 k=self.k,
                 max_tokens=self.max_tokens,
                 model=self.model,
@@ -711,6 +713,7 @@ def aws_sagemaker(
     def cohere(
         *,
         base_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        frequency_penalty: Optional[float] = None,
         k: Optional[int] = None,
         max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
         model: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -726,6 +729,7 @@ def cohere(
 
         Args:
             base_url: The base URL where the API request should go. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
+            frequency_penalty: The frequency penalty to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
             k: The top K property to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
             max_tokens: The maximum number of tokens to generate. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
             model: The model to use. Defaults to `None`, which uses the server-defined default
@@ -738,6 +742,7 @@ def cohere(
             base_url=TypeAdapter(AnyHttpUrl).validate_python(base_url)
             if base_url is not None
             else None,
+            frequency_penalty=frequency_penalty,
             k=k,
             max_tokens=max_tokens,
             model=model,