diff --git a/src/sagemaker/automl/automl.py b/src/sagemaker/automl/automl.py
index f6782ce72a..eddd8de698 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/automl/automl.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/automl/automl.py
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ def deploy(
             serializer=serializer,
             deserializer=deserializer,
             endpoint_name=endpoint_name,
+            kms_key=model_kms_key,
             tags=tags,
             wait=wait,
         )
diff --git a/tests/unit/sagemaker/automl/test_auto_ml.py b/tests/unit/sagemaker/automl/test_auto_ml.py
index 8edcdd048c..1b25fef693 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sagemaker/automl/test_auto_ml.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sagemaker/automl/test_auto_ml.py
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ def test_deploy(sagemaker_session, candidate_mock):
         initial_instance_count=INSTANCE_COUNT,
         instance_type=INSTANCE_TYPE,
         sagemaker_session=sagemaker_session,
+        model_kms_key=OUTPUT_KMS_KEY,
     )
     auto_ml.create_model.assert_called_once()
     mock_pipeline.deploy.assert_called_once()
@@ -594,6 +595,7 @@ def test_deploy_optional_args(candidate_estimator, sagemaker_session, candidate_
         serializer=None,
         deserializer=None,
         endpoint_name=JOB_NAME,
+        kms_key=OUTPUT_KMS_KEY,
         tags=TAGS,
         wait=False,
     )