diff --git a/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts b/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts
index 0d4d479a85e..089eda5e375 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export default class RedisClusterSlots<
     this._randomNodeIterator = undefined;
   }
 
-  async #discover(rootNode: RedisClusterClientOptions) {
+  async #discover(rootNode: RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>) {
     this.clientSideCache?.clear();
     this.clientSideCache?.disable();
 
@@ -509,16 +509,21 @@ export default class RedisClusterSlots<
     }
   }
 
-  async #getShards(rootNode: RedisClusterClientOptions) {
+  async #getShards(rootNode: RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>) {
     const options = this.#clientOptionsDefaults(rootNode)!;
-    options.socket ??= {};
-    options.socket.reconnectStrategy = false;
-    options.RESP = this.#options.RESP;
-    options.commandOptions = undefined;
-    options.maintNotifications = 'disabled';
-
-    // TODO: find a way to avoid type casting
-    const client = await this.#clientFactory(options as RedisClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, {}>)
+    
+    const clientOptions: RedisClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, {}> = {
+      ...options,
+      socket: {
+        ...options.socket,
+        reconnectStrategy: false
+      },
+      RESP: this.#options.RESP,
+      commandOptions: undefined,
+      maintNotifications: 'disabled'
+    };
+
+    const client = await this.#clientFactory<{}>(clientOptions)
       .on('error', err => this.#emit('error', err))
       .connect();
 
@@ -540,7 +545,7 @@ export default class RedisClusterSlots<
     }
   }
 
-  #nodeClientOptions(node: NodeAddress & { address: string }): RedisClusterClientOptions {
+  #nodeClientOptions(node: NodeAddress & { address: string }): RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING> {
     return {
       socket: this.#getNodeAddress(node.address) ?? {
         host: node.host,
@@ -549,7 +554,9 @@ export default class RedisClusterSlots<
     };
   }
 
-  #clientOptionsDefaults(options?: RedisClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>) {
+  #clientOptionsDefaults(options: RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>): RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>;
+  #clientOptionsDefaults(options?: RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>): RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING> | undefined;
+  #clientOptionsDefaults(options?: RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>) {
     if (!this.#options.defaults) return options;
 
     let socket;
@@ -614,13 +621,16 @@ export default class RedisClusterSlots<
     const address = node.address;
     const emit = this.#emit;
     let wasReady = false;
-    const client = this.#clientFactory( this.#clientOptionsDefaults({
+    const clientOptions: RedisClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING> = {
+      ...this.#clientOptionsDefaults({
         clientSideCache: this.clientSideCache,
         himportRegistry: this.#himportRegistry,
-        RESP: this.#options.RESP,
         socket,
         readonly,
-      }));
+      }),
+      RESP: this.#options.RESP,
+    };
+    const client = this.#clientFactory<TYPE_MAPPING>(clientOptions);
     client._setIdentity(ClientRole.CLUSTER_NODE, this.#clusterClientId);
     client
       .on('error', error => emit('node-error', error, clientInfo))
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts
index f4b94fc81b8..9464453ee83 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,18 @@ describe('Cluster', () => {
     assert.equal(cluster.nodeByAddress.size, numberOfMasters + numberOfMasters * numberOfReplicas);
   }, GLOBAL.CLUSTERS.WITH_REPLICAS);
 
+  testUtils.testWithCluster('node clients inherit configured cluster RESP version', async cluster => {
+    for (const master of cluster.masters) {
+      assert.ok(master.client instanceof RedisClient);
+      assert.equal(master.client.options.RESP, cluster._options?.RESP ?? 3);
+    }
+  }, {
+    ...GLOBAL.CLUSTERS.OPEN,
+    clusterConfiguration: {
+      minimizeConnections: false
+    }
+  });
+
   testUtils.testWithCluster('getMasters should be backwards competiable (without `minimizeConnections`)', async cluster => {
     const masters = cluster.getMasters();
     assert.ok(Array.isArray(masters));
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.ts b/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.ts
index d9ebdedd4e5..6bc91ee08d2 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,15 @@ interface ClusterCommander<
   keyPrefix?: RedisArgument;
 }
 
-export type RedisClusterClientOptions = Omit<
-  RedisClientOptions<RedisModules, RedisFunctions, RedisScripts, RespVersions, TypeMapping, RedisTcpSocketOptions>,
-  keyof ClusterCommander<RedisModules, RedisFunctions, RedisScripts, RespVersions, TypeMapping/*, CommandPolicies*/>
+export type RedisClusterClientOptions<
+  M extends RedisModules = RedisModules,
+  F extends RedisFunctions = RedisFunctions,
+  S extends RedisScripts = RedisScripts,
+  RESP extends RespVersions = RespVersions,
+  TYPE_MAPPING extends TypeMapping = TypeMapping
+> = Omit<
+  RedisClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING, RedisTcpSocketOptions>,
+  keyof ClusterCommander<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>
 >;
 
 export interface RedisClusterOptions<
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ export interface RedisClusterOptions<
    * not inherited by the connections made to the discovered nodes. Settings that should apply to
    * every connection (e.g. credentials, TLS) must be specified via `defaults`.
    */
-  rootNodes: Array<RedisClusterClientOptions>;
+  rootNodes: Array<RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>>;
   /**
    * Default values used for every client in the cluster. Use this to specify global values,
    * for example: ACL credentials, timeouts, TLS configuration etc.
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ export interface RedisClusterOptions<
    * The connections to the discovered cluster nodes are created from these defaults (plus the
    * discovered host and port) — they do not inherit any other settings from `rootNodes`.
    */
-  defaults?: Partial<RedisClusterClientOptions>;
+  defaults?: Partial<RedisClusterClientOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>>;
   /**
    * When `true`, `.connect()` will only discover the cluster topology, without actually connecting to all the nodes.
    * Useful for short-term or PubSub-only connections.
@@ -285,7 +291,9 @@ export default class RedisCluster<
       RedisCluster.#SingleEntryCache.set(config, Cluster);
     }
 
-    return (options?: Omit<RedisClusterOptions, keyof Exclude<typeof config, undefined>>) => {
+    return (
+      options?: Omit<RedisClusterOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>, keyof Exclude<typeof config, undefined>>
+    ) => {
       // returning a "proxy" to prevent the namespaces._self to leak between "proxies"
       return Object.create(new Cluster(options)) as RedisClusterType<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING/*, POLICIES*/>;
     };
@@ -317,7 +325,7 @@ export default class RedisCluster<
     TYPE_MAPPING extends TypeMapping = {},
     // POLICIES extends CommandPolicies = {}
   >(options?: RedisClusterOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING/*, POLICIES*/>) {
-    return RedisCluster.factory(options)(options);
+    return RedisCluster.factory<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING>(options)(options);
   }
 
   readonly _options: RedisClusterOptions<M, F, S, RESP, TYPE_MAPPING/*, POLICIES*/>;