diff --git a/python/lancedb/remote/__init__.py b/python/lancedb/remote/__init__.py
index d8c37464..c6e15c83 100644
--- a/python/lancedb/remote/__init__.py
+++ b/python/lancedb/remote/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import attrs
 import pyarrow as pa
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+from lancedb.common import VECTOR_COLUMN_NAME
+
 __all__ = ["LanceDBClient", "VectorQuery", "VectorQueryResult"]
 
 
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ class VectorQuery(BaseModel):
 
     refine_factor: Optional[int] = None
 
+    vector_column: str = VECTOR_COLUMN_NAME
+
 
 @attrs.define
 class VectorQueryResult: