diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index 8e160755c..8d0a4881d 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .flags import MemberCacheFlags
 
     class _ClientOptions(TypedDict, total=False):
-        intents: Required[Intents]
         max_messages: NotRequired[Optional[int]]
         proxy: NotRequired[Optional[str]]
         proxy_auth: NotRequired[Optional[aiohttp.BasicAuth]]
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ class Client:
         The websocket gateway the client is currently connected to. Could be ``None``.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, **options: Unpack[_ClientOptions]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, *, intents: Intents, **options: Unpack[_ClientOptions]) -> None:
         self.loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop = _loop
         # self.ws is set in the connect method
         self.ws: DiscordWebSocket = None  # type: ignore
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ class Client:
         }
 
         self._enable_debug_events: bool = options.pop('enable_debug_events', False)
-        self._connection: ConnectionState[Self] = self._get_state(**options)
+        self._connection: ConnectionState[Self] = self._get_state(intents=intents, **options)
         self._connection.shard_count = self.shard_count
         self._closing_task: Optional[asyncio.Task[None]] = None
         self._ready: asyncio.Event = MISSING
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
index 858d4f10d..cefe837c0 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin[None]):
         description: Optional[str] = None,
         allowed_contexts: app_commands.AppCommandContext = MISSING,
         allowed_installs: app_commands.AppInstallationType = MISSING,
+        intents: discord.Intents,
         **options: Unpack[_BotOptions],
     ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(**options)
+        super().__init__(intents=intents, **options)
         self.command_prefix: PrefixType[BotT] = command_prefix  # type: ignore
         self.extra_events: Dict[str, List[CoroFunc]] = {}
         # Self doesn't have the ClientT bound, but since this is a mixin it technically does