diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend_apply.go b/internal/cloud/backend_apply.go
index b52719593..74d167673 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend_apply.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend_apply.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (b *Cloud) opApply(stopCtx, cancelCtx context.Context, op *backend.Operatio
 		return nil, diags.Err()
 	}
 
-	if op.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
+	if b.ContextOpts != nil && b.ContextOpts.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
 		diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 			tfdiags.Error,
 			"Custom parallelism values are currently not supported",
diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend_apply_test.go b/internal/cloud/backend_apply_test.go
index 99d74c1cc..629074e0a 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend_apply_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend_apply_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func testOperationApplyWithTimeout(t *testing.T, configDir string, timeout time.
 	return &backend.Operation{
 		ConfigDir:    configDir,
 		ConfigLoader: configLoader,
-		Parallelism:  defaultParallelism,
 		PlanRefresh:  true,
 		StateLocker:  clistate.NewLocker(timeout, stateLockerView),
 		Type:         backend.OperationTypeApply,
@@ -223,7 +222,10 @@ func TestCloud_applyWithParallelism(t *testing.T) {
 	op, configCleanup, done := testOperationApply(t, "./testdata/apply")
 	defer configCleanup()
 
-	op.Parallelism = 3
+	if b.ContextOpts == nil {
+		b.ContextOpts = &terraform.ContextOpts{}
+	}
+	b.ContextOpts.Parallelism = 3
 	op.Workspace = backend.DefaultStateName
 
 	run, err := b.Operation(context.Background(), op)
diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend_plan.go b/internal/cloud/backend_plan.go
index 3e3916b36..693210d4f 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend_plan.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend_plan.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (b *Cloud) opPlan(stopCtx, cancelCtx context.Context, op *backend.Operation
 		return nil, diags.Err()
 	}
 
-	if op.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
+	if b.ContextOpts != nil && b.ContextOpts.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
 		diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 			tfdiags.Error,
 			"Custom parallelism values are currently not supported",
diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend_plan_test.go b/internal/cloud/backend_plan_test.go
index a0a7ced71..1dcfdeb07 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend_plan_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend_plan_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func testOperationPlanWithTimeout(t *testing.T, configDir string, timeout time.D
 	return &backend.Operation{
 		ConfigDir:    configDir,
 		ConfigLoader: configLoader,
-		Parallelism:  defaultParallelism,
 		PlanRefresh:  true,
 		StateLocker:  clistate.NewLocker(timeout, stateLockerView),
 		Type:         backend.OperationTypePlan,
@@ -198,7 +197,10 @@ func TestCloud_planWithParallelism(t *testing.T) {
 	op, configCleanup, done := testOperationPlan(t, "./testdata/plan")
 	defer configCleanup()
 
-	op.Parallelism = 3
+	if b.ContextOpts == nil {
+		b.ContextOpts = &terraform.ContextOpts{}
+	}
+	b.ContextOpts.Parallelism = 3
 	op.Workspace = backend.DefaultStateName
 
 	run, err := b.Operation(context.Background(), op)