diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d2e37f499..1bd3ef14d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ### Dependencies
 
 ### Changed
+- Adds the option to set slices=auto for UpdateByQueryRequest, DeleteByQueryRequest and ReindexRequest ([#538](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/538))
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/DeleteByQueryRequest.java b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/DeleteByQueryRequest.java
index e684435b8f..516f62060c 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/DeleteByQueryRequest.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/DeleteByQueryRequest.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public final SlicedScroll slice() {
 
 	/**
 	 * The number of slices this task should be divided into. Defaults to 1, meaning
-	 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to <code>auto</code>.
+	 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to 0 for <code>auto</code>.
 	 * <p>
 	 * API name: {@code slices}
 	 */
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ public final Builder slice(Function<SlicedScroll.Builder, ObjectBuilder<SlicedSc
 
 		/**
 		 * The number of slices this task should be divided into. Defaults to 1, meaning
-		 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to <code>auto</code>.
+		 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to 0 for <code>auto</code>.
 		 * <p>
 		 * API name: {@code slices}
 		 */
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ protected static void setupDeleteByQueryRequestDeserializer(ObjectDeserializer<D
 			request -> {
 				Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
 				if (request.slices != null) {
-					params.put("slices", String.valueOf(request.slices));
+					params.put("slices", request.slices == 0 ? "auto" : String.valueOf(request.slices));
 				}
 				if (request.df != null) {
 					params.put("df", request.df);
diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/ReindexRequest.java b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/ReindexRequest.java
index 4d15889524..fd105054e7 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/ReindexRequest.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/ReindexRequest.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public final Long size() {
 
 	/**
 	 * The number of slices this task should be divided into. Defaults to 1, meaning
-	 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to <code>auto</code>.
+	 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to 0 for <code>auto</code>.
 	 * <p>
 	 * API name: {@code slices}
 	 */
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public final Builder size(@Nullable Long value) {
 
 		/**
 		 * The number of slices this task should be divided into. Defaults to 1, meaning
-		 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to <code>auto</code>.
+		 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to 0 for <code>auto</code>.
 		 * <p>
 		 * API name: {@code slices}
 		 */
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ protected static void setupReindexRequestDeserializer(ObjectDeserializer<Reindex
 			request -> {
 				Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
 				if (request.slices != null) {
-					params.put("slices", String.valueOf(request.slices));
+					params.put("slices", request.slices == 0 ? "auto" : String.valueOf(request.slices));
 				}
 				if (request.requestsPerSecond != null) {
 					params.put("requests_per_second", String.valueOf(request.requestsPerSecond));
diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/UpdateByQueryRequest.java b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/UpdateByQueryRequest.java
index 847e0e8bd7..f651b23696 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/UpdateByQueryRequest.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/opensearch/core/UpdateByQueryRequest.java
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public final SlicedScroll slice() {
 
 	/**
 	 * The number of slices this task should be divided into. Defaults to 1, meaning
-	 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to <code>auto</code>.
+	 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to 0 for <code>auto</code>.
 	 * <p>
 	 * API name: {@code slices}
 	 */
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ public final Builder slice(Function<SlicedScroll.Builder, ObjectBuilder<SlicedSc
 
 		/**
 		 * The number of slices this task should be divided into. Defaults to 1, meaning
-		 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to <code>auto</code>.
+		 * the task isn't sliced into subtasks. Can be set to 0 for <code>auto</code>.
 		 * <p>
 		 * API name: {@code slices}
 		 */
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ protected static void setupUpdateByQueryRequestDeserializer(ObjectDeserializer<U
 			request -> {
 				Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
 				if (request.slices != null) {
-					params.put("slices", String.valueOf(request.slices));
+					params.put("slices", request.slices == 0 ? "auto" : String.valueOf(request.slices));
 				}
 				if (request.df != null) {
 					params.put("df", request.df);