diff --git a/src/actor.ts b/src/actor.ts
index f7f4b097ff..8fcdc15c75 100644
--- a/src/actor.ts
+++ b/src/actor.ts
@@ -1497,7 +1497,12 @@ export class Actor<Data extends Dictionary = Dictionary> {
                 ...storageClientOptions,
                 ...options, // allow overriding the instance configuration
             },
-            this,
+            {
+                config: this.config,
+                // Hand over the raw manager rather than the public getChargingManager(), which
+                // warns about a missing init() — a standalone client is a supported use case.
+                getChargingManager: () => this.chargingManager,
+            },
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/charging.ts b/src/charging.ts
index 84d3d28ebb..80090ba3a8 100644
--- a/src/charging.ts
+++ b/src/charging.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ export class ChargingManager {
         return dataset.id;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether {@link ChargingManager.init} has run. All charging operations (including
+     * {@link ChargingManager.getPricingInfo}) require an initialized manager.
+     */
+    get isInitialized(): boolean {
+        return this.chargingState !== undefined;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get information about the pricing for this Actor.
      */
diff --git a/src/patched_apify_client.ts b/src/patched_apify_client.ts
index 3f0193aaed..2c31bd27d4 100644
--- a/src/patched_apify_client.ts
+++ b/src/patched_apify_client.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,13 @@ export function createPatchedApifyClient(
                 httpClient: this.httpClient,
             };
 
+            // Charging is only configured for an initialized Actor (a platform run). A
+            // standalone client from `Actor.newClient()` without `Actor.init()` has no
+            // charging state, so skip interception rather than letting getPricingInfo() throw.
+            const chargingManager = actor.getChargingManager();
             const hasDefaultDatasetItemEvent =
-                DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT in actor.getChargingManager().getPricingInfo().perEventPrices;
+                chargingManager.isInitialized &&
+                DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT in chargingManager.getPricingInfo().perEventPrices;
 
             if (!isDefaultDataset || !hasDefaultDatasetItemEvent) {
                 return new DatasetClient(datasetOptions);
diff --git a/test/apify/charging.test.ts b/test/apify/charging.test.ts
index 83ed675c67..23a4732b72 100644
--- a/test/apify/charging.test.ts
+++ b/test/apify/charging.test.ts
@@ -788,3 +788,24 @@ describe('ChargingManager', () => {
         });
     });
 });
+
+describe('Actor.newClient()', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+        // @ts-expect-error reset the singleton between tests
+        Actor._instance = undefined; // eslint-disable-line no-underscore-dangle
+    });
+
+    test('dataset() works without calling Actor.init()', () => {
+        // `Actor.newClient()` is documented as usable standalone (init() is only required on
+        // the platform). The charging-aware dataset() getter must not require an initialized
+        // ChargingManager, otherwise it throws "ChargingManager is not initialized".
+        const warningSpy = vitest.spyOn(log, 'warning');
+        const client = Actor.newClient({ token: 'test-token' });
+
+        expect(() => client.dataset('some-dataset-id')).not.toThrow();
+        // ...and it must not nag about a missing init() on this supported path.
+        expect(warningSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Actor.init()'));
+
+        warningSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+});