diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index f842ffd..05bf955 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Frequenz Microgrid API Client Release Notes
 
-## Bug Fixes
+## New Features
 
-- Fix a bug where SSL was enabled by default. It is now disabled by default as in previous versions.
+- The client now supports setting reactive power for components through the new `set_reactive_power` method.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2e75cf3..09f31d6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ dev-mkdocs = [
 ]
 dev-mypy = [
   "mypy == 1.11.2",
+  "grpc-stubs == 1.53.0.5",
   "types-Markdown == 3.7.0.20240822",
+  "types-protobuf == 5.28.3.20241030",
   # For checking the noxfile, docs/ script, and tests
   "frequenz-client-microgrid[dev-mkdocs,dev-noxfile,dev-pytest]",
 ]
diff --git a/src/frequenz/client/microgrid/_client.py b/src/frequenz/client/microgrid/_client.py
index 7177538..e84a95c 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/client/microgrid/_client.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/client/microgrid/_client.py
@@ -441,7 +441,41 @@ async def set_power(self, component_id: int, power_w: float) -> None:
                 grpc_error=grpc_error,
             ) from grpc_error
 
-    async def set_bounds(
+    async def set_reactive_power(  # noqa: DOC502 (raises ApiClientError indirectly)
+        self, component_id: int, reactive_power_var: float
+    ) -> None:
+        """Send request to the Microgrid to set reactive power for component.
+
+        Negative values are for inductive (lagging) power , and positive values are for
+        capacitive (leading) power.
+
+        Args:
+            component_id: id of the component to set power.
+            reactive_power_var: reactive power to set for the component.
+
+        Raises:
+            ApiClientError: If the are any errors communicating with the Microgrid API,
+                most likely a subclass of
+                [GrpcError][frequenz.client.microgrid.GrpcError].
+        """
+        try:
+            await cast(
+                Awaitable[Empty],
+                self.api.SetPowerReactive(
+                    microgrid_pb2.SetPowerReactiveParam(
+                        component_id=component_id, power=reactive_power_var
+                    ),
+                    timeout=int(DEFAULT_GRPC_CALL_TIMEOUT),
+                ),
+            )
+        except grpc.aio.AioRpcError as grpc_error:
+            raise ApiClientError.from_grpc_error(
+                server_url=self._server_url,
+                operation="SetPowerReactive",
+                grpc_error=grpc_error,
+            ) from grpc_error
+
+    async def set_bounds(  # noqa: DOC503 (raises ApiClientError indirectly)
         self,
         component_id: int,
         lower: float,
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index ff0c308..5293d8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self, *, retry_strategy: retry.Strategy | None = None) -> None:
         mock_stub.ListComponents = mock.AsyncMock("ListComponents")
         mock_stub.ListConnections = mock.AsyncMock("ListConnections")
         mock_stub.SetPowerActive = mock.AsyncMock("SetPowerActive")
+        mock_stub.SetPowerReactive = mock.AsyncMock("SetPowerReactive")
         mock_stub.AddInclusionBounds = mock.AsyncMock("AddInclusionBounds")
         mock_stub.StreamComponentData = mock.Mock("StreamComponentData")
         super().__init__("grpc://mock_host:1234", retry_strategy=retry_strategy)
@@ -607,6 +608,48 @@ async def test_set_power_grpc_error() -> None:
         await client.set_power(component_id=83, power_w=100.0)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "reactive_power_var",
+    [0, 0.0, 12, -75, 0.1, -0.0001, 134.0],
+)
+async def test_set_reactive_power_ok(
+    reactive_power_var: float, meter83: microgrid_pb2.Component
+) -> None:
+    """Test if charge is able to charge component."""
+    client = _TestClient()
+    client.mock_stub.ListComponents.return_value = microgrid_pb2.ComponentList(
+        components=[meter83]
+    )
+
+    await client.set_reactive_power(
+        component_id=83, reactive_power_var=reactive_power_var
+    )
+    client.mock_stub.SetPowerReactive.assert_called_once()
+    call_args = client.mock_stub.SetPowerReactive.call_args[0]
+    assert call_args[0] == microgrid_pb2.SetPowerReactiveParam(
+        component_id=83, power=reactive_power_var
+    )
+
+
+async def test_set_reactive_power_grpc_error() -> None:
+    """Test set_power() raises ApiClientError when the gRPC call fails."""
+    client = _TestClient()
+    client.mock_stub.SetPowerReactive.side_effect = grpc.aio.AioRpcError(
+        mock.MagicMock(name="mock_status"),
+        mock.MagicMock(name="mock_initial_metadata"),
+        mock.MagicMock(name="mock_trailing_metadata"),
+        "fake grpc details",
+        "fake grpc debug_error_string",
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ApiClientError,
+        match=r"Failed calling 'SetPowerReactive' on 'grpc://mock_host:1234': .* "
+        r"<status=<MagicMock name='mock_status\.name' id='.*'>>: fake grpc details "
+        r"\(fake grpc debug_error_string\)",
+    ):
+        await client.set_reactive_power(component_id=83, reactive_power_var=100.0)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "bounds",
     [