diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index a55913ec..16125141 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- feat: Add support for effective target canister ID in management canister calls.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - chore: Removes warning that users found unhelpful, when a message originates from other sources than the identity provider in `AuthClient` during authentication. 
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/actor.ts b/packages/agent/src/actor.ts
index 27833dd3..0bda279d 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/actor.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/actor.ts
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ export type ManagementCanisterRecord = _SERVICE;
 export function getManagementCanister(config: CallConfig): ActorSubclass<ManagementCanisterRecord> {
   function transform(
     _methodName: string,
-    args: Record<string, unknown> & { canister_id: string }[],
+    args: Record<string, unknown> & { canister_id: string; target_canister?: unknown }[],
   ) {
     if (config.effectiveCanisterId) {
       return { effectiveCanisterId: Principal.from(config.effectiveCanisterId) };
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ export function getManagementCanister(config: CallConfig): ActorSubclass<Managem
     if (first && typeof first === 'object' && first.canister_id) {
       effectiveCanisterId = Principal.from(first.canister_id as unknown);
     }
+    if (first && typeof first === 'object' && first.target_canister) {
+      effectiveCanisterId = Principal.from(first.target_canister);
+    }
     return { effectiveCanisterId };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/agent/http/http.test.ts b/packages/agent/src/agent/http/http.test.ts
index 1b66cd93..c388531d 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/agent/http/http.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/agent/http/http.test.ts
@@ -938,6 +938,78 @@ test('it should handle calls against the ic-management canister that succeed', a
   expect(status).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
+test('it should use target_canister as effective canister id for calls against the ic-management canister', async () => {
+  const identity = new AnonymousIdentity();
+
+  // Response generated by calling a locally deployed replica of the management canister, cloned using fetchCloner
+  const mockResponse = {
+    headers: [
+      ['access-control-allow-origin', '*'],
+      ['content-length', '761'],
+      ['content-type', 'application/cbor'],
+      ['date', 'Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:19:07 GMT'],
+    ],
+    ok: true,
+    status: 200,
+    statusText: 'OK',
+    body: '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',
+    now: 1729635546372,
+  };
+
+  // Mock the fetch implementation, resolving a pre-calculated response
+  const mockFetch: jest.Mock = jest.fn(() => {
+    return Promise.resolve({
+      ...mockResponse,
+      body: fromHex(mockResponse.body),
+      arrayBuffer: async () => fromHex(mockResponse.body),
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Mock time so certificates can be accurately decoded
+  jest.useFakeTimers();
+  jest.setSystemTime(mockResponse.now);
+
+  // Pass in rootKey from replica (used because test was written using local replica)
+  const agent = await HttpAgent.createSync({
+    identity,
+    fetch: mockFetch,
+    host: 'http://localhost:4943',
+    rootKey: fromHex(
+      '308182301d060d2b0601040182dc7c0503010201060c2b0601040182dc7c050302010361008be882f1985cccb53fd551571a42818014835ed8f8a27767669b67dd4a836eb0d62b327e3368a80615b0e4f472c73f7917c036dc9317dcb64b319a1efa43dd7c656225c061de359db6fdf7033ac1bff24c944c145e46ebdce2093680b6209a13',
+    ),
+  });
+
+  // Use management canister call
+  const management = getManagementCanister({ agent });
+
+  // Important - override nonce when making request to ensure reproducible result
+  (Actor.agentOf(management) as HttpAgent).addTransform('update', async args => {
+    args.body.nonce = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) as Nonce;
+    return args;
+  });
+
+  const spy = jest.spyOn(Actor.agentOf(management) as HttpAgent, 'call');
+
+  const target_canister = Principal.from('bkyz2-fmaaa-aaaaa-qaaaq-cai');
+
+  await management.install_chunked_code({
+    arg: new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]),
+    wasm_module_hash: new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6]),
+    mode: { install: null },
+    chunk_hashes_list: [],
+    target_canister,
+    store_canister: [],
+    sender_canister_version: [],
+  });
+
+  expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    Principal.fromHex(''),
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      effectiveCanisterId: target_canister,
+    }),
+  );
+});
+
 /**
  * Test utility to clone a fetch response for mocking purposes with the agent
  * @param request - RequestInfo