diff --git a/tableauserverclient/server/request_factory.py b/tableauserverclient/server/request_factory.py
index 3301b3b89..1e5b66019 100644
--- a/tableauserverclient/server/request_factory.py
+++ b/tableauserverclient/server/request_factory.py
@@ -1077,8 +1077,11 @@ def update_req(self, workbook_item, parent_srv: "Server | None" = None):
             views_element = ET.SubElement(workbook_element, "views")
             for view in workbook_item.views:
                 _add_view_element(views_element, view.id)
-        if workbook_item.data_acceleration_config:
-            data_acceleration_config = workbook_item.data_acceleration_config
+        data_acceleration_config = workbook_item.data_acceleration_config
+        if data_acceleration_config and (
+            data_acceleration_config.get("acceleration_enabled") is not None
+            or data_acceleration_config.get("accelerate_now") is not None
+        ):
             data_acceleration_element = ET.SubElement(workbook_element, "dataAccelerationConfig")
             if data_acceleration_config["acceleration_enabled"] is not None:
                 data_acceleration_element.attrib["accelerationEnabled"] = str(
diff --git a/test/test_workbook.py b/test/test_workbook.py
index 7f4d80041..51fe1ea45 100644
--- a/test/test_workbook.py
+++ b/test/test_workbook.py
@@ -242,6 +242,19 @@ def test_update(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
     assert not single_workbook.data_acceleration_config["accelerate_now"]
 
 
+def test_update_excludes_data_acceleration_config_when_unset(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
+    """dataAccelerationConfig should be omitted from the update request XML when never set."""
+    response_xml = UPDATE_XML.read_text()
+    with requests_mock.mock() as m:
+        m.put(server.workbooks.baseurl + "/1f951daf-4061-451a-9df1-69a8062664f2", text=response_xml)
+        single_workbook = TSC.WorkbookItem("1d0304cd-3796-429f-b815-7258370b9b74", show_tabs=True)
+        single_workbook._id = "1f951daf-4061-451a-9df1-69a8062664f2"
+        server.workbooks.update(single_workbook)
+        request_body = m.request_history[0].body
+    xml_root = fromstring(request_body)
+    assert xml_root.find(".//dataAccelerationConfig") is None
+
+
 def test_update_description_in_request_xml(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
     """description should be included in the update request XML when server >= 3.21."""
     server.version = "3.21"