diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/nebius/resources.py b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/nebius/resources.py
index 4bf79cb14d..4b04cdb29c 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/nebius/resources.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/nebius/resources.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     DiskServiceClient,
     DiskSpec,
     ExistingDisk,
+    FollowsSpotPriceSpec,
     GetInstanceRequest,
     GpuClusterServiceClient,
     GpuClusterSpec,
@@ -386,6 +387,9 @@ def create_instance(
                 if pricing_policy_id is not None
                 else None
             ),
+            follows_spot_price=(
+                FollowsSpotPriceSpec() if preemptible and pricing_policy_id is None else None
+            ),
         ),
     )
     with wrap_capacity_errors():