diff --git a/src/esploader.ts b/src/esploader.ts
index be5ce4c..e00ed0c 100644
--- a/src/esploader.ts
+++ b/src/esploader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ESPError } from "./error";
 import { Data, deflate, Inflate } from "pako";
-import { Transport } from "./webserial";
+import { Transport, SerialOptions } from "./webserial";
 import { ROM } from "./targets/rom";
 import { customReset, usbJTAGSerialReset } from "./reset";
 
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ export interface FlashOptions {
 
 export interface LoaderOptions {
   transport: Transport;
-  port: SerialPort;
+  port?: SerialPort;
   baudrate: number;
+  serialOptions?: SerialOptions;
   terminal?: IEspLoaderTerminal;
   romBaudrate: number;
   debugLogging?: boolean;
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ export class ESPLoader {
 
   public transport: Transport;
   private baudrate: number;
+  private serialOptions?: SerialOptions;
   private terminal?: IEspLoaderTerminal;
   private romBaudrate = 115200;
   private debugLogging = false;
@@ -145,6 +147,9 @@ export class ESPLoader {
 
     this.transport = options.transport;
     this.baudrate = options.baudrate;
+    if (options.serialOptions) {
+      this.serialOptions = options.serialOptions;
+    }
     if (options.romBaudrate) {
       this.romBaudrate = options.romBaudrate;
     }
@@ -394,7 +399,7 @@ export class ESPLoader {
     let i;
     let resp;
     this.info("Connecting...", false);
-    await this.transport.connect(this.romBaudrate);
+    await this.transport.connect(this.romBaudrate,this.serialOptions);
     for (i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
       resp = await this._connect_attempt(mode, false);
       if (resp === "success") {
@@ -830,7 +835,7 @@ export class ESPLoader {
     this.info("Changed");
     await this.transport.disconnect();
     await this._sleep(50);
-    await this.transport.connect(this.baudrate);
+    await this.transport.connect(this.baudrate,this.serialOptions);
 
     /* original code seemed absolutely unreliable. use retries and less sleep */
     try {
diff --git a/src/webserial.ts b/src/webserial.ts
index 2a320eb..ac0764b 100644
--- a/src/webserial.ts
+++ b/src/webserial.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+export interface SerialOptions {
+  baudRate?: number | undefined
+  dataBits?: number | undefined;
+  stopBits?: number | undefined;
+  parity?: ParityType | undefined;
+  bufferSize?: number | undefined;
+  flowControl?: FlowControlType | undefined;
+}
 class Transport {
   public slip_reader_enabled = false;
   public left_over = new Uint8Array(0);
@@ -199,8 +207,14 @@ class Transport {
     await this.device.setSignals({ dataTerminalReady: state });
   }
 
-  async connect(baud = 115200) {
-    await this.device.open({ baudRate: baud });
+  async connect(baud: number = 115200, serialOptions: SerialOptions = {}) {
+    await this.device.open({ baudRate: baud,
+      dataBits: serialOptions?.dataBits,
+      stopBits: serialOptions?.stopBits,
+      bufferSize: serialOptions?.bufferSize,
+      parity: serialOptions?.parity,
+      flowControl: serialOptions?.flowControl
+    });
     this.baudrate = baud;
     this.left_over = new Uint8Array(0);
   }