diff --git a/lib/solr.js b/lib/solr.js
index 49a72c1d..e8641198 100644
--- a/lib/solr.js
+++ b/lib/solr.js
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ exports.createClient = createClient;
  *                                    of JSON native serializer/deserializer
  * @param solrVersion ['3.2', '4.0', '5.0', '5.1'], check lib/utils/version.js for full reference
  * @param {Number} [ipVersion=4] - pass it to http/https lib's "family" option
+ * @param {Object} request - request options
  *
  * @return {Client}
  * @api public
  */
 
-function createClient(host, port, core, path, agent, secure, bigint, solrVersion, ipVersion){
+function createClient(host, port, core, path, agent, secure, bigint, solrVersion, ipVersion, request){
   var options = (typeof host === 'object') ? host : {
       host : host,
       port : port,
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ function createClient(host, port, core, path, agent, secure, bigint, solrVersion
       secure : secure,
       bigint : bigint,
       solrVersion: solrVersion,
-      ipVersion: ipVersion == 6 ? 6 : 4
+      ipVersion: ipVersion == 6 ? 6 : 4,
+      request: request
    };
   return new Client(options);
 }
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ function createClient(host, port, core, path, agent, secure, bigint, solrVersion
  * @param {Boolean} [options.secure=false] - if true HTTPS will be used instead of HTTP
  * @param {Boolean} [options.bigint=false] - if true JSONbig serializer/deserializer will be used instead
  *                                    of JSON native serializer/deserializer
+ * @param {Object} options.request - request options
  * @param {Number} [ipVersion=4] - pass it to http/https lib's "family" option
  *
  * @return {Client}
@@ -92,7 +95,8 @@ function Client(options){
       bigint : options.bigint || false,
       get_max_request_entity_size: options.get_max_request_entity_size || false,
       solrVersion: options.solrVersion || versionUtils.Solr3_2,
-      ipVersion: options.ipVersion == 6 ? 6 : 4
+      ipVersion: options.ipVersion == 6 ? 6 : 4,
+      request: options.request || null
    };
 
    // Default paths of all request handlers
@@ -519,7 +523,8 @@ Client.prototype.update = function(data,options,callback){
       bigint : this.options.bigint,
       authorization : this.options.authorization,
       agent : this.options.agent,
-      ipVersion : this.options.ipVersion
+      ipVersion : this.options.ipVersion,
+      request: this.request
    };
    return postJSON(params,callback);
 }
@@ -655,11 +660,12 @@ Client.prototype.get = function(handler,query,callback){
          bigint: this.options.bigint,
          authorization: this.options.authorization,
          agent: this.options.agent,
-         ipVersion: this.options.ipVersion
+         ipVersion: this.options.ipVersion,
+         request: this.options.request
       };
+
       return getJSON(params, callback);
    } else {
-
       // Funnel this through a POST because it's too large
       return this.post(handler, query, callback);
    }
@@ -711,7 +717,8 @@ Client.prototype.post = function(handler,query,callback){
       bigint : this.options.bigint,
       authorization : this.options.authorization,
       agent : this.options.agent,
-      ipVersion : this.options.ipVersion
+      ipVersion : this.options.ipVersion,
+      request: this.options.request
    };
    return postForm(params,callback);
 }
@@ -784,6 +791,7 @@ Client.prototype.ping = function(callback){
  * @param {Boolean} params.secure -
  * @param {Boolean} params.bigint -
  * @param {http.Agent} [params.agent] -
+ * @param {Object} params.request - request options
  * @param {Function} callback(err,obj) - a function executed when the Solr server responds or an error occurs
  * @param {Error} callback().err
  * @param {Object} callback().obj - JSON response sent by the Solr server deserialized
@@ -810,6 +818,10 @@ function postForm(params,callback){
       family : params.ipVersion
    };
 
+   if (params.request) {
+      options = Object.assign(options, params.request);
+   }
+
    if(params.agent !== undefined){
       options.agent = params.agent;
    }
@@ -840,6 +852,7 @@ function postForm(params,callback){
  * @param {Boolean} params.secure -
  * @param {Boolean} params.bigint -
  * @param {http.Agent} [params.agent] -
+ * @param {Object} params.request - request options
  * @param {Function} callback(err,obj) - a function executed when the Solr server responds or an error occurs
  * @param {Error} callback().err
  * @param {Object} callback().obj - JSON response sent by the Solr server deserialized
@@ -860,6 +873,10 @@ function getJSON(params,callback){
       family: params.ipVersion
    };
 
+   if (params.request) {
+      options = Object.assign(options, params.request);
+   }
+
    if(params.agent !== undefined){
       options.agent = params.agent;
    }