diff --git a/packages/requester-common/src/types/Request.ts b/packages/requester-common/src/types/Request.ts
index 45f75178d..2eaed9055 100644
--- a/packages/requester-common/src/types/Request.ts
+++ b/packages/requester-common/src/types/Request.ts
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ export type Request = {
    * The data to be transfered to the server.
    */
   readonly data: string | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * options passed to the network request function
+   */
+  readonly requesterOptions?: any;
 };
diff --git a/packages/requester-node-http/src/__tests__/unit/node-http-requester.test.ts b/packages/requester-node-http/src/__tests__/unit/node-http-requester.test.ts
index 7a0b17ae3..ac70c7c1a 100644
--- a/packages/requester-node-http/src/__tests__/unit/node-http-requester.test.ts
+++ b/packages/requester-node-http/src/__tests__/unit/node-http-requester.test.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ describe('timeout handling', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('error handling', (): void => {
+describe('error handling', () => {
   it('resolves dns not found', async () => {
     const request = {
       url: 'https://this-dont-exist.algolia.com',
@@ -251,3 +251,27 @@ describe('error handling', (): void => {
     expect(response.isTimedOut).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('options', () => {
+  it('passes `requesterOptions` to http.request()', async () => {
+    const request = {
+      ...requestStub,
+      requesterOptions: {
+        // override any parameter sent to http[s].request
+        // we can only test those which nock can handle, like method
+        method: 'GET',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const body = { response: 'foo' };
+
+    nock('https://algolia-dns.net')
+      .get('/foo')
+      .query({ 'x-algolia-header': 'foo' })
+      .reply(200, body);
+
+    const response = await requester.send(request);
+
+    expect(response.content).toEqual(body);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/requester-node-http/src/createNodeHttpRequester.ts b/packages/requester-node-http/src/createNodeHttpRequester.ts
index fa9b9c876..29a76aaf5 100644
--- a/packages/requester-node-http/src/createNodeHttpRequester.ts
+++ b/packages/requester-node-http/src/createNodeHttpRequester.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export function createNodeHttpRequester({
           method: request.method,
           headers: request.headers,
           ...(url.port !== undefined ? { port: url.port || '' } : {}),
+          ...(request.requesterOptions ? request.requesterOptions : {}),
         };
 
         const req = (url.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http).request(options, response => {
diff --git a/packages/transporter/src/__tests__/unit/request-options.test.ts b/packages/transporter/src/__tests__/unit/request-options.test.ts
index 3b3c86051..510e42d5c 100644
--- a/packages/transporter/src/__tests__/unit/request-options.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transporter/src/__tests__/unit/request-options.test.ts
@@ -53,4 +53,11 @@ describe('request options', () => {
 
     expect(result.data).toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  it('passes requesterOptions through', () => {
+    const requesterOptions = { time: new Date() };
+    const result = createMappedRequestOptions({ requesterOptions });
+
+    expect(result.requesterOptions).toEqual(requesterOptions);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/transporter/src/concerns/retryableRequest.ts b/packages/transporter/src/concerns/retryableRequest.ts
index 6ea17c2e1..a92b4a02c 100644
--- a/packages/transporter/src/concerns/retryableRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/transporter/src/concerns/retryableRequest.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export function retryableRequest<TResponse>(
       url: serializeUrl(host, request.path, queryParameters),
       connectTimeout: getTimeout(timeoutsCount, transporter.timeouts.connect),
       responseTimeout: getTimeout(timeoutsCount, requestOptions.timeout as number),
+      requesterOptions: requestOptions.requesterOptions,
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/transporter/src/createMappedRequestOptions.ts b/packages/transporter/src/createMappedRequestOptions.ts
index 2054a3ddb..ade8dd521 100644
--- a/packages/transporter/src/createMappedRequestOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/transporter/src/createMappedRequestOptions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import { MappedRequestOptions, RequestOptions } from '.';
 
+const SPECIAL_KEYS = [
+  'timeout',
+  'headers',
+  'queryParameters',
+  'data',
+  'cacheable',
+  'requesterOptions',
+];
+
 export function createMappedRequestOptions(
   requestOptions?: RequestOptions,
   timeout?: number
@@ -9,7 +18,7 @@ export function createMappedRequestOptions(
   const data: Record<string, string> = options.data || {};
 
   Object.keys(options).forEach(key => {
-    if (['timeout', 'headers', 'queryParameters', 'data', 'cacheable'].indexOf(key) === -1) {
+    if (SPECIAL_KEYS.indexOf(key) === -1) {
       data[key] = options[key]; // eslint-disable-line functional/immutable-data
     }
   });
@@ -20,5 +29,6 @@ export function createMappedRequestOptions(
     headers: options.headers || {},
     queryParameters: options.queryParameters || {},
     cacheable: options.cacheable,
+    ...(options.requesterOptions ? { requesterOptions: options.requesterOptions } : {}),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/transporter/src/types/MappedRequestOptions.ts b/packages/transporter/src/types/MappedRequestOptions.ts
index fc11ab53f..11dc032ea 100644
--- a/packages/transporter/src/types/MappedRequestOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/transporter/src/types/MappedRequestOptions.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ export type MappedRequestOptions = {
    * The data to be transfered to the server.
    */
   readonly data?: Record<string, string>;
+
+  /**
+   * options passed to the network request function
+   */
+  readonly requesterOptions?: any;
 };
diff --git a/packages/transporter/src/types/RequestOptions.ts b/packages/transporter/src/types/RequestOptions.ts
index 018843e5d..2a01687b2 100644
--- a/packages/transporter/src/types/RequestOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/transporter/src/types/RequestOptions.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export type RequestOptions = {
   readonly cacheable?: boolean;
 
   /**
-   * Custom timeout for the request. Note that, in normal situacions
+   * Custom timeout for the request. Note that, in normal situations
    * the given timeout will be applied. But the transporter layer may
    * increase this timeout if there is need for it.
    */
@@ -14,22 +14,27 @@ export type RequestOptions = {
 
   /**
    * Custom headers for the request. This headers are
-   * going to be merged the transporter headers.
+   * going to be merged with the transporter headers.
    */
   readonly headers?: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
 
   /**
    * Custom query parameters for the request. This query parameters are
-   * going to be merged the transporter query parameters.
+   * going to be merged with the transporter query parameters.
    */
   readonly queryParameters?: Record<string, any>;
 
   /**
    * Custom data for the request. This data are
-   * going to be merged the transporter data.
+   * going to be merged with the transporter data.
    */
   readonly data?: Record<string, any>;
 
+  /**
+   * options passed to the network request function
+   */
+  readonly requesterOptions?: any;
+
   /**
    * Additional request body values. It's only taken in
    * consideration in `POST` and `PUT` requests.