diff --git a/registry/consul/options.go b/registry/consul/options.go
index 335cb57e..29bc3ee5 100644
--- a/registry/consul/options.go
+++ b/registry/consul/options.go
@@ -27,6 +27,40 @@ func Config(c *consul.Config) registry.Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// AllowStale sets whether any Consul server (non-leader) can service
+// a read. This allows for lower latency and higher throughput
+// at the cost of potentially stale data.
+// Works similar to Consul DNS Config option [1].
+// Defaults to true.
+//
+// [1] https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/options.html#allow_stale
+//
+func AllowStale(v bool) registry.Option {
+	return func(o *registry.Options) {
+		if o.Context == nil {
+			o.Context = context.Background()
+		}
+		o.Context = context.WithValue(o.Context, "consul_allow_stale", v)
+	}
+}
+
+// QueryOptions specifies the QueryOptions to be used when calling
+// Consul. See `Consul API` for more information [1].
+//
+// [1] https://godoc.org/github.com/hashicorp/consul/api#QueryOptions
+//
+func QueryOptions(q *consul.QueryOptions) registry.Option {
+	return func(o *registry.Options) {
+		if q == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if o.Context == nil {
+			o.Context = context.Background()
+		}
+		o.Context = context.WithValue(o.Context, "consul_query_options", q)
+	}
+}
+
 //
 // TCPCheck will tell the service provider to check the service address
 // and port every `t` interval. It will enabled only if `t` is greater than 0.
diff --git a/registry/consul_registry.go b/registry/consul_registry.go
index af5d0adf..52ccf759 100644
--- a/registry/consul_registry.go
+++ b/registry/consul_registry.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ type consulRegistry struct {
 	// connect enabled
 	connect bool
 
+	queryOptions *consul.QueryOptions
+
 	sync.Mutex
 	register map[string]uint64
 	// lastChecked tracks when a node was last checked as existing in Consul
@@ -80,6 +82,14 @@ func configure(c *consulRegistry, opts ...Option) {
 		if cn, ok := c.opts.Context.Value("consul_connect").(bool); ok {
 			c.connect = cn
 		}
+
+		// Use the consul query options passed in the options, if available
+		if qo, ok := c.opts.Context.Value("consul_query_options").(*consul.QueryOptions); ok && qo != nil {
+			c.queryOptions = qo
+		}
+		if as, ok := c.opts.Context.Value("consul_allow_stale").(bool); ok {
+			c.queryOptions.AllowStale = as
+		}
 	}
 
 	// check if there are any addrs
@@ -123,6 +133,9 @@ func newConsulRegistry(opts ...Option) Registry {
 		opts:        Options{},
 		register:    make(map[string]uint64),
 		lastChecked: make(map[string]time.Time),
+		queryOptions: &consul.QueryOptions{
+			AllowStale: true,
+		},
 	}
 	configure(cr, opts...)
 	return cr
@@ -189,9 +202,7 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) Register(s *Service, opts ...RegisterOption) error {
 			if time.Since(c.lastChecked[s.Name]) <= getDeregisterTTL(regInterval) {
 				return nil
 			}
-			services, _, err := c.Client.Health().Checks(s.Name, &consul.QueryOptions{
-				AllowStale: true,
-			})
+			services, _, err := c.Client.Health().Checks(s.Name, c.queryOptions)
 			if err == nil {
 				for _, v := range services {
 					if v.ServiceID == node.Id {
@@ -276,9 +287,9 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) GetService(name string) ([]*Service, error) {
 
 	// if we're connect enabled only get connect services
 	if c.connect {
-		rsp, _, err = c.Client.Health().Connect(name, "", false, nil)
+		rsp, _, err = c.Client.Health().Connect(name, "", false, c.queryOptions)
 	} else {
-		rsp, _, err = c.Client.Health().Service(name, "", false, nil)
+		rsp, _, err = c.Client.Health().Service(name, "", false, c.queryOptions)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -347,7 +358,7 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) GetService(name string) ([]*Service, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *consulRegistry) ListServices() ([]*Service, error) {
-	rsp, _, err := c.Client.Catalog().Services(nil)
+	rsp, _, err := c.Client.Catalog().Services(c.queryOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/registry/consul_registry_test.go b/registry/consul_registry_test.go
index 425a5b26..1758cfaa 100644
--- a/registry/consul_registry_test.go
+++ b/registry/consul_registry_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	consul "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
 )
@@ -53,9 +54,14 @@ func newConsulTestRegistry(r *mockRegistry) (*consulRegistry, func()) {
 	go newMockServer(r, l)
 
 	return &consulRegistry{
-			Address:  cfg.Address,
-			Client:   cl,
-			register: make(map[string]uint64),
+			Address:     cfg.Address,
+			Client:      cl,
+			opts:        Options{},
+			register:    make(map[string]uint64),
+			lastChecked: make(map[string]time.Time),
+			queryOptions: &consul.QueryOptions{
+				AllowStale: true,
+			},
 		}, func() {
 			l.Close()
 		}