diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index ee7949bf8..8d2f38b52 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@ used with a client.
         ]
     ]);
 
+If you use asynchronous requests with cURL multi handler and want to tweak it,
+additional options can be specified as an associative array in the
+**multi_handle_options** key of the ``CurlMultiHandler`` constructor.
+
+.. code-block:: php
+
+    use \GuzzleHttp\Client;
+    use \GuzzleHttp\HandlerStack;
+    use \GuzzleHttp\Handler\CurlMultiHandler;
+
+    $client = new Client(['handler' => HandlerStack::create(new CurlMultiHandler([
+        'options' => [
+            CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS => 50,
+            CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS => 5,
+        ]
+    ]))]);
+
 
 How can I add custom stream context options?
 ============================================
diff --git a/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php b/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php
index d8297623c..b73e5c72d 100644
--- a/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php
+++ b/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 namespace GuzzleHttp\Handler;
 
+use GuzzleHttp\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use GuzzleHttp\Promise as P;
 use GuzzleHttp\Promise\Promise;
-use GuzzleHttp\Psr7;
 use Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class CurlMultiHandler
     private $active;
     private $handles = [];
     private $delays = [];
+    private $options = [];
 
     /**
      * This handler accepts the following options:
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ class CurlMultiHandler
      * - handle_factory: An optional factory  used to create curl handles
      * - select_timeout: Optional timeout (in seconds) to block before timing
      *   out while selecting curl handles. Defaults to 1 second.
+     * - options: An associative array of CURLMOPT_* options and
+     *   corresponding values for curl_multi_setopt()
      *
      * @param array $options
      */
@@ -45,12 +48,23 @@ public function __construct(array $options = [])
         } else {
             $this->selectTimeout = 1;
         }
+
+        $this->options = isset($options['options']) ? $options['options'] : [];
     }
 
     public function __get($name)
     {
         if ($name === '_mh') {
-            return $this->_mh = curl_multi_init();
+            $this->_mh = curl_multi_init();
+
+            foreach ($this->options as $option => $value) {
+                // A warning is raised in case of a wrong option.
+                curl_multi_setopt($this->_mh, $option, $value);
+            }
+
+            // Further calls to _mh will return the value directly, without entering the
+            // __get() method at all.
+            return $this->_mh;
         }
 
         throw new \BadMethodCallException();
diff --git a/tests/Handler/CurlMultiHandlerTest.php b/tests/Handler/CurlMultiHandlerTest.php
index 03043f5ff..6e0660cfb 100644
--- a/tests/Handler/CurlMultiHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Handler/CurlMultiHandlerTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,31 @@
 
 class CurlMultiHandlerTest extends TestCase
 {
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $_SERVER['curl_test'] = true;
+        unset($_SERVER['_curl_multi']);
+    }
+
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        unset($_SERVER['_curl_multi'], $_SERVER['curl_test']);
+    }
+
+    public function testCanAddCustomCurlOptions()
+    {
+        Server::flush();
+        Server::enqueue([new Response()]);
+        $a = new CurlMultiHandler(['options' => [
+            CURLMOPT_PIPELINING => 1,
+            CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS => 5,
+        ]]);
+        $request = new Request('GET', Server::$url);
+        $a($request, []);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $_SERVER['_curl_multi'][CURLMOPT_PIPELINING]);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $_SERVER['_curl_multi'][CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS]);
+    }
+
     public function testSendsRequest()
     {
         Server::enqueue([new Response()]);
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
index 1cf17b6df..36fbd62e4 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     });
 }
 
-// Override curl_setopt_array() to get the last set curl options
+// Override curl_setopt_array() and curl_multi_setopt() to get the last set curl options
 namespace GuzzleHttp\Handler {
     function curl_setopt_array($handle, array $options)
     {
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ function curl_setopt_array($handle, array $options)
         } else {
             unset($_SERVER['_curl']);
         }
-        \curl_setopt_array($handle, $options);
+        return \curl_setopt_array($handle, $options);
+    }
+
+    function curl_multi_setopt($handle, $option, $value)
+    {
+        if (!empty($_SERVER['curl_test'])) {
+            $_SERVER['_curl_multi'][$option] = $value;
+        } else {
+            unset($_SERVER['_curl_multi']);
+        }
+        return \curl_multi_setopt($handle, $option, $value);
     }
 }