diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index f5e99c6c6..47b36cab6 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ func (a *Agent) setupClient() error {
 	if a.config.Client.NetworkInterface != "" {
 		conf.NetworkInterface = a.config.Client.NetworkInterface
 	}
+	conf.Options = a.config.Client.Options
 
 	// Setup the node
 	conf.Node = new(structs.Node)
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 781ee0441..4f12dc99d 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	// NodeClass is used to group the node by class
 	NodeClass string `hcl:"node_class"`
 
+	// Options is used for configuration of nomad internals,
+	// like fingerprinters and drivers. The format is:
+	//
+	//  namespace.option = value
+	Options map[string]string `hcl:"options"`
+
 	// Metadata associated with the node
 	Meta map[string]string `hcl:"meta"`
 
@@ -394,6 +400,14 @@ func (a *ClientConfig) Merge(b *ClientConfig) *ClientConfig {
 	// Add the servers
 	result.Servers = append(result.Servers, b.Servers...)
 
+	// Add the options map values
+	if result.Options == nil {
+		result.Options = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	for k, v := range b.Options {
+		result.Options[k] = v
+	}
+
 	// Add the meta map values
 	if result.Meta == nil {
 		result.Meta = make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index cf5cb2127..3faac3b6b 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ func TestConfig_Merge(t *testing.T) {
 			AllocDir:  "/tmp/alloc1",
 			NodeID:    "node1",
 			NodeClass: "class1",
+			Options: map[string]string{
+				"foo": "bar",
+			},
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:         false,
@@ -86,7 +89,13 @@ func TestConfig_Merge(t *testing.T) {
 			NodeID:    "node2",
 			NodeClass: "class2",
 			Servers:   []string{"server2"},
-			Meta:      map[string]string{"baz": "zip"},
+			Meta: map[string]string{
+				"baz": "zip",
+			},
+			Options: map[string]string{
+				"foo": "bar",
+				"baz": "zip",
+			},
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:           true,
@@ -345,6 +354,10 @@ func TestConfig_LoadConfigString(t *testing.T) {
 				"foo": "bar",
 				"baz": "zip",
 			},
+			Options: map[string]string{
+				"foo": "bar",
+				"baz": "zip",
+			},
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:           true,
@@ -412,6 +425,10 @@ client {
 		foo = "bar"
 		baz = "zip"
 	}
+	options {
+		foo = "bar"
+		baz = "zip"
+	}
 }
 server {
 	enabled = true
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md b/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md
index 9d3a4bf15..3eb5174f4 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ configured on server nodes.
     is a free-form map and can contain any string values.
   * `network_interface`: This is a string to force network fingerprinting to use
     a specific network interface
+  * `options`: This is a key/value mapping of internal configuration for clients,
+    such as for driver configuration.
 
 ## Atlas Options