diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac5caef5..03dfa5c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,12 +150,13 @@ database.
 
 #### MomoConnectionOptions
 
-| property          | type     | mandatory | default   | description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
-|-------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| url               | `string` | yes       |           | The connection string of your database.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
-| scheduleName      | `string` | yes       |           | Only one schedule per name can be active at a time. If multiple instances of your application define a schedule with the same name, only one at a time will actually run jobs.                                                                            |
-| collectionsPrefix | `string` | no        | no prefix | A prefix for all collections created by Momo.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| pingIntervalMs    | number   | no        | `60_000`  | The keep alive ping interval of the schedule, in milliseconds. After twice the amount of time has elapsed without a ping of your Momo instance, other instances may take over. You might want to reduce this if you have jobs running on short intervals. |
+| property           | type                 | mandatory | default   | description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+|--------------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| url                | `string`             | yes       |           | The connection string of your database.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| scheduleName       | `string`             | yes       |           | Only one schedule per name can be active at a time. If multiple instances of your application define a schedule with the same name, only one at a time will actually run jobs.                                                                            |
+| collectionsPrefix  | `string`             | no        | no prefix | A prefix for all collections created by Momo.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| pingIntervalMs     | number               | no        | `60_000`  | The keep alive ping interval of the schedule, in milliseconds. After twice the amount of time has elapsed without a ping of your Momo instance, other instances may take over. You might want to reduce this if you have jobs running on short intervals. |
+| mongoClientOptions | `MongoClientOptions` | no        |           | Options for the connection to the MongoDB client as specified by the MongoDB API. Useful for providing configuration options that are not available via the connection string (url).                                                                      |
 
 ### Reacting to events
 
diff --git a/src/Connection.ts b/src/Connection.ts
index fc30b975..5216c39d 100644
--- a/src/Connection.ts
+++ b/src/Connection.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';
+import { MongoClient, MongoClientOptions } from 'mongodb';
 
 import { SchedulesRepository } from './repository/SchedulesRepository';
 import { JobRepository } from './repository/JobRepository';
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ export interface MomoConnectionOptions {
    * The mongodb connection string.
    */
   url: string;
+  /**
+   * Additional options for the connection to the Mongo client.
+   * Refer to MongoClientOptions in the MongoDB API documentation for a list of all available settings.
+   * Useful for providing configuration options that are not available via the connection string (url).
+   */
+  mongoClientOptions?: MongoClientOptions;
   /**
    * Used to prefix all mongodb collections created by Momo.
    */
@@ -22,12 +28,12 @@ export class Connection {
   ) {}
 
   static async create(
-    { url, collectionsPrefix }: MomoConnectionOptions,
+    { url, mongoClientOptions, collectionsPrefix }: MomoConnectionOptions,
     pingIntervalMs: number,
     scheduleId: string,
     scheduleName: string,
   ): Promise<Connection> {
-    const mongoClient = new MongoClient(url);
+    const mongoClient = new MongoClient(url, mongoClientOptions);
     await mongoClient.connect();
 
     const schedulesRepository = new SchedulesRepository(
diff --git a/test/Connection.spec.ts b/test/Connection.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16c6ec54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Connection.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { Connection } from '../src/Connection';
+import { MongoClient, MongoClientOptions } from 'mongodb';
+
+jest.mock('mongodb');
+jest.mock('../src/repository/JobRepository');
+jest.mock('../src/repository/SchedulesRepository');
+
+describe('Connection', () => {
+  const scheduleName = 'schedule';
+  const scheduleId = 'scheduleId';
+  const url = 'connection-string-to-db';
+
+  it('should use provided options for the connection to the mongo client', async () => {
+    const mongoClientOptions: MongoClientOptions = {
+      tls: true,
+      secureContext: { context: 'very secure' },
+    };
+
+    await Connection.create({ url, mongoClientOptions }, 0, scheduleId, scheduleName);
+
+    expect(MongoClient).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(MongoClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, mongoClientOptions);
+  });
+});