diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index db6d542d..d091a074 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	xid              uint32
 	sessionTimeoutMs int32 // session timeout in milliseconds
 	passwd           []byte
+	readOnly         bool // accept connection to ZK server in read-only mode, requires ZK 3.4+
 
 	dialer         Dialer
 	hostProvider   HostProvider
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ func Connect(servers []string, sessionTimeout time.Duration, options ...connOpti
 		eventChan:      ec,
 		shouldQuit:     make(chan struct{}),
 		connectTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
+		readOnly:       false,
 		sendChan:       make(chan *request, sendChanSize),
 		requests:       make(map[int32]*request),
 		watchers:       make(map[watchPathType][]chan Event),
@@ -232,6 +234,13 @@ func WithDialer(dialer Dialer) connOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithReadOnly returns a connection option specifying the usage of ZK servers in readonly mode
+func WithReadOnly(readOnly bool) connOption {
+	return func(c *Conn) {
+		c.readOnly = readOnly
+	}
+}
+
 // WithHostProvider returns a connection option specifying a non-default HostProvider.
 func WithHostProvider(hostProvider HostProvider) connOption {
 	return func(c *Conn) {
@@ -638,6 +647,8 @@ func (c *Conn) authenticate() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	n++
+	buf = append(buf, boolToByte(c.readOnly))
 
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf[:4], uint32(n))
 
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 5a92b66b..ebeeb19b 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -117,3 +117,11 @@ func validatePath(path string, isSequential bool) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// boolToByte transforms true in 1, false in 0
+func boolToByte(b bool) byte {
+	if b {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index 53a59505..8340928d 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -51,3 +51,20 @@ func TestValidatePath(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBoolToByte(t *testing.T) {
+	 tt := []struct{
+	 	given  bool
+	 	expected byte
+	 }{
+	 	{true, 1},
+	 	{false, 0},
+	 }
+
+	for _, tc := range tt {
+		result := boolToByte(tc.given)
+		if result != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("failed to transform bool into byte: %v", tc.given)
+		}
+	}
+}