diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73ea2fb6..1544ca56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ as above if none can be found.
   Ideally, this method should thus be executed only once before the loop starts
   and not repeatedly while it is running.
 
+> Also note that loading the system config will also read attempts, and 
+  timeout from the options in resolv.conf and configures the retry and 
+  timeout executors with the values it finds there.
+
 But there's more.
 
 ## Caching
diff --git a/src/Config/Config.php b/src/Config/Config.php
index 0b19e9af..5d55b097 100644
--- a/src/Config/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config/Config.php
@@ -97,6 +97,29 @@ public static function loadResolvConfBlocking($path = null)
             }
         }
 
+        $matches = [];
+        preg_match_all('/^options.*\s*$/m', $contents, $matches);
+        if (isset($matches[0][0])) {
+            $options = preg_split('/\s+/', trim($matches[0][0]));
+            array_shift($options);
+
+            foreach ($options as $option) {
+                $value = null;
+                if (strpos($option, ':') !== false) {
+                    [$option, $value] = explode(':', $option, 2);
+                }
+
+                switch ($option) {
+                    case 'attempts':
+                        $config->options->attempts = ((int) $value) > 5 ? 5 : (int) $value;
+                        break;
+                    case 'timeout':
+                        $config->options->timeout = ((int) $value) > 30 ? 30 : (int) $value;
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         return $config;
     }
 
@@ -134,4 +157,13 @@ public static function loadWmicBlocking($command = null)
     }
 
     public $nameservers = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @var Options
+     */
+    public $options;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->options = new Options();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Config/Options.php b/src/Config/Options.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b80afae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Config/Options.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\Dns\Config;
+
+final class Options
+{
+    /**
+     * @var int<1, 5>
+     */
+    public $attempts = 2;
+    /**
+     * @var int<1, 30>
+     */
+    public $timeout = 5;
+}
diff --git a/src/Resolver/Factory.php b/src/Resolver/Factory.php
index eedebe1a..e05f59ed 100644
--- a/src/Resolver/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Resolver/Factory.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use React\Cache\CacheInterface;
 use React\Dns\Config\Config;
 use React\Dns\Config\HostsFile;
+use React\Dns\Config\Options;
 use React\Dns\Query\CachingExecutor;
 use React\Dns\Query\CoopExecutor;
 use React\Dns\Query\ExecutorInterface;
@@ -125,26 +126,24 @@ private function createExecutor($nameserver, LoopInterface $loop)
 
             if ($tertiary !== false) {
                 // 3 DNS servers given => nest first with fallback for second and third
-                return new CoopExecutor(
-                    new RetryExecutor(
+                return $this->createTopLevelDecoratingExectors(
+                    new FallbackExecutor(
+                        $this->createSingleExecutor($primary, $nameserver->options, $loop),
                         new FallbackExecutor(
-                            $this->createSingleExecutor($primary, $loop),
-                            new FallbackExecutor(
-                                $this->createSingleExecutor($secondary, $loop),
-                                $this->createSingleExecutor($tertiary, $loop)
-                            )
+                            $this->createSingleExecutor($secondary, $nameserver->options, $loop),
+                            $this->createSingleExecutor($tertiary, $nameserver->options, $loop)
                         )
-                    )
+                    ),
+                    $nameserver
                 );
             } elseif ($secondary !== false) {
                 // 2 DNS servers given => fallback from first to second
-                return new CoopExecutor(
-                    new RetryExecutor(
-                        new FallbackExecutor(
-                            $this->createSingleExecutor($primary, $loop),
-                            $this->createSingleExecutor($secondary, $loop)
-                        )
-                    )
+                return $this->createTopLevelDecoratingExectors(
+                    new FallbackExecutor(
+                        $this->createSingleExecutor($primary, $nameserver->options, $loop),
+                        $this->createSingleExecutor($secondary, $nameserver->options, $loop)
+                    ),
+                    $nameserver
                 );
             } else {
                 // 1 DNS server given => use single executor
@@ -152,27 +151,35 @@ private function createExecutor($nameserver, LoopInterface $loop)
             }
         }
 
-        return new CoopExecutor(new RetryExecutor($this->createSingleExecutor($nameserver, $loop)));
+        return $this->createTopLevelDecoratingExectors($this->createSingleExecutor($nameserver, new Options(), $loop), $nameserver);
+    }
+
+    private function createTopLevelDecoratingExectors(ExecutorInterface $executor, $nameserver)
+    {
+        $executor = new RetryExecutor($executor, (is_string($nameserver) ? new Options() : $nameserver->options)->attempts);
+
+        return new CoopExecutor($executor);
     }
 
     /**
      * @param string $nameserver
+     * @param Options $options
      * @param LoopInterface $loop
      * @return ExecutorInterface
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException for invalid DNS server address
      */
-    private function createSingleExecutor($nameserver, LoopInterface $loop)
+    private function createSingleExecutor($nameserver, Options $options, LoopInterface $loop)
     {
         $parts = \parse_url($nameserver);
 
         if (isset($parts['scheme']) && $parts['scheme'] === 'tcp') {
-            $executor = $this->createTcpExecutor($nameserver, $loop);
+            $executor = $this->createTcpExecutor($nameserver, $options->timeout, $loop);
         } elseif (isset($parts['scheme']) && $parts['scheme'] === 'udp') {
-            $executor = $this->createUdpExecutor($nameserver, $loop);
+            $executor = $this->createUdpExecutor($nameserver, $options->timeout, $loop);
         } else {
             $executor = new SelectiveTransportExecutor(
-                $this->createUdpExecutor($nameserver, $loop),
-                $this->createTcpExecutor($nameserver, $loop)
+                $this->createUdpExecutor($nameserver, $options->timeout, $loop),
+                $this->createTcpExecutor($nameserver, $options->timeout, $loop)
             );
         }
 
@@ -181,33 +188,35 @@ private function createSingleExecutor($nameserver, LoopInterface $loop)
 
     /**
      * @param string $nameserver
+     * @param int $timeout
      * @param LoopInterface $loop
      * @return TimeoutExecutor
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException for invalid DNS server address
      */
-    private function createTcpExecutor($nameserver, LoopInterface $loop)
+    private function createTcpExecutor($nameserver, int $timeout, LoopInterface $loop)
     {
         return new TimeoutExecutor(
             new TcpTransportExecutor($nameserver, $loop),
-            5.0,
+            $timeout,
             $loop
         );
     }
 
     /**
      * @param string $nameserver
+     * @param int $timeout
      * @param LoopInterface $loop
      * @return TimeoutExecutor
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException for invalid DNS server address
      */
-    private function createUdpExecutor($nameserver, LoopInterface $loop)
+    private function createUdpExecutor($nameserver, int $timeout, LoopInterface $loop)
     {
         return new TimeoutExecutor(
             new UdpTransportExecutor(
                 $nameserver,
                 $loop
             ),
-            5.0,
+            $timeout,
             $loop
         );
     }
diff --git a/tests/Config/ConfigTest.php b/tests/Config/ConfigTest.php
index 46d2f53d..097c556f 100644
--- a/tests/Config/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Config/ConfigTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public function testLoadsFromExplicitPath()
         $config = Config::loadResolvConfBlocking(__DIR__ . '/../Fixtures/etc/resolv.conf');
 
         $this->assertEquals(['8.8.8.8'], $config->nameservers);
+        $this->assertEquals(4, $config->options->attempts);
+        $this->assertEquals(29, $config->options->timeout);
     }
 
     public function testLoadThrowsWhenPathIsInvalid()
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/etc/resolv.conf b/tests/Fixtures/etc/resolv.conf
index cae093a8..f11cde9f 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/etc/resolv.conf
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/etc/resolv.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 nameserver 8.8.8.8
+options timeout:29 trust-ad attempts:4