diff --git a/django_mongodb_backend/utils.py b/django_mongodb_backend/utils.py
index ced60bc8..f8a47cda 100644
--- a/django_mongodb_backend/utils.py
+++ b/django_mongodb_backend/utils.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def check_django_compatability():
         )
 
 
-def parse_uri(uri, *, db_name=None, test=None):
+def parse_uri(uri, *, db_name=None, options=None, test=None):
     """
     Convert the given uri into a dictionary suitable for Django's DATABASES
     setting.
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ def parse_uri(uri, *, db_name=None, test=None):
     db_name = db_name or uri["database"]
     if not db_name:
         raise ImproperlyConfigured("You must provide the db_name parameter.")
+    opts = uri.get("options")
+    if options:
+        opts.update(options)
     settings_dict = {
         "ENGINE": "django_mongodb_backend",
         "NAME": db_name,
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ def parse_uri(uri, *, db_name=None, test=None):
         "PORT": port,
         "USER": uri.get("username"),
         "PASSWORD": uri.get("password"),
-        "OPTIONS": uri.get("options"),
+        "OPTIONS": opts,
     }
     if "authSource" not in settings_dict["OPTIONS"] and uri["database"]:
         settings_dict["OPTIONS"]["authSource"] = uri["database"]
diff --git a/docs/source/ref/utils.rst b/docs/source/ref/utils.rst
index cf13fc9c..9f686582 100644
--- a/docs/source/ref/utils.rst
+++ b/docs/source/ref/utils.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ following parts can be considered stable.
 ``parse_uri()``
 ===============
 
-.. function:: parse_uri(uri, db_name=None, test=None)
+.. function:: parse_uri(uri, db_name=None, options=None, test=None)
 
     Parses a MongoDB `connection string`_ into a dictionary suitable for
     Django's :setting:`DATABASES` setting.
@@ -32,8 +32,17 @@ following parts can be considered stable.
     You can use the parameters to customize the resulting :setting:`DATABASES`
     setting:
 
+    - Use ``options`` to provide a dictionary of parameters to
+      :class:`~pymongo.mongo_client.MongoClient`. These will be merged with
+      (and, in the case of duplicates, take precedence over) any options
+      specified in the URI.
+
     - Use ``test`` to provide a dictionary of settings for test databases in
       the format of :setting:`TEST <DATABASE-TEST>`.
 
     But for maximum flexibility, construct :setting:`DATABASES` manually as
     described in :ref:`configuring-databases-setting`.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 5.2b2
+
+        The ``options`` parameter was added.
diff --git a/docs/source/releases/5.2.x.rst b/docs/source/releases/5.2.x.rst
index cf7b2f1b..6b17b86e 100644
--- a/docs/source/releases/5.2.x.rst
+++ b/docs/source/releases/5.2.x.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ New features
 ------------
 
 - Added subquery support for :class:`~.fields.EmbeddedModelArrayField`.
+- Added the ``options`` parameter to
+  :func:`~django_mongodb_backend.utils.parse_uri`.
 
 5.2.0 beta 1
 ============
diff --git a/tests/backend_/utils/test_parse_uri.py b/tests/backend_/utils/test_parse_uri.py
index 3198a463..804c4efc 100644
--- a/tests/backend_/utils/test_parse_uri.py
+++ b/tests/backend_/utils/test_parse_uri.py
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ def test_auth_source_in_query_string_overrides_defaultauthdb(self):
         self.assertEqual(settings_dict["NAME"], "db")
         self.assertEqual(settings_dict["OPTIONS"], {"authSource": "auth"})
 
+    def test_options_kwarg(self):
+        options = {"authSource": "auth", "retryWrites": True}
+        settings_dict = parse_uri(
+            "mongodb://cluster0.example.mongodb.net/myDatabase?retryWrites=false&retryReads=true",
+            options=options,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            settings_dict["OPTIONS"],
+            {"authSource": "auth", "retryWrites": True, "retryReads": True},
+        )
+
     def test_test_kwarg(self):
         settings_dict = parse_uri("mongodb://localhost/db", test={"NAME": "test_db"})
         self.assertEqual(settings_dict["TEST"], {"NAME": "test_db"})