diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e5ca19..2e258fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,28 @@ myAppModule.controller('MyController', [ '$scope', function($scope) {
 
 To handle other options you'll have to use a direct access to the Ace created instance (see [below](#ace-instance-direct-access)).
 
+## Advanced Options
+
+You can specify advanced options and even `require` options in the directive, as well. For this example, you
+will have to include the `ext-language_tools.js` file from the ace source code.
+
+This will copy the UI.Ace files into a `bower_components` folder, along with its dependencies. Load the script files in your application:
+
+```html
+<script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/ace-builds/src-min-noconflict/ext-language_tools.js"></script>
+```
+
+```html
+<div ui-ace="{
+  require: ['ace/ext/language_tools'],
+  advanced: {
+      enableSnippets: true,
+      enableBasicAutocompletion: true,
+      enableLiveAutocompletion: true
+  }
+}"></div>
+```
+
 ### Working with ng-model
 
 The ui-ace directive plays nicely with ng-model.
diff --git a/src/ui-ace.js b/src/ui-ace.js
index 222953b..3fa3a3a 100644
--- a/src/ui-ace.js
+++ b/src/ui-ace.js
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ angular.module('ui.ace', [])
      * @param {object} opts Options to be set
      */
     var setOptions = function(acee, session, opts) {
-
+      // ace requires loading
+      if (angular.isDefined(opts.require)) {
+        opts.require.forEach(function (n) {
+            window.ace.require(n);
+        });
+      }
       // Boolean options
       if (angular.isDefined(opts.showGutter)) {
         acee.renderer.setShowGutter(opts.showGutter);
@@ -84,6 +89,16 @@ angular.module('ui.ace', [])
           session.setOption('firstLineNumber', opts.firstLineNumber());
         }
       }
+
+      // advanced options
+      if (angular.isDefined(opts.advanced)) {
+          for (var key in opts.advanced) {
+              // create a javascript object with the key and value
+              var obj = { name: key, value: opts.advanced[key] };
+              // try to assign the option to the ace editor
+              acee.setOption(obj.name, obj.value);
+          }
+      }
     };
 
     return {
diff --git a/test/ace.spec.js b/test/ace.spec.js
index 373413e..70c7d16 100644
--- a/test/ace.spec.js
+++ b/test/ace.spec.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe('uiAce', function () {
   beforeEach(inject(function (uiAceConfig) {
     uiConfig = uiAceConfig;
     uiConfig.ace = {showGutter: false};
-
   }));
 
   // inject in angular constructs. Injector knows about leading/trailing underscores and does the right thing
@@ -22,6 +21,89 @@ describe('uiAce', function () {
     uiConfig = {};
   });
 
+  describe('behavior', function () {
+    var _ace;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      _ace = window.ace;
+      spyOn(window.ace, 'require');
+    });
+    it('should not call window.ace.require if there is no "require" option', function () {
+      $compile('<div ui-ace>')(scope);
+      expect(_ace.require).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('behavior', function () {
+    var _ace;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      _ace = window.ace;
+      spyOn(window.ace, 'require');
+    });
+    it('should call "window.ace.require" for each option in "require"', function () {
+      $compile('<div ui-ace=\'{ require: ["ace/ext/language_tools", "ace/ext/static_highlight"]}\'>')(scope);
+      expect(_ace.require).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(_ace.require.callCount).toEqual(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('behavior', function () {
+    var _ace;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      var aceEditFunction = window.ace.edit;
+      spyOn(window.ace, 'edit').andCallFake(function () {
+        _ace = aceEditFunction.apply(this, arguments);
+        return _ace;
+      });
+    });
+    it('should not call "setOption" if no "advanced" options are given.', function () {
+      $compile('<div ui-ace>')(scope);
+      var session = _ace.getSession();
+      spyOn(session, 'setOption');
+      expect(session.setOption).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('behavior', function () {
+    var _ace;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      var aceEditFunction = window.ace.edit;
+      spyOn(window.ace, 'edit').andCallFake(function () {
+        _ace = aceEditFunction.apply(this, arguments);
+        return _ace;
+      });
+    });
+    it('Given advanced option is null if not defined.', function () {
+      $compile('<div ui-ace>')(scope);
+      var session = _ace.getSession();
+      spyOn(session, 'getOption');
+      expect(session.getOption).toBeDefined();
+      expect(session.getOption('enableSnippets')).not.toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('behavior', function () {
+    var _ace;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      var aceEditFunction = window.ace.edit;
+      spyOn(window.ace, 'edit').andCallFake(function () {
+        _ace = aceEditFunction.apply(this, arguments);
+        return _ace;
+      });
+    });
+    it('given advanced options are properly defined.', function () {
+      $compile('<div ui-ace=\'{ advanced: { enableSnippets: true  } }\'>')(scope);
+      var session = _ace.getSession();
+      spyOn(session, 'getOption');
+      expect(session.getOption).toBeDefined();
+      expect(session.getOption('enableSnippets')).not.toBe(null);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('behavior', function () {
 
     it('should not throw an error when window.ace is defined', function () {
@@ -38,7 +120,6 @@ describe('uiAce', function () {
       $compile('<div ui-ace ng-model="foo">')(scope);
       expect(scope.$watch).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
-
   });
 
   describe('instance', function () {