diff --git a/js.go b/js.go
index 2e1ef2f7f..942e1c78d 100644
--- a/js.go
+++ b/js.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type JetStream interface {
 	// Subscribing to messages in JetStream.
 	Subscribe(subj string, cb MsgHandler, opts ...SubOpt) (*Subscription, error)
 	SubscribeSync(subj string, opts ...SubOpt) (*Subscription, error)
+
 	// Channel versions.
 	ChanSubscribe(subj string, ch chan *Msg, opts ...SubOpt) (*Subscription, error)
 	// QueueSubscribe.
@@ -701,6 +702,53 @@ func ManualAck() SubOpt {
 	})
 }
 
+// DeliverAll will configure a Consumer to receive all the
+// messages from a Stream.
+func DeliverAll() SubOpt {
+	return subOptFn(func(opts *subOpts) error {
+		opts.cfg.DeliverPolicy = DeliverAllPolicy
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// DeliverLast configures a Consumer to receive messages
+// starting with the latest one.
+func DeliverLast() SubOpt {
+	return subOptFn(func(opts *subOpts) error {
+		opts.cfg.DeliverPolicy = DeliverLastPolicy
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// DeliverNew configures a Consumer to receive messages
+// published after the subscription.
+func DeliverNew() SubOpt {
+	return subOptFn(func(opts *subOpts) error {
+		opts.cfg.DeliverPolicy = DeliverNewPolicy
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// StartSequence configures a Consumer to receive
+// messages from a start sequence.
+func StartSequence(seq uint64) SubOpt {
+	return subOptFn(func(opts *subOpts) error {
+		opts.cfg.DeliverPolicy = DeliverByStartSequencePolicy
+		opts.cfg.OptStartSeq = seq
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// DeliverFromTime configures a Consumer to receive
+// messages from a start time.
+func StartTime(startTime time.Time) SubOpt {
+	return subOptFn(func(opts *subOpts) error {
+		opts.cfg.DeliverPolicy = DeliverByStartTimePolicy
+		opts.cfg.OptStartTime = &startTime
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 func (sub *Subscription) ConsumerInfo() (*ConsumerInfo, error) {
 	sub.mu.Lock()
 	// TODO(dlc) - Better way to mark especially if we attach.
@@ -986,28 +1034,39 @@ var (
 	AckTerm     = []byte("+TERM")
 )
 
+// DeliverPolicy determines how the consumer should select the first message to deliver.
 type DeliverPolicy int
 
 const (
-	DeliverAll DeliverPolicy = iota
-	DeliverLast
-	DeliverNew
-	DeliverByStartSequence
-	DeliverByStartTime
+	// DeliverAllPolicy will be the default so can be omitted from the request.
+	DeliverAllPolicy DeliverPolicy = iota
+
+	// DeliverLastPolicy will start the consumer with the last sequence received.
+	DeliverLastPolicy
+
+	// DeliverNewPolicy will only deliver new messages that are sent
+	// after the consumer is created.
+	DeliverNewPolicy
+
+	// DeliverByStartSequencePolicy will look for a defined starting sequence to start.
+	DeliverByStartSequencePolicy
+
+	// StartTime will select the first messsage with a timestamp >= to StartTime.
+	DeliverByStartTimePolicy
 )
 
 func (p *DeliverPolicy) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	switch string(data) {
 	case jsonString("all"), jsonString("undefined"):
-		*p = DeliverAll
+		*p = DeliverAllPolicy
 	case jsonString("last"):
-		*p = DeliverLast
+		*p = DeliverLastPolicy
 	case jsonString("new"):
-		*p = DeliverNew
+		*p = DeliverNewPolicy
 	case jsonString("by_start_sequence"):
-		*p = DeliverByStartSequence
+		*p = DeliverByStartSequencePolicy
 	case jsonString("by_start_time"):
-		*p = DeliverByStartTime
+		*p = DeliverByStartTimePolicy
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -1015,15 +1074,15 @@ func (p *DeliverPolicy) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 func (p DeliverPolicy) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	switch p {
-	case DeliverAll:
+	case DeliverAllPolicy:
 		return json.Marshal("all")
-	case DeliverLast:
+	case DeliverLastPolicy:
 		return json.Marshal("last")
-	case DeliverNew:
+	case DeliverNewPolicy:
 		return json.Marshal("new")
-	case DeliverByStartSequence:
+	case DeliverByStartSequencePolicy:
 		return json.Marshal("by_start_sequence")
-	case DeliverByStartTime:
+	case DeliverByStartTimePolicy:
 		return json.Marshal("by_start_time")
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown deliver policy %v", p)
diff --git a/test/js_test.go b/test/js_test.go
index 277bf7d2f..13147f8e0 100644
--- a/test/js_test.go
+++ b/test/js_test.go
@@ -960,3 +960,89 @@ func TestJetStreamPullBasedStall(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJetStreamSubscribe_DeliverPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	s := RunBasicJetStreamServer()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	if config := s.JetStreamConfig(); config != nil {
+		defer os.RemoveAll(config.StoreDir)
+	}
+
+	nc, err := nats.Connect(s.ClientURL())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	js, err := nc.JetStream()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create the stream using our client API.
+	_, err = js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "TEST",
+		Subjects: []string{"foo"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var publishTime time.Time
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		payload := fmt.Sprintf("i:%d", i)
+		if i == 5 {
+			publishTime = time.Now()
+		}
+		js.Publish("foo", []byte(payload))
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name     string
+		subopt   nats.SubOpt
+		expected int
+	}{
+		{
+			"deliver.all", nats.DeliverAll(), 10,
+		},
+		{
+			"deliver.last", nats.DeliverLast(), 1,
+		},
+		{
+			"deliver.new", nats.DeliverNew(), 0,
+		},
+		{
+			"deliver.starttime", nats.StartTime(publishTime), 5,
+		},
+		{
+			"deliver.startseq", nats.StartSequence(6), 5,
+		},
+	} {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			got := 0
+			sub, err := js.Subscribe("foo", func(m *nats.Msg) {
+				got++
+				if got == test.expected {
+					cancel()
+				}
+			}, test.subopt)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			<-ctx.Done()
+			sub.Drain()
+
+			if got != test.expected {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected %d, got %d", test.expected, got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}