diff --git a/streamr-client.js b/streamr-client.js
index 2ac0237ea..569a0f88a 100644
--- a/streamr-client.js
+++ b/streamr-client.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var TIMESTAMP_KEY = "_T"
 var BYE_KEY = "_bye"
 var SUB_KEY = "_sub"
 
-function extend(){
+function extend() {
     for(var i=1; i<arguments.length; i++)
         for(var key in arguments[i])
             if(arguments[i].hasOwnProperty(key))
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ StreamrClient.prototype._requestSubscribe = function(sub, from) {
 
 	// If this is the first subscription for this stream, send a subscription request to the server
 	if (!subs._subscribing && subscribedSubs.length === 0) {
-		var req = {channel: sub.streamId, from: from}
+		var req = extend({}, sub.options, {channel: sub.streamId, from: from})
 		debug("_requestSubscribe: subscribing client: %o", req)
 		subs._subscribing = true
 		_this.socket.emit('subscribe', req)	
@@ -629,18 +629,20 @@ StreamrClient.prototype._requestUnsubscribe = function(streamId) {
 	this.socket.emit('unsubscribe', {channel: streamId})
 }
 
-StreamrClient.prototype._requestResend = function(sub, options) {
-	options = options || sub.options
+StreamrClient.prototype._requestResend = function(sub, resendOptions) {
+	// If overriding resendOptions are given, need to remove resend options in sub.options
+	var options = extend({}, sub.options)
+	if (resendOptions) {
+		Object.keys(options).forEach(function (key) {
+			if (key.match(/resend_.*/)) {
+				delete options[key]
+			}
+		})
+	}
 
 	sub.resending = true
 
-	var request = {}
-	Object.keys(options).forEach(function(key) {
-		request[key] = options[key]
-	})
-	request.channel = sub.streamId
-	request.sub = sub.id
-
+	var request = extend({}, options, resendOptions, {channel: sub.streamId, sub: sub.id})
 	debug("_requestResend: %o", request)
 	this.socket.emit('resend', request)
 }
diff --git a/test/test.streamr-client.js b/test/test.streamr-client.js
index a8eaa888d..c2cd1e79d 100644
--- a/test/test.streamr-client.js
+++ b/test/test.streamr-client.js
@@ -289,6 +289,28 @@ describe('StreamrClient', function() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		it('should add any subscription options to subscription request', function(done) {
+			client.connect()
+			client.socket.once('connect', function() {
+				client.socket.once('subscribe', function(request) {
+					if (request.foo === 'bar')
+						done()
+				})
+				client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {}, {foo: 'bar'})
+			})
+		})
+
+		it('should ignore any subscription options that conflict with required ones', function(done) {
+			client.connect()
+			client.socket.once('connect', function() {
+				client.socket.once('subscribe', function(request) {
+					if (request.channel === 'stream1')
+						done()
+				})
+				client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {}, {channel: 'wrong'})
+			})
+		})
+
 		it('should mark Subscriptions as subscribed when the server responds with subscribed', function(done) {
 			var subscription = client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {})
 			client.connect()
@@ -410,6 +432,17 @@ describe('StreamrClient', function() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		it('should emit a resend request with given other options', function(done) {
+			client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {}, {resend_all:true, foo: 'bar'})
+			client.connect()
+
+			client.socket.once('resend', function(request) {
+				if (request.resend_all && request.foo === 'bar')
+					done()
+				else throw "Unexpected resend request: "+JSON.stringify(request)
+			})
+		})
+
 		it('should throw an error if multiple resend options are given', function() {
 			assert.throws(function() {
 				client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {}, {resend_all:true, resend_last:5})
@@ -1026,7 +1059,9 @@ describe('StreamrClient', function() {
 			var el = validResendRequests[0]
 			// all fields in the model request must be equal in actual request
 			Object.keys(el).forEach(function(field) {
-				assert.equal(request[field], el[field])
+				if (request[field] !== el[field]) {
+					throw "Resend request field "+field+" does not match expected value! Was: "+JSON.stringify(request)+", expected: "+JSON.stringify(el)
+				}
 			})
 			validResendRequests.shift()
 		}
@@ -1168,6 +1203,48 @@ describe('StreamrClient', function() {
 				done()
 			})
 		})
+
+		it('should include any subscription options in resend request', function(done) {
+			client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {}, {auth:'foo'})
+			client.connect()
+
+			validResendRequests.push({channel:"stream1", resend_from:1, resend_to:9})
+
+			client.socket.once('subscribed', function() {
+				client.socket.emit('ui', msg("stream1",0))
+				client.socket.emit('ui', msg("stream1",10))
+			})
+
+			client.socket.once('resend', function(request) {
+				assert.equal(request.auth, 'foo')
+			})
+
+			client.socket.once('resent', function() {
+				done()
+			})
+		})
+
+		it('should not include stronger resend requests in gap resend request', function(done) {
+			client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {}, {auth:'foo', resend_all: true})
+			client.connect()
+
+			validResendRequests.push({channel:"stream1", resend_all:true})
+			validResendRequests.push({channel:"stream1", resend_from:1, resend_to:1})
+
+			client.socket.once('subscribed', function() {
+				client.socket.emit('ui', msg("stream1",0))
+				client.socket.emit('ui', msg("stream1",2))
+			})
+
+			client.socket.on('resend', function(request) {
+				if (request.resend_from)
+					assert.equal(request.resend_all, undefined)
+			})
+
+			client.socket.once('resent', function() {
+				done()
+			})
+		})
 		
 		it('should not emit another resend request while waiting for resend', function(done) {
 			client.subscribe("stream1", function(message) {})