diff --git a/src/Database.php b/src/Database.php
index d032133..f8d9320 100644
--- a/src/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class Database extends QueryBuilder
         'password'              => null,
         'charset'               => 'utf8mb4',
         'collation'             => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+        'persistent'            => null,
+        'options'               => [],
         'tableSchema'           => null,
         'tableSchemaID'         => null,
         'entity'                => Entity::class,
@@ -138,6 +140,9 @@ final public function getPDO(): PDO
                     PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT            => true,
                     PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE               => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
                 ];
+                if (\is_bool($this->_credentials['persistent'])) {
+                    $options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] = $this->_credentials['persistent'];
+                }
                 switch ($this->_credentials['return']) {
                     case null:
                     case self::ARRAY:
@@ -159,6 +164,10 @@ final public function getPDO(): PDO
                         $options[PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE] = PDO::FETCH_BOTH;
                 }
 
+                if (\is_array($this->_credentials['options']) && !empty($this->_credentials['options'])) {
+                    $options = \array_merge($options, $this->_credentials['options']);
+                }
+
                 $this->_pdo = new PDO($this->_credentials['dsn'], $this->_credentials['username'], $this->_credentials['password'], $options);
                 if(!empty($this->_credentials['charset'])){
                     if(!empty($this->_credentials['collation'])) {