diff --git a/singlestoredb/config.py b/singlestoredb/config.py
index 044af2a5..594b06cf 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/config.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/config.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from .utils.config import check_float  # noqa: F401
 from .utils.config import check_int  # noqa: F401
 from .utils.config import check_optional_bool  # noqa: F401
+from .utils.config import check_socket_options  # noqa: F401
 from .utils.config import check_str  # noqa: F401
 from .utils.config import check_url  # noqa: F401
 from .utils.config import describe_option  # noqa: F401
@@ -263,6 +264,11 @@
     environ='SINGLESTOREDB_FUSION_ENABLED',
 )
 
+register_option(
+    'socket_options', 'dict', check_socket_options, None,
+    'Format for socket options',
+)
+
 #
 # Query results options
 #
diff --git a/singlestoredb/connection.py b/singlestoredb/connection.py
index 942b2feb..9e42c7da 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/connection.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/connection.py
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ def connect(
     vector_data_format: Optional[str] = None,
     parse_json: Optional[bool] = None,
     interpolate_query_with_empty_args: Optional[bool] = None,
+    socket_options: Optional[Dict[int, Dict[int, Any]]] = None,
 ) -> Connection:
     """
     Return a SingleStoreDB connection.
@@ -1428,6 +1429,11 @@ def connect(
     interpolate_query_with_empty_args : bool, optional
         Should the connector apply parameter interpolation even when the
         parameters are empty? This corresponds to pymysql/mysqlclient's handling
+    socket_options : dict, optional
+        Socket options to set on the underlying socket. The keys should be
+        socket level constants (e.g., socket.SOL_SOCKET) and the values should be
+        dictionaries mapping socket option constants (e.g., socket.SO_KEEPALIVE) to
+        the desired value for that option.
 
     Examples
     --------
diff --git a/singlestoredb/mysql/connection.py b/singlestoredb/mysql/connection.py
index 094fad68..c4fc6417 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/mysql/connection.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/mysql/connection.py
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
         Set to true to check the server's identity.
     tls_sni_servername: str, optional
         Set server host name for TLS connection
+    socket_options: Dict[int, Dict[int, any]], optional
+        A dictionary of socket options to set on the connection.
+        The keys are the socket level constants (e.g., socket.SOL_SOCKET),
+        and the values are dictionaries mapping option names to values.
     read_default_group : str, optional
         Group to read from in the configuration file.
     autocommit : bool, optional
@@ -341,6 +345,7 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: C901
         ssl_verify_cert=None,
         ssl_verify_identity=None,
         tls_sni_servername=None,
+        socket_options=None,
         parse_json=True,
         invalid_values=None,
         pure_python=None,
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ def _config(key, arg):
         self.collation = collation
         self.use_unicode = use_unicode
         self.encoding_errors = encoding_errors
-
+        self._socket_options = socket_options or {}
         self.encoding = charset_by_name(self.charset).encoding
 
         client_flag |= CLIENT.CAPABILITIES
@@ -1107,6 +1112,11 @@ def connect(self, sock=None):
                         print('connected using socket')
                     sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
                     sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)
+
+                    for level, options in self._socket_options.items():
+                        for opt, value in options.items():
+                            sock.setsockopt(level, opt, value)
+
                 sock.settimeout(None)
 
             self._sock = sock
diff --git a/singlestoredb/utils/config.py b/singlestoredb/utils/config.py
index 6b7cdd9f..bd2cc232 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/utils/config.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/utils/config.py
@@ -646,6 +646,55 @@ def check_str(
     return out
 
 
+def check_socket_options(
+    value: Any,
+) -> Optional[Dict[int, Dict[int, Any]]]:
+    """
+    Validate socket options.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    value : dict
+        The value to validate.  It must be a dictionary where the keys are
+        socket level constants (e.g., socket.SOL_SOCKET) and the values are
+        dictionaries mapping socket option constants (e.g., socket.SO_KEEPALIVE)
+        to the desired value for that option.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    dict
+        The validated socket options
+
+    """
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+
+    if not isinstance(value, Mapping):
+        raise ValueError(
+            'value {} must be of type dict'.format(value),
+        )
+
+    out: dict[int, dict[int, Any]] = {}
+    for level, options in value.items():
+        if not isinstance(level, int):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'keys in {value} must be integers corresponding to socket levels',
+            )
+        if not isinstance(options, Mapping):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'values in {value} must be dicts.',
+            )
+        out[level] = {}
+        for opt, val in options.items():
+            if not isinstance(opt, int):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'keys in sub-dicts of {value} must be integers.',
+                )
+            out[level][opt] = val
+
+    return out
+
+
 def check_dict_str_str(
     value: Any,
 ) -> Optional[Dict[str, str]]: