diff --git a/src/agents.ts b/src/agents.ts
index 55f19b9..cfce7a9 100644
--- a/src/agents.ts
+++ b/src/agents.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,25 @@
 
 import {Agent as HTTPAgent} from 'http';
 import {Agent as HTTPSAgent} from 'https';
+import {parse} from 'url';
 import {Options} from './';
 
-const pool = new Map<string, HTTPAgent>();
+export const pool = new Map<string, HTTPAgent>();
+
+export type HttpAnyAgent = HTTPAgent | HTTPSAgent;
 
 /**
  * Returns a custom request Agent if one is found, otherwise returns undefined
  * which will result in the global http(s) Agent being used.
  * @private
  * @param {string} uri The request uri
- * @param {object} reqOpts The request options
- * @returns {Agent|undefined}
+ * @param {Options} reqOpts The request options
+ * @returns {HttpAnyAgent|undefined}
  */
-export function getAgent(uri: string, reqOpts: Options): HTTPAgent | undefined {
+export function getAgent(
+  uri: string,
+  reqOpts: Options
+): HttpAnyAgent | undefined {
   const isHttp = uri.startsWith('http://');
   const proxy =
     reqOpts.proxy ||
@@ -37,13 +43,16 @@ export function getAgent(uri: string, reqOpts: Options): HTTPAgent | undefined {
     process.env.HTTPS_PROXY ||
     process.env.https_proxy;
 
+  const poolOptions = Object.assign({}, reqOpts.pool);
+
   if (proxy) {
     // tslint:disable-next-line variable-name
     const Agent = isHttp
       ? require('http-proxy-agent')
       : require('https-proxy-agent');
 
-    return new Agent(proxy) as HTTPAgent;
+    const proxyOpts = {...parse(proxy), ...poolOptions};
+    return new Agent(proxyOpts);
   }
 
   let key = isHttp ? 'http' : 'https';
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ export function getAgent(uri: string, reqOpts: Options): HTTPAgent | undefined {
     if (!pool.has(key)) {
       // tslint:disable-next-line variable-name
       const Agent = isHttp ? HTTPAgent : HTTPSAgent;
-      pool.set(key, new Agent({keepAlive: true}));
+      pool.set(key, new Agent({...poolOptions, keepAlive: true}));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 29c1fba..a419769 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {Agent} from 'https';
+import {Agent, AgentOptions as HttpsAgentOptions} from 'https';
+import {AgentOptions as HttpAgentOptions} from 'http';
 import fetch, * as f from 'node-fetch';
 import {PassThrough, Readable} from 'stream';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export interface CoreOptions {
   proxy?: string;
   multipart?: RequestPart[];
   forever?: boolean;
+  pool?: HttpsAgentOptions | HttpAgentOptions;
 }
 
 export interface OptionsWithUri extends CoreOptions {
diff --git a/test/agents.ts b/test/agents.ts
index 9524d16..250b57c 100644
--- a/test/agents.ts
+++ b/test/agents.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import {describe, it, afterEach} from 'mocha';
 import * as http from 'http';
+import * as https from 'https';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
-import {getAgent} from '../src/agents';
+import {getAgent, pool} from '../src/agents';
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line variable-name
 const HttpProxyAgent = require('http-proxy-agent');
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ describe('agents', () => {
   const httpsUri = 'https://example.com';
   const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
 
-  afterEach(() => sandbox.restore());
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sandbox.restore();
+    pool.clear();
+  });
 
   describe('getAgent', () => {
     const defaultOptions = {uri: httpUri};
@@ -51,11 +55,22 @@ describe('agents', () => {
       describe('http', () => {
         const uri = httpUri;
         const proxy = 'http://hello.there:8080';
+        const proxyExpected = {
+          hostname: 'hello.there',
+          port: 8080,
+          protocol: 'http:',
+        };
 
         it('should respect the proxy option', () => {
           const options = Object.assign({proxy}, defaultOptions);
           const agent = getAgent(uri, options);
           assert(agent instanceof HttpProxyAgent);
+
+          // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+          const {proxy: proxyActual}: any = agent!;
+          assert.strictEqual(proxyActual.protocol, proxyExpected.protocol);
+          assert.strictEqual(proxyActual.hostname, proxyExpected.hostname);
+          assert.strictEqual(proxyActual.port, proxyExpected.port);
         });
 
         envVars.forEach(envVar => {
@@ -71,11 +86,22 @@ describe('agents', () => {
       describe('https', () => {
         const uri = httpsUri;
         const proxy = 'https://hello.there:8080';
+        const proxyExpected = {
+          hostname: 'hello.there',
+          port: 8080,
+          protocol: 'https:',
+        };
 
         it('should respect the proxy option', () => {
           const options = Object.assign({proxy}, defaultOptions);
           const agent = getAgent(uri, options);
           assert(agent instanceof HttpsProxyAgent);
+
+          // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+          const {proxy: proxyActual}: any = agent!;
+          assert.strictEqual(proxyActual.protocol, proxyExpected.protocol);
+          assert.strictEqual(proxyActual.hostname, proxyExpected.hostname);
+          assert.strictEqual(proxyActual.port, proxyExpected.port);
         });
 
         envVars.forEach(envVar => {
@@ -107,12 +133,12 @@ describe('agents', () => {
       });
 
       describe('https', () => {
-        const uri = httpUri;
+        const uri = httpsUri;
         const options = Object.assign({forever: true}, defaultOptions);
 
         it('should return an http Agent', () => {
           const agent = getAgent(uri, options)!;
-          assert(agent instanceof http.Agent);
+          assert(agent instanceof https.Agent);
         });
 
         it('should cache the agent', () => {
@@ -122,5 +148,71 @@ describe('agents', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('pool', () => {
+      describe('http', () => {
+        const uri = httpUri;
+
+        it('should pass AgentOptions from pool config when providing agent', () => {
+          const options = Object.assign(
+            {
+              forever: true,
+              pool: {
+                maxSockets: 1000,
+              },
+            },
+            defaultOptions
+          );
+          const agent = getAgent(uri, options);
+          assert.strictEqual(agent!.maxSockets, 1000);
+        });
+
+        it('should not set global AgentOptions from only pool config', () => {
+          const options = Object.assign(
+            {
+              pool: {
+                maxSockets: 1000,
+              },
+            },
+            defaultOptions
+          );
+          const agent = getAgent(uri, options);
+          assert.strictEqual(agent, undefined);
+          assert.notStrictEqual(http.globalAgent.maxSockets, 1000);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('https', () => {
+        const uri = httpsUri;
+
+        it('should pass AgentOptions from pool config when providing agent', () => {
+          const options = Object.assign(
+            {
+              forever: true,
+              pool: {
+                maxSockets: 1000,
+              },
+            },
+            defaultOptions
+          );
+          const agent = getAgent(uri, options);
+          assert.strictEqual(agent!.maxSockets, 1000);
+        });
+
+        it('should not set global AgentOptions from only pool config', () => {
+          const options = Object.assign(
+            {
+              pool: {
+                maxSockets: 1000,
+              },
+            },
+            defaultOptions
+          );
+          const agent = getAgent(uri, options);
+          assert.strictEqual(agent, undefined);
+          assert.notStrictEqual(https.globalAgent.maxSockets, 1000);
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/index.ts b/test/index.ts
index 0e25b74..bb3dfa8 100644
--- a/test/index.ts
+++ b/test/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import * as nock from 'nock';
 import {Readable, PassThrough} from 'stream';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import {teenyRequest} from '../src';
+import {pool} from '../src/agents';
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line variable-name
 const HttpProxyAgent = require('http-proxy-agent');
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ function mockJson() {
 describe('teeny', () => {
   const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
   afterEach(() => {
+    pool.clear();
     sandbox.restore();
     nock.cleanAll();
   });