diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cd3bbaa..312ad4d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@
           host: 10.10.10.208
           user: backupninja
 
+Backup client with ssh/rsync remote target with specific rsync options
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    backupninja:
+      client:
+        enabled: true
+        target:
+          engine: rsync
+          engine_opts: "-av --delete --recursive --safe-links"
+          host: 10.10.10.208
+          user: backupninja
+
 Backup client with s3 remote target
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
diff --git a/backupninja/files/rdiff.conf b/backupninja/files/rdiff.conf
index 2e8bcb3..63e347d 100644
--- a/backupninja/files/rdiff.conf
+++ b/backupninja/files/rdiff.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 ## 
 ## Default:
 # options = 
+{% if client.target.engine_opts is defined %}
+options = {{ client.target.engine_opts }}
+{%- endif %}
 
 ## default is 0, but set to 19 if you want to lower the priority.
 ## an example setting would be:
diff --git a/backupninja/files/rsync.conf b/backupninja/files/rsync.conf
index d45b350..6585112 100644
--- a/backupninja/files/rsync.conf
+++ b/backupninja/files/rsync.conf
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@
 #rsync = $RSYNC
 
 # rsync command options
+{% if client.target.engine_opts is defined %}
+rsync_options = {{ client.target.engine_opts }}
+{%- else %}
 #rsync_options = "-av --delete --recursive"
+{%- endif %}
 
 # when set to 1, use numeric ids instead of user/group mappings on rsync
 #numericids =