diff --git a/lib/callback_model.js b/lib/callback_model.js
index 45b5de0f..084244c8 100644
--- a/lib/callback_model.js
+++ b/lib/callback_model.js
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@ class CallbackModel extends EventEmitter {
     this.connection._updateSecret(newSecret, reason, cb);
   }
 
-  createChannel (cb) {
+  createChannel (options, cb) {
+    if (arguments.length === 1) {
+      cb = options;
+      options = undefined;
+    }
     var ch = new Channel(this.connection);
+    ch.setOptions(options);
     ch.open(function (err, ok) {
       if (err === null)
         cb && cb(null, ch);
@@ -39,8 +44,13 @@ class CallbackModel extends EventEmitter {
     return ch;
   }
 
-  createConfirmChannel (cb) {
+  createConfirmChannel (options, cb) {
+    if (arguments.length === 1) {
+      cb = options;
+      options = undefined;
+    }
     var ch = new ConfirmChannel(this.connection);
+    ch.setOptions(options);
     ch.open(function (err) {
       if (err !== null)
         return cb && cb(err);
diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 1db2af25..0feadca9 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ class Channel extends EventEmitter {
     this.handleMessage = acceptDeliveryOrReturn;
   }
 
+  setOptions(options) {
+    this.options = options;
+  }
+
   allocate () {
-    this.ch = this.connection.freshChannel(this);
+    this.ch = this.connection.freshChannel(this, this.options);
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/channel_model.js b/lib/channel_model.js
index f95b0192..f3cfffd3 100644
--- a/lib/channel_model.js
+++ b/lib/channel_model.js
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@ class ChannelModel extends EventEmitter {
     return promisify(this.connection._updateSecret.bind(this.connection))(newSecret, reason);
   }
 
-  async createChannel() {
+  async createChannel(options) {
     const channel = new Channel(this.connection);
+    channel.setOptions(options);
     await channel.open();
     return channel;
   }
 
-  async createConfirmChannel() {
+  async createConfirmChannel(options) {
     const channel = new ConfirmChannel(this.connection);
+    channel.setOptions(options);
     await channel.open();
     await channel.rpc(defs.ConfirmSelect, {nowait: false}, defs.ConfirmSelectOk);
     return channel;
diff --git a/test/callback_api.js b/test/callback_api.js
index 29a9f409..51dd662d 100644
--- a/test/callback_api.js
+++ b/test/callback_api.js
@@ -72,10 +72,14 @@ suite('updateSecret', function() {
 });
 
 function channel_test_fn(method) {
-  return function(name, chfun) {
+  return function(name, options, chfun) {
+    if (arguments.length === 2) {
+      chfun = options;
+      options = {};
+    }
     test(name, function(done) {
       connect(kCallback(function(c) {
-        c[method](kCallback(function(ch) {
+        c[method](options, kCallback(function(ch) {
           chfun(ch, done);
         }, done));
       }, done));
@@ -210,6 +214,33 @@ suite('sending messages', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  var channelOptions = {};
+
+  channel_test('find high watermark', function(ch, done) {
+    var msg = randomString();
+    var baseline = 0;
+    ch.assertQueue('', {exclusive: true}, function(e, q) {
+      if (e !== null) return done(e);
+      while (ch.sendToQueue(q.queue, Buffer.from(msg))) {
+        baseline++;
+      };
+      channelOptions.highWaterMark = baseline * 2;
+      done();
+    })
+  });
+
+  channel_test('set high watermark', channelOptions, function(ch, done) {
+    var msg = randomString();
+    ch.assertQueue('', {exclusive: true}, function(e, q) {
+      if (e !== null) return done(e);
+      var ok;
+      for (var i = 0; i < channelOptions.highWaterMark; i++) {
+        ok = ch.sendToQueue(q.queue, Buffer.from(msg));
+        assert.equal(ok, true);
+      }
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 suite('ConfirmChannel', function() {
@@ -228,6 +259,34 @@ suite('ConfirmChannel', function() {
     ch.waitForConfirms(done);
   });
 
+  var channelOptions = {};
+
+  confirm_channel_test('find high watermark', function(ch, done) {
+    var msg = randomString();
+    var baseline = 0;
+    ch.assertQueue('', {exclusive: true}, function(e, q) {
+      if (e !== null) return done(e);
+      while (ch.sendToQueue(q.queue, Buffer.from(msg))) {
+        baseline++;
+      };
+      channelOptions.highWaterMark = baseline * 2;
+      done();
+    })
+  });
+
+  confirm_channel_test('set high watermark', channelOptions, function(ch, done) {
+    var msg = randomString();
+    ch.assertQueue('', {exclusive: true}, function(e, q) {
+      if (e !== null) return done(e);
+      var ok;
+      for (var i = 0; i < channelOptions.highWaterMark; i++) {
+        ok = ch.sendToQueue(q.queue, Buffer.from(msg));
+        assert.equal(ok, true);
+      }
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
 });
 
 suite("Error handling", function() {