diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 185a62d..0c27dfc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - `ParseRedisURI` helper function is added to create a `RedisConnOpt` from a URI string.
+- `SetDefaultOptions` method is added to `Client`.
 
 ## [0.8.0] - 2020-04-19
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b588f01..8b557ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,12 +173,25 @@ func main() {
 
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Example 3: Pass options to tune task processing behavior.
+    // Example 3: Set options to tune task processing behavior.
     //            Options include MaxRetry, Queue, Timeout, Deadline, Unique etc.
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    c.SetDefaultOptions(tasks.ImageProcessing, asynq.MaxRetry(10), asynq.Timeout(time.Minute))
+
     t = tasks.NewImageProcessingTask("some/blobstore/url", "other/blobstore/url")
-    err = c.Enqueue(t, asynq.MaxRetry(10), asynq.Queue("critical"), asynq.Timeout(time.Minute))
+    err = c.Enqueue(t)
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Fatal("could not enqueue task: %v", err)
+    }
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Example 4: Pass options to tune task processing behavior at enqueue time.
+    //            Options passed at enqueue time override default ones, if any.
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    t = tasks.NewImageProcessingTask("some/blobstore/url", "other/blobstore/url")
+    err = c.Enqueue(t, asynq.Queue("critical"), asynq.Timeout(30*time.Second))
     if err != nil {
         log.Fatal("could not enqueue task: %v", err)
     }
@@ -194,6 +207,8 @@ You can optionally use [`ServeMux`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/hibiken/asynq?
 package main
 
 import (
+    "log"
+
     "github.com/hibiken/asynq"
     "your/app/package/tasks"
 )
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 79cf38c..3da3a89 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
@@ -23,13 +24,18 @@ import (
 //
 // Clients are safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 type Client struct {
-	rdb *rdb.RDB
+	mu   sync.Mutex
+	opts map[string][]Option
+	rdb  *rdb.RDB
 }
 
 // NewClient and returns a new Client given a redis connection option.
 func NewClient(r RedisConnOpt) *Client {
 	rdb := rdb.NewRDB(createRedisClient(r))
-	return &Client{rdb}
+	return &Client{
+		opts: make(map[string][]Option),
+		rdb:  rdb,
+	}
 }
 
 // Option specifies the task processing behavior.
@@ -159,10 +165,19 @@ func serializePayload(payload map[string]interface{}) string {
 	return b.String()
 }
 
-const (
-	// Max retry count by default
-	defaultMaxRetry = 25
-)
+// Default max retry count used if nothing is specified.
+const defaultMaxRetry = 25
+
+// SetDefaultOptions sets options to be used for a given task type.
+// The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
+// If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
+//
+// Default options can be overridden by options passed at enqueue time.
+func (c *Client) SetDefaultOptions(taskType string, opts ...Option) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.opts[taskType] = opts
+}
 
 // EnqueueAt schedules task to be enqueued at the specified time.
 //
@@ -171,6 +186,35 @@ const (
 // The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
 // If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
 func (c *Client) EnqueueAt(t time.Time, task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
+	return c.enqueueAt(t, task, opts...)
+}
+
+// Enqueue enqueues task to be processed immediately.
+//
+// Enqueue returns nil if the task is enqueued successfully, otherwise returns a non-nil error.
+//
+// The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
+// If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
+func (c *Client) Enqueue(task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
+	return c.enqueueAt(time.Now(), task, opts...)
+}
+
+// EnqueueIn schedules task to be enqueued after the specified delay.
+//
+// EnqueueIn returns nil if the task is scheduled successfully, otherwise returns a non-nil error.
+//
+// The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
+// If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
+func (c *Client) EnqueueIn(d time.Duration, task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
+	return c.enqueueAt(time.Now().Add(d), task, opts...)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) enqueueAt(t time.Time, task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if defaults, ok := c.opts[task.Type]; ok {
+		opts = append(defaults, opts...)
+	}
 	opt := composeOptions(opts...)
 	msg := &base.TaskMessage{
 		ID:        xid.New(),
@@ -194,26 +238,6 @@ func (c *Client) EnqueueAt(t time.Time, task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// Enqueue enqueues task to be processed immediately.
-//
-// Enqueue returns nil if the task is enqueued successfully, otherwise returns a non-nil error.
-//
-// The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
-// If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
-func (c *Client) Enqueue(task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
-	return c.EnqueueAt(time.Now(), task, opts...)
-}
-
-// EnqueueIn schedules task to be enqueued after the specified delay.
-//
-// EnqueueIn returns nil if the task is scheduled successfully, otherwise returns a non-nil error.
-//
-// The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
-// If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
-func (c *Client) EnqueueIn(d time.Duration, task *Task, opts ...Option) error {
-	return c.EnqueueAt(time.Now().Add(d), task, opts...)
-}
-
 func (c *Client) enqueue(msg *base.TaskMessage, uniqueTTL time.Duration) error {
 	if uniqueTTL > 0 {
 		return c.rdb.EnqueueUnique(msg, uniqueTTL)
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 2817b5a..348d056 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
 )
 
+var (
+	noTimeout  = time.Duration(0).String()
+	noDeadline = time.Time{}.Format(time.RFC3339)
+)
+
 func TestClientEnqueueAt(t *testing.T) {
 	r := setup(t)
 	client := NewClient(RedisClientOpt{
@@ -27,9 +32,6 @@ func TestClientEnqueueAt(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		now          = time.Now()
 		oneHourLater = now.Add(time.Hour)
-
-		noTimeout  = time.Duration(0).String()
-		noDeadline = time.Time{}.Format(time.RFC3339)
 	)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -113,11 +115,6 @@ func TestClientEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
 
 	task := NewTask("send_email", map[string]interface{}{"to": "customer@gmail.com", "from": "merchant@example.com"})
 
-	var (
-		noTimeout  = time.Duration(0).String()
-		noDeadline = time.Time{}.Format(time.RFC3339)
-	)
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc         string
 		task         *Task
@@ -287,11 +284,6 @@ func TestClientEnqueueIn(t *testing.T) {
 
 	task := NewTask("send_email", map[string]interface{}{"to": "customer@gmail.com", "from": "merchant@example.com"})
 
-	var (
-		noTimeout  = time.Duration(0).String()
-		noDeadline = time.Time{}.Format(time.RFC3339)
-	)
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc          string
 		task          *Task
@@ -364,6 +356,86 @@ func TestClientEnqueueIn(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClientDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	r := setup(t)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		desc        string
+		defaultOpts []Option // options set at the client level.
+		opts        []Option // options used at enqueue time.
+		task        *Task
+		queue       string // queue that the message should go into.
+		want        *base.TaskMessage
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:        "With queue routing option",
+			defaultOpts: []Option{Queue("feed")},
+			opts:        []Option{},
+			task:        NewTask("feed:import", nil),
+			queue:       "feed",
+			want: &base.TaskMessage{
+				Type:     "feed:import",
+				Payload:  nil,
+				Retry:    defaultMaxRetry,
+				Queue:    "feed",
+				Timeout:  noTimeout,
+				Deadline: noDeadline,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:        "With multiple options",
+			defaultOpts: []Option{Queue("feed"), MaxRetry(5)},
+			opts:        []Option{},
+			task:        NewTask("feed:import", nil),
+			queue:       "feed",
+			want: &base.TaskMessage{
+				Type:     "feed:import",
+				Payload:  nil,
+				Retry:    5,
+				Queue:    "feed",
+				Timeout:  noTimeout,
+				Deadline: noDeadline,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:        "With overriding options at enqueue time",
+			defaultOpts: []Option{Queue("feed"), MaxRetry(5)},
+			opts:        []Option{Queue("critical")},
+			task:        NewTask("feed:import", nil),
+			queue:       "critical",
+			want: &base.TaskMessage{
+				Type:     "feed:import",
+				Payload:  nil,
+				Retry:    5,
+				Queue:    "critical",
+				Timeout:  noTimeout,
+				Deadline: noDeadline,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		h.FlushDB(t, r)
+		c := NewClient(RedisClientOpt{Addr: redisAddr, DB: redisDB})
+		c.SetDefaultOptions(tc.task.Type, tc.defaultOpts...)
+		err := c.Enqueue(tc.task, tc.opts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		enqueued := h.GetEnqueuedMessages(t, r, tc.queue)
+		if len(enqueued) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("%s;\nexpected queue %q to have one message; got %d messages in the queue.",
+				tc.desc, tc.queue, len(enqueued))
+			continue
+		}
+		got := enqueued[0]
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, h.IgnoreIDOpt); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("%s;\nmismatch found in enqueued task message; (-want,+got)\n%s",
+				tc.desc, diff)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUniqueKey(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc  string