diff --git a/plugin/forward/forward.go b/plugin/forward/forward.go
index 3ea255161..d244218b5 100644
--- a/plugin/forward/forward.go
+++ b/plugin/forward/forward.go
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ func (f *Forward) SetProxy(p *proxy.Proxy) {
 	p.Start(f.hcInterval)
 }
 
+// SetProxyOptions setup proxy options
+func (f *Forward) SetProxyOptions(opts proxy.Options) {
+	f.opts = opts
+}
+
 // SetTapPlugin appends one or more dnstap plugins to the tap plugin list.
 func (f *Forward) SetTapPlugin(tapPlugin *dnstap.Dnstap) {
 	f.tapPlugins = append(f.tapPlugins, tapPlugin)