diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index d78062e5..cc18c015 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -733,13 +733,32 @@ func (m *DbMap) SelectOne(holder interface{}, query string, args ...interface{})
 	return SelectOne(m, m, holder, query, args...)
 }
 
+type beginOptions struct {
+	txOptions *sql.TxOptions
+}
+
+type BeginOpt func(beginOptions) beginOptions
+
+func TxOptions(opts *sql.TxOptions) BeginOpt {
+	return func(o beginOptions) beginOptions {
+		o.txOptions = opts
+		return o
+	}
+}
+
 // Begin starts a gorp Transaction
 func (m *DbMap) Begin() (*Transaction, error) {
+	return m.BeginOption(nil)
+}
+
+// BeginOption starts a gorp Transaction with sql.TxOptions
+func (m *DbMap) BeginOption(opts ...BeginOpt) (*Transaction, error) {
 	if m.logger != nil {
 		now := time.Now()
 		defer m.trace(now, "begin;")
 	}
-	tx, err := begin(m)
+
+	tx, err := begin(m, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/gorp.go b/gorp.go
index fc654567..e29b6386 100644
--- a/gorp.go
+++ b/gorp.go
@@ -663,10 +663,16 @@ func query(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error)
 	return executor.Query(query, args...)
 }
 
-func begin(m *DbMap) (*sql.Tx, error) {
-	if m.ctx != nil {
-		return m.Db.BeginTx(m.ctx, nil)
+func begin(m *DbMap, opts ...BeginOpt) (*sql.Tx, error) {
+	opt := beginOptions{}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		opt = o(opt)
 	}
 
-	return m.Db.Begin()
+	ctx := m.ctx
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	return m.Db.BeginTx(ctx, opt.txOptions)
 }