diff --git a/lib/connection_config.js b/lib/connection_config.js
index b65f3fec10..64f7f81a29 100644
--- a/lib/connection_config.js
+++ b/lib/connection_config.js
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ const validOptions = {
   dateStrings: 1,
   debug: 1,
   decimalNumbers: 1,
+  enableKeepAlive: 1,
   flags: 1,
   host: 1,
   insecureAuth: 1,
   isServer: 1,
+  keepAliveInitialDelay: 1,
   localAddress: 1,
   maxPreparedStatements: 1,
   multipleStatements: 1,
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ class ConnectionConfig {
     this.debug = options.debug;
     this.trace = options.trace !== false;
     this.stringifyObjects = options.stringifyObjects || false;
+    this.enableKeepAlive = !!options.enableKeepAlive;
+    this.keepAliveInitialDelay = options.keepAliveInitialDelay || 0;
     if (
       options.timezone &&
       !/^(?:local|Z|[ +-]\d\d:\d\d)$/.test(options.timezone)