diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js
index e66d711bec..a68381b394 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ function isJoi(schema) {
   });
 }
 
-function validateOrThrow(raw, schema, allowInvalid) {
+function validateOrThrow(raw, schema, allowInvalid, validateOptions) {
   if (!isJoi(schema)) {
     return raw;
   }
-  var result = joi.validate(raw, schema);
+  var result = joi.validate(raw, schema, validateOptions);
   if (result.error && !allowInvalid) {
     throw new UnprocessableEntity(result.error.message.replace(/^"value"/, 'Request body'));
   }
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ class RequestContext {
     var type = attributes.type,
       description = attributes.description,
       allowInvalid = attributes.allowInvalid,
+      validateOptions = {},
       cfg, construct;
 
     if (attributes.isJoi) {
@@ -476,8 +477,16 @@ class RequestContext {
           }
         });
       }
+      if (cfg.options) {
+        if (!is.array(cfg.options)) {
+          cfg.options = [cfg.options];
+        }
+        _.each(cfg.options, function (options) {
+          _.extend(validateOptions, options);
+        });
+      }
       construct = function (raw) {
-        return validateOrThrow(raw, type, allowInvalid);
+        return validateOrThrow(raw, type, allowInvalid, validateOptions);
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js b/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js
index a648f8582c..de79fdebe1 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js
@@ -829,6 +829,63 @@ function DocumentationAndConstraintsSpec () {
       assertTrue(called);
     },
 
+    testSetParamForJoiBodyParamWithAllowUnknownTrue: function () {
+      var req = { parameters: {} },
+        res = {},
+        paramName = 'flurb',
+        description = stub(),
+        requestBody = {x: 1, y: 2},
+        schema = {x: joi.number().integer().required()},
+        called = false;
+
+      schema = joi.object().keys(schema).options({allowUnknown: true});
+
+      allow(req)
+        .toReceive("body")
+        .andReturn(requestBody);
+
+      app.get('/foxx', function (providedReq) {
+        called = _.isEqual(providedReq.parameters[paramName], {x: 1, y: 2});
+      }).bodyParam(paramName, {
+        description: description,
+        type: schema
+      });
+
+      var callback = transformRoute(routes[0].action);
+      callback(req, res);
+
+      assertTrue(called);
+    },
+
+    testSetParamForJoiBodyParamWithAllowUnknownFalse: function () {
+      var req = { parameters: {} },
+        res = {},
+        paramName = 'flurb',
+        description = stub(),
+        requestBody = {x: 1, y: 2},
+        schema = {x: joi.number().integer().required()},
+        called = false;
+
+      schema = joi.object().keys(schema).options({allowUnknown: false});
+
+      allow(req)
+        .toReceive("body")
+        .andReturn(requestBody);
+
+      app.get('/foxx', function (providedReq) {
+        called = true;
+      }).bodyParam(paramName, {
+        description: description,
+        type: schema
+      });
+
+      var callback = transformRoute(routes[0].action);
+      callback(req, res);
+
+      assertFalse(called);
+      assertEqual(res.responseCode, 422);
+    },
+
     testSetParamForPureJoiBodyParam: function () {
       var req = { parameters: {} },
         res = {},