diff --git a/src/ffi.rs b/src/ffi.rs
index 62712d0..f2728f2 100644
--- a/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/ffi.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ extern "C" {
                         -> DBInstance;
     pub fn rocksdb_writeoptions_create() -> DBWriteOptions;
     pub fn rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts: DBWriteOptions);
+    pub fn rocksdb_writeoptions_set_sync(writeopts: DBWriteOptions, v: bool);
+    pub fn rocksdb_writeoptions_disable_WAL(writeopts: DBWriteOptions,
+                                            v: c_int);
     pub fn rocksdb_put(db: DBInstance,
                        writeopts: DBWriteOptions,
                        k: *const u8,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9d27965..8b774f4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub use ffi as rocksdb_ffi;
 pub use ffi::{DBCompactionStyle, DBComparator, new_bloom_filter};
 pub use rocksdb::{DB, DBIterator, DBVector, Direction, IteratorMode, Writable,
                   WriteBatch};
-pub use rocksdb_options::{BlockBasedOptions, Options};
+pub use rocksdb_options::{BlockBasedOptions, Options, WriteOptions};
 pub use merge_operator::MergeOperands;
 pub mod rocksdb;
 pub mod ffi;
diff --git a/src/rocksdb.rs b/src/rocksdb.rs
index cbb5bf6..82932fc 100644
--- a/src/rocksdb.rs
+++ b/src/rocksdb.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use std::str::from_utf8;
 use self::libc::{c_void, size_t};
 
 use rocksdb_ffi::{self, DBCFHandle, error_message};
-use rocksdb_options::Options;
+use rocksdb_options::{Options, WriteOptions};
 
 pub struct DB {
     inner: rocksdb_ffi::DBInstance,
@@ -381,16 +381,17 @@ impl DB {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn write(&self, batch: WriteBatch) -> Result<(), String> {
-        let writeopts = unsafe { rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create() };
+    pub fn write_opt(&self,
+                     batch: WriteBatch,
+                     writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                     -> Result<(), String> {
         let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
         let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
         unsafe {
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_write(self.inner,
-                                       writeopts.clone(),
+                                       writeopts.inner,
                                        batch.inner,
                                        err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
         }
         if !err.is_null() {
             return Err(error_message(err));
@@ -398,6 +399,10 @@ impl DB {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    pub fn write(&self, batch: WriteBatch) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.write_opt(batch, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
     pub fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<DBVector>, String> {
         unsafe {
             let readopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_readoptions_create();
@@ -538,22 +543,22 @@ impl DB {
     pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Snapshot {
         Snapshot::new(self)
     }
-}
 
-impl Writable for DB {
-    fn put(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    pub fn put_opt(&self,
+                   key: &[u8],
+                   value: &[u8],
+                   writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                   -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_put(self.inner,
-                                     writeopts.clone(),
+                                     writeopts.inner,
                                      key.as_ptr(),
                                      key.len() as size_t,
                                      value.as_ptr(),
                                      value.len() as size_t,
                                      err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
@@ -561,106 +566,105 @@ impl Writable for DB {
         }
     }
 
-    fn put_cf(&self,
-              cf: DBCFHandle,
-              key: &[u8],
-              value: &[u8])
-              -> Result<(), String> {
+    pub fn put_cf_opt(&self,
+                      cf: DBCFHandle,
+                      key: &[u8],
+                      value: &[u8],
+                      writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                      -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_put_cf(self.inner,
-                                        writeopts.clone(),
+                                        writeopts.inner,
                                         cf,
                                         key.as_ptr(),
                                         key.len() as size_t,
                                         value.as_ptr(),
                                         value.len() as size_t,
                                         err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
-
-    fn merge(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    pub fn merge_opt(&self,
+                     key: &[u8],
+                     value: &[u8],
+                     writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                     -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_merge(self.inner,
-                                       writeopts.clone(),
+                                       writeopts.inner,
                                        key.as_ptr(),
                                        key.len() as size_t,
                                        value.as_ptr(),
                                        value.len() as size_t,
                                        err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
-
-    fn merge_cf(&self,
-                cf: DBCFHandle,
-                key: &[u8],
-                value: &[u8])
-                -> Result<(), String> {
+    fn merge_cf_opt(&self,
+                    cf: DBCFHandle,
+                    key: &[u8],
+                    value: &[u8],
+                    writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                    -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_merge_cf(self.inner,
-                                          writeopts.clone(),
+                                          writeopts.inner,
                                           cf,
                                           key.as_ptr(),
                                           key.len() as size_t,
                                           value.as_ptr(),
                                           value.len() as size_t,
                                           err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
-
-    fn delete(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    fn delete_opt(&self,
+                  key: &[u8],
+                  writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                  -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_delete(self.inner,
-                                        writeopts.clone(),
+                                        writeopts.inner,
                                         key.as_ptr(),
                                         key.len() as size_t,
                                         err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
-
-    fn delete_cf(&self, cf: DBCFHandle, key: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    fn delete_cf_opt(&self,
+                     cf: DBCFHandle,
+                     key: &[u8],
+                     writeopts: &WriteOptions)
+                     -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_delete_cf(self.inner,
-                                           writeopts.clone(),
+                                           writeopts.inner,
                                            cf,
                                            key.as_ptr(),
                                            key.len() as size_t,
                                            err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
@@ -669,6 +673,40 @@ impl Writable for DB {
     }
 }
 
+impl Writable for DB {
+    fn put(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.put_opt(key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
+    fn put_cf(&self,
+              cf: DBCFHandle,
+              key: &[u8],
+              value: &[u8])
+              -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.put_cf_opt(cf, key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
+    fn merge(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.merge_opt(key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
+    fn merge_cf(&self,
+                cf: DBCFHandle,
+                key: &[u8],
+                value: &[u8])
+                -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.merge_cf_opt(cf, key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
+    fn delete(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.delete_opt(key, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
+    fn delete_cf(&self, cf: DBCFHandle, key: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.delete_cf_opt(cf, key, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+}
+
 impl WriteBatch {
     pub fn new() -> WriteBatch {
         WriteBatch {
diff --git a/src/rocksdb_options.rs b/src/rocksdb_options.rs
index f561cb5..35d9f6d 100644
--- a/src/rocksdb_options.rs
+++ b/src/rocksdb_options.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub inner: rocksdb_ffi::DBOptions,
 }
 
+pub struct WriteOptions {
+    pub inner: rocksdb_ffi::DBWriteOptions,
+}
+
 impl Drop for Options {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
@@ -46,6 +50,14 @@ impl Drop for BlockBasedOptions {
     }
 }
 
+impl Drop for WriteOptions {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(self.inner);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl BlockBasedOptions {
     pub fn new() -> BlockBasedOptions {
         let block_opts = unsafe {
@@ -315,3 +327,19 @@ impl Options {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl WriteOptions {
+    pub fn new() -> WriteOptions {
+        let write_opts = unsafe { rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create() };
+        let rocksdb_ffi::DBWriteOptions(opt_ptr) = write_opts;
+        if opt_ptr.is_null() {
+            panic!("Could not create rocksdb write options".to_string());
+        }
+        WriteOptions { inner: write_opts }
+    }
+    pub fn set_sync(&mut self, sync: bool) {
+        unsafe {
+            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_set_sync(self.inner, sync);
+        }
+    }
+}