diff --git a/_examples/queue/queue.go b/_examples/queue/queue.go
index e6cacc3c2..48bfb386a 100644
--- a/_examples/queue/queue.go
+++ b/_examples/queue/queue.go
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		ctx := colly.NewContext()
+		ctx.Put("num", i)
 		// Add URLs to the queue
-		q.AddURL(fmt.Sprintf("%s?n=%d", url, i))
+		q.AddURL(fmt.Sprintf("%s?n=%d", url, i), colly.WithRequestContext(ctx))
 	}
 	// Consume URLs
 	q.Run(c)
diff --git a/queue/queue.go b/queue/queue.go
index 0d0d78a66..6a987c435 100644
--- a/queue/queue.go
+++ b/queue/queue.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (q *Queue) IsEmpty() bool {
 }
 
 // AddURL adds a new URL to the queue
-func (q *Queue) AddURL(URL string) error {
+func (q *Queue) AddURL(URL string, opts ...colly.RequestOpt) error {
 	u, err := urlParser.Parse(URL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -87,10 +87,8 @@ func (q *Queue) AddURL(URL string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	r := &colly.Request{
-		URL:    u2,
-		Method: "GET",
-	}
+	r := colly.NewRequest(u2, opts...)
+
 	d, err := r.Marshal()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index 6beef8347..fef904eb0 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -192,3 +192,14 @@ func (r *Request) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	return json.Marshal(sr)
 }
+
+func NewRequest(url *url.URL, opts ...RequestOpt) *Request {
+	req := &Request{
+		URL:    url,
+		Method: "GET",
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(req)
+	}
+	return req
+}
diff --git a/request_opt.go b/request_opt.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26f7f459f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/request_opt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package colly
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type RequestOpt func(req *Request)
+
+func WithRequestProxyURL(proxyUrl string) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.ProxyURL = proxyUrl
+	}
+}
+func WithRequestID(id uint32) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.ID = id
+	}
+}
+func WithRequestResponseCharacterEncoding(responseCharacterEncoding string) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.ResponseCharacterEncoding = responseCharacterEncoding
+	}
+}
+
+func WithRequestBody(body io.Reader) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.Body = body
+	}
+}
+
+func WithRequestMethod(method string) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.Method = method
+	}
+}
+func WithRequestHost(host string) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.Host = host
+	}
+}
+
+func WithRequestDepth(depth int) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.Depth = depth
+	}
+}
+
+func WithRequestSetHeader(k, v string) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		if req.Headers == nil {
+			req.Headers = &http.Header{}
+		}
+		req.Headers.Add(k, v)
+	}
+}
+func WithRequestContext(ctx *Context) RequestOpt {
+	return func(req *Request) {
+		req.Ctx = ctx
+	}
+}
diff --git a/request_test.go b/request_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edfe93468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/request_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package colly
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewRequest(t *testing.T) {
+
+	ctx := &Context{}
+	host := "test host"
+	headerK := "headerk"
+	headerV := "headerv"
+	depth := 8
+	method := "POST"
+	body := bytes.NewReader([]byte{1, 2, 3})
+	respCharSet := "testC"
+	proxyUrl := "testUrl"
+	url := &url.URL{Path: "test"}
+	var id uint32 = 123
+
+	req := NewRequest(
+		url,
+		WithRequestContext(ctx),
+		WithRequestSetHeader(headerK, headerV),
+		WithRequestDepth(depth),
+		WithRequestMethod(method),
+		WithRequestBody(body),
+		WithRequestResponseCharacterEncoding(respCharSet),
+		WithRequestProxyURL(proxyUrl),
+		WithRequestHost(host),
+		WithRequestID(id),
+	)
+
+	if req.URL != url || req.Ctx != ctx || req.Headers.Get(headerK) != headerV || req.Depth != depth || req.Method != req.Method || req.Body != body || req.ResponseCharacterEncoding != respCharSet || req.ProxyURL != proxyUrl || req.ID != id {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+}