diff --git a/tun/src/lib.rs b/tun/src/lib.rs
index 7e86059..99f74fc 100644
--- a/tun/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tun/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ mod imp;
 #[path = "unix/mod.rs"]
 pub(crate) mod imp;
 
+mod options;
+
 pub use imp::{TunInterface, TunQueue};
+pub use options::TunInterfaceOptions;
diff --git a/tun/src/options.rs b/tun/src/options.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b7d478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tun/src/options.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+use fehler::throws;
+use std::io::Error;
+
+use super::TunInterface;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct TunInterfaceOptions {
+    /// (Windows + Linux) Name the tun interface.
+    pub(crate) name: Option<String>,
+    /// (Linux) Don't include packet information.
+    pub(crate) no_pi: Option<()>,
+    /// (Linux) Avoid opening an existing persistant device.
+    pub(crate) tun_excl: Option<()>,
+}
+
+impl TunInterfaceOptions {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn name(mut self, name: &str) -> Self {
+        self.name = Some(name.to_owned());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn no_pi(mut self, enable: bool) {
+        self.no_pi = enable.then_some(());
+    }
+
+    pub fn tun_excl(mut self, enable: bool) {
+        self.tun_excl = enable.then_some(());
+    }
+
+    #[throws]
+    pub fn open(self) -> TunInterface {
+        TunInterface::new_with_options(self)?
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tun/src/unix/apple/mod.rs b/tun/src/unix/apple/mod.rs
index a88078d..4ed002c 100644
--- a/tun/src/unix/apple/mod.rs
+++ b/tun/src/unix/apple/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mod sys;
 
 pub use super::queue::TunQueue;
 
-use super::{ifname_to_string, string_to_ifname};
+use super::{ifname_to_string, string_to_ifname, TunInterfaceOptions};
 use kern_control::SysControlSocket;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ pub struct TunInterface {
 impl TunInterface {
     #[throws]
     pub fn new() -> TunInterface {
+        Self::new_with_options(TunInterfaceOptions::new())?
+    }
+
+    #[throws]
+    pub fn new_with_options(_: TunInterfaceOptions) -> TunInterface {
         TunInterface::connect(0)?
     }
 
diff --git a/tun/src/unix/linux/mod.rs b/tun/src/unix/linux/mod.rs
index 242e7c9..af2693d 100644
--- a/tun/src/unix/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/tun/src/unix/linux/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use log::info;
 
 use libc::in6_ifreq;
 
-use super::{ifname_to_string, string_to_ifname};
+use super::{ifname_to_string, string_to_ifname, TunInterfaceOptions};
 
 mod sys;
 
@@ -24,16 +24,33 @@ pub struct TunInterface {
 impl TunInterface {
     #[throws]
     pub fn new() -> TunInterface {
+        Self::new_with_options(TunInterfaceOptions::new())?
+    }
+
+    #[throws]
+    pub(crate) fn new_with_options(options: TunInterfaceOptions) -> TunInterface {
         let file = OpenOptions::new()
             .read(true)
             .write(true)
             .open("/dev/net/tun")?;
 
+        let mut flags = libc::IFF_TUN as i16;
+
+        if options.no_pi.is_some() {
+            flags |= libc::IFF_NO_PI as i16;
+        }
+        if options.tun_excl.is_some() {
+            flags |= libc::IFF_TUN_EXCL as i16;
+        }
+
+        let name = options
+            .name
+            .map(|name| string_to_ifname(&name))
+            .unwrap_or([0; libc::IFNAMSIZ]);
+
         let iff = libc::ifreq {
-            ifr_name: [0; libc::IFNAMSIZ],
-            ifr_ifru: libc::__c_anonymous_ifr_ifru {
-                ifru_flags: (libc::IFF_TUN | libc::IFF_TUN_EXCL | libc::IFF_NO_PI) as i16,
-            },
+            ifr_name: name,
+            ifr_ifru: libc::__c_anonymous_ifr_ifru { ifru_flags: flags },
         };
         unsafe { sys::tun_set_iff(file.as_raw_fd(), &iff)? };
 
diff --git a/tun/src/unix/mod.rs b/tun/src/unix/mod.rs
index 8f194b7..e4960da 100644
--- a/tun/src/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/tun/src/unix/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use std::{
     os::fd::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, RawFd},
 };
 
+use super::TunInterfaceOptions;
+
 mod queue;
 
 #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ mod test {
 
     use super::*;
     use std::io::Write;
-    
+
     use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
 
     #[throws]
diff --git a/tun/src/windows/mod.rs b/tun/src/windows/mod.rs
index 6c0a19c..d38e7dc 100644
--- a/tun/src/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/tun/src/windows/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use widestring::{u16cstr, U16CString};
 use windows::Win32::Foundation::GetLastError;
 mod queue;
 
+use super::TunInterfaceOptions;
+
 pub use queue::TunQueue;
 
 pub struct TunInterface {
@@ -15,7 +17,14 @@ pub struct TunInterface {
 impl TunInterface {
     #[throws]
     pub fn new() -> TunInterface {
-        let name = U16CString::from(u16cstr!("Burrow"));
+        Self::new_with_options(TunInterfaceOptions::new())?
+    }
+
+    #[throws]
+    pub(crate) fn new_with_options(options: TunInterfaceOptions) -> TunInterface {
+        let name_owned = options.name.unwrap_or("Burrow".to_owned());
+        let name = U16CString::from_str(&name_owned).unwrap();
+
         let handle =
             unsafe { sys::WINTUN.WintunCreateAdapter(name.as_ptr(), name.as_ptr(), ptr::null()) };
         if handle.is_null() {
@@ -23,7 +32,7 @@ impl TunInterface {
         }
         TunInterface {
             handle,
-            name: String::from("Burrow"),
+            name: name_owned,
         }
     }