diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9d2148a..81fc3b16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ Option completion scripts for Bash, Fish and Zsh can be found in respective subd
 | `NNN_BMS='d:~/Documents;D:~/Docs archive/'` | specify bookmarks (max 10) |
 | `NNN_USE_EDITOR=1` | open text files in `$VISUAL` (else `$EDITOR`, fallback vi) |
 | `NNN_CONTEXT_COLORS='1234'` | specify per context color [default: '4444' (all blue)] |
+| `NNN_SSHFS_OPTS='sshfs -o reconnect,idmap=user'` | specify SSHFS options |
 | `NNN_NOTE=/home/user/Dropbox/notes` | path to note file [default: none] |
 | `NNN_OPENER=mimeopen` | custom file opener |
 | `NNN_IDLE_TIMEOUT=300` | idle seconds before locking terminal [default: disabled] |
@@ -399,6 +400,12 @@ Host phone
 
 The above host `phone` will be mounted at `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/phone`. `nnn` creates the directory `phone` if it doesn't exist.
 
+If you need to pass options to the `sshfs` command, you can do so:
+
+    export NNN_SSHFS_OPTS='sshfs -o reconnect,idmap=user,cache_timeout=3600'
+
+The options must be preceded by `sshfs` and comma-separated without any space between them.
+
 Notes:
 
 1. `nnn` takes you to the mount point after successful mounts. To jump back to the last directory, press the usual <kbd>-</kbd>.
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index 9de15022..ad525074 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ when dealing with the !, e and p commands respectively. A single combination to
     codes: 0-black, 1-red, 2-green, 3-yellow, 4-blue (default), 5-magenta, 6-cyan, 7-white
 .Ed
 .Pp
+\fBNNN_SSHFS_OPTS:\fR Pass additional options to sshfs command:
+.Bd -literal
+    export NNN_SSHFS_OPTS='sshfs -o reconnect,idmap=user,cache_timeout=3600'
+
+    NOTE: The options must be preceded by `sshfs` and comma-separated without any space between them.
+.Ed
+.Pp
 \fBNNN_IDLE_TIMEOUT:\fR set idle timeout (in seconds) to invoke terminal locker (default: disabled).
 .Pp
 \fBNNN_COPIER:\fR system clipboard copier script. The project page has some sample copier scripts.
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 92188384..b00b9024 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -2569,8 +2569,14 @@ static bool create_dir(const char *path)
 
 static bool sshfs_mount(char *path, char *newpath, int *presel)
 {
+	uchar flag = F_NORMAL;
 	int r;
-	char *tmp;
+	char *tmp, *env, *cmd = "sshfs";
+
+	if (!getutil(cmd)) {
+		printwait("sshfs missing", presel);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	tmp = xreadline(NULL, "host: ");
 	if (!tmp[0])
@@ -2583,18 +2589,19 @@ static bool sshfs_mount(char *path, char *newpath, int *presel)
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	if (!getutil("sshfs")) {
-		printwait("sshfs missing", presel);
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
 	/* Convert "Host" to "Host:" */
 	r = strlen(tmp);
 	tmp[r] = ':';
 	tmp[r + 1] = '\0';
 
+	env = getenv("NNN_SSHFS_OPTS");
+	if (env)
+		flag |= F_MULTI;
+	else
+		env = cmd;
+
 	/* Connect to remote */
-	if (spawn("sshfs", tmp, newpath, NULL, F_NORMAL)) {
+	if (spawn(env, tmp, newpath, NULL, flag)) {
 		printwait("mount failed", presel);
 		return FALSE;
 	}