diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 0edc2adc..9eae88d2 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function(data, options, cb) {
       } else {
         cb(new ValidationError(obj), obj);
       }
-    }, data);
+    }, data, options);
   });
 
   function create() {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ DataAccessObject.upsert = function(data, options, cb) {
               }
             }
             callConnector();
-          }, update);
+          }, update, options);
         }
 
         function callConnector() {
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ DataAccessObject.replaceOrCreate = function replaceOrCreate(data, options, cb) {
           inst.isValid(function(valid) {
             if (!valid) return cb(new ValidationError(inst), inst);
             callConnector();
-          }, update);
+          }, update, options);
 
           function callConnector() {
             update = removeUndefined(update);
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ DataAccessObject.findOrCreate = function findOrCreate(query, data, options, cb)
           } else {
             cb(new ValidationError(obj), obj);
           }
-        }, data);
+        }, data, options);
       });
     });
   } else {
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function(options, cb) {
         }
         cb(err, inst);
       }
-    });
+    }, data, options);
 
     // then save
     function save() {
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ DataAccessObject.replaceById = function(id, data, options, cb) {
           if (!valid) return cb(new ValidationError(inst), inst);
 
           callConnector();
-        }, data);
+        }, data, options);
       } else {
         callConnector();
       }
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@ function(data, options, cb) {
           }
 
           triggerSave();
-        }, data);
+        }, data, options);
       } else {
         triggerSave();
       }
diff --git a/lib/validations.js b/lib/validations.js
index 6ccc701c..ebf5e5a3 100644
--- a/lib/validations.js
+++ b/lib/validations.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Validatable.validatesUniquenessOf = getConfigurator('uniqueness', { async: true
 /*!
  * Presence validator
  */
-function validatePresence(attr, conf, err) {
+function validatePresence(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (blank(this[attr])) {
     err();
   }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function validatePresence(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Absence validator
  */
-function validateAbsence(attr, conf, err) {
+function validateAbsence(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (!blank(this[attr])) {
     err();
   }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function validateAbsence(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Length validator
  */
-function validateLength(attr, conf, err) {
+function validateLength(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (nullCheck.call(this, attr, conf, err)) return;
 
   var len = this[attr].length;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ function validateLength(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Numericality validator
  */
-function validateNumericality(attr, conf, err) {
+function validateNumericality(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (nullCheck.call(this, attr, conf, err)) return;
 
   if (typeof this[attr] !== 'number') {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function validateNumericality(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Inclusion validator
  */
-function validateInclusion(attr, conf, err) {
+function validateInclusion(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (nullCheck.call(this, attr, conf, err)) return;
 
   if (!~conf.in.indexOf(this[attr])) {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ function validateInclusion(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Exclusion validator
  */
-function validateExclusion(attr, conf, err) {
+function validateExclusion(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (nullCheck.call(this, attr, conf, err)) return;
 
   if (~conf.in.indexOf(this[attr])) {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function validateExclusion(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Format validator
  */
-function validateFormat(attr, conf, err) {
+function validateFormat(attr, conf, err, options) {
   if (nullCheck.call(this, attr, conf, err)) return;
 
   if (typeof this[attr] === 'string') {
@@ -325,14 +325,22 @@ function validateFormat(attr, conf, err) {
 /*!
  * Custom validator
  */
-function validateCustom(attr, conf, err, done) {
+function validateCustom(attr, conf, err, options, done) {
+  if (typeof options === 'function') {
+    done = options;
+    options = {};
+  }
   conf.customValidator.call(this, err, done);
 }
 
 /*!
  * Uniqueness validator
  */
-function validateUniqueness(attr, conf, err, done) {
+function validateUniqueness(attr, conf, err, options, done) {
+  if (typeof options === 'function') {
+    done = options;
+    options = {};
+  }
   if (blank(this[attr])) {
     return process.nextTick(done);
   }
@@ -349,7 +357,7 @@ function validateUniqueness(attr, conf, err, done) {
 
   var idName = this.constructor.definition.idName();
   var isNewRecord = this.isNewRecord();
-  this.constructor.find(cond, function(error, found) {
+  this.constructor.find(cond, options, function(error, found) {
     if (error) {
       err(error);
     } else if (found.length > 1) {
@@ -416,7 +424,8 @@ function getConfigurator(name, opts) {
  * @param {Function} callback called with (valid)
  * @returns {Boolean} True if no asynchronous validation is configured and all properties pass validation.
  */
-Validatable.prototype.isValid = function(callback, data) {
+Validatable.prototype.isValid = function(callback, data, options) {
+  options = options || {};
   var valid = true, inst = this, wait = 0, async = false;
   var validations = this.constructor.validations;
 
@@ -455,7 +464,7 @@ Validatable.prototype.isValid = function(callback, data) {
           async = true;
           wait += 1;
           process.nextTick(function() {
-            validationFailed(inst, attr, v, done);
+            validationFailed(inst, attr, v, options, done);
           });
         } else {
           if (validationFailed(inst, attr, v)) {
@@ -514,9 +523,14 @@ function cleanErrors(inst) {
   });
 }
 
-function validationFailed(inst, attr, conf, cb) {
+function validationFailed(inst, attr, conf, options, cb) {
   var opts = conf.options || {};
 
+  if (typeof options === 'function') {
+    cb = options;
+    options = {};
+  }
+
   if (typeof attr !== 'string') return false;
 
   // here we should check skip validation conditions (if, unless)
@@ -557,6 +571,7 @@ function validationFailed(inst, attr, conf, cb) {
     if (kind !== false) inst.errors.add(attr, message, code);
     fail = true;
   });
+  validatorArguments.push(options);
   if (cb) {
     validatorArguments.push(function() {
       cb(fail);
diff --git a/test/validations.test.js b/test/validations.test.js
index 3d69ed2f..09d16fe3 100644
--- a/test/validations.test.js
+++ b/test/validations.test.js
@@ -282,6 +282,64 @@ describe('validations', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('validation with or without options', function() {
+    it('should work on update with options', function(done) {
+      delete User.validations;
+      User.validatesPresenceOf('name');
+      User.create({ name: 'Valid' }, function(e, d) {
+        d.updateAttribute('name', null, { options: 'options' }, function(e) {
+          should.exist(e);
+          e.should.be.instanceOf(Error);
+          e.should.be.instanceOf(ValidationError);
+          d.updateAttribute('name', 'Vasiliy', { options: 'options' }, function(e) {
+            should.not.exist(e);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should work on update without options', function(done) {
+      delete User.validations;
+      User.validatesPresenceOf('name');
+      User.create({ name: 'Valid' }, function(e, d) {
+        d.updateAttribute('name', null, function(e) {
+          should.exist(e);
+          e.should.be.instanceOf(Error);
+          e.should.be.instanceOf(ValidationError);
+          d.updateAttribute('name', 'Vasiliy', function(e) {
+            should.not.exist(e);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should work on create with options', function(done) {
+      delete User.validations;
+      User.validatesPresenceOf('name');
+      User.create(function(e, u) {
+        should.exist(e);
+        User.create({ name: 'Valid' }, { options: 'options' }, function(e, d) {
+          should.not.exist(e);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should work on create without options', function(done) {
+      delete User.validations;
+      User.validatesPresenceOf('name');
+      User.create(function(e, u) {
+        should.exist(e);
+        User.create({ name: 'Valid' }, function(e, d) {
+          should.not.exist(e);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('presence', function() {
     it('should validate presence', function() {
       User.validatesPresenceOf('name', 'email');