diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c98408..fccc418 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Revision history for wai-handler-hal
 
+## 0.4.0.0 -- 2024-01-??
+
+- New function: `Wai.Handler.Hal.runWithOptions :: Options ->
+  Application -> ProxyRequest NoAuthorizer -> ProxyResponse`. This
+  provides a convenient way to pass custom `Options` without all the
+  bells and whistles of `runWithContext`.
 ## 0.3.0.0 -- 2023-12-17
 
 - Accidental breaking change: more elaborate `Content-Type` headers
diff --git a/src/Network/Wai/Handler/Hal.hs b/src/Network/Wai/Handler/Hal.hs
index a227517..c09e0ea 100644
--- a/src/Network/Wai/Handler/Hal.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Wai/Handler/Hal.hs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 -- @
 module Network.Wai.Handler.Hal
   ( run,
+    runWithOptions,
     runWithContext,
     Options (..),
     defaultOptions,
@@ -105,13 +106,7 @@ run ::
   Wai.Application ->
   HalRequest.ProxyRequest HalRequest.NoAuthorizer ->
   m HalResponse.ProxyResponse
-run app req = liftIO $ do
-  waiReq <- toWaiRequest defaultOptions req
-  responseRef <- IORef.newIORef Nothing
-  Wai.ResponseReceived <- app waiReq $ \waiResp ->
-    Wai.ResponseReceived <$ IORef.writeIORef responseRef (Just waiResp)
-  Just waiResp <- IORef.readIORef responseRef
-  fromWaiResponse defaultOptions waiResp
+run = runWithOptions defaultOptions
 
 -- | Options that can be used to customize the behaviour of 'runWithContext'.
 -- 'defaultOptions' provides sensible defaults.
@@ -152,6 +147,27 @@ defaultOptions =
         _ -> True
     }
 
+-- | A variant of 'run' with configurable 'Options'. Useful if you
+-- just want to override the 'binaryMediaTypes' setting but don't need
+-- the rest of 'runWithContext''s features.
+--
+-- @since 0.4.0.0
+runWithOptions ::
+  (MonadIO m) =>
+  -- | Configuration options. 'defaultOptions' provides sensible defaults.
+  Options ->
+  Wai.Application ->
+  HalRequest.ProxyRequest HalRequest.NoAuthorizer ->
+  m HalResponse.ProxyResponse
+runWithOptions opts app req =
+  liftIO $ do
+    waiReq <- toWaiRequest opts req
+    responseRef <- IORef.newIORef Nothing
+    Wai.ResponseReceived <- app waiReq $ \waiResp ->
+      Wai.ResponseReceived <$ IORef.writeIORef responseRef (Just waiResp)
+    Just waiResp <- IORef.readIORef responseRef
+    fromWaiResponse defaultOptions waiResp
+
 -- | Convert a WAI 'Wai.Application' into a function that can
 -- be run by hal's 'AWS.Lambda.Runtime.mRuntimeWithContext''. This
 -- function exposes all the configurable knobs.