diff --git a/rumqttc/CHANGELOG.md b/rumqttc/CHANGELOG.md
index 4353bf4a4..ce94f0052 100644
--- a/rumqttc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/rumqttc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * `ConnectionAborted` variant on `StateError` type to denote abrupt end to a connection
 * `set_session_expiry_interval` and `session_expiry_interval` methods on `MqttOptions`.
 * `Auth` packet as per MQTT5 standards
+* Allow configuring  the `nodelay` property of underlying TCP client with the `tcp_nodelay` field in `NetworkOptions`
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/rumqttc/src/eventloop.rs b/rumqttc/src/eventloop.rs
index 1527c8603..f6730fe33 100644
--- a/rumqttc/src/eventloop.rs
+++ b/rumqttc/src/eventloop.rs
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn socket_connect(
             SocketAddr::V6(_) => TcpSocket::new_v6()?,
         };
 
+        socket.set_nodelay(network_options.tcp_nodelay)?;
+
         if let Some(send_buff_size) = network_options.tcp_send_buffer_size {
             socket.set_send_buffer_size(send_buff_size).unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/rumqttc/src/lib.rs b/rumqttc/src/lib.rs
index 29cad1a34..93887bb11 100644
--- a/rumqttc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rumqttc/src/lib.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ impl From<ClientConfig> for TlsConfiguration {
 pub struct NetworkOptions {
     tcp_send_buffer_size: Option<u32>,
     tcp_recv_buffer_size: Option<u32>,
+    tcp_nodelay: bool,
     conn_timeout: u64,
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "linux"))]
     bind_device: Option<String>,
@@ -379,12 +380,17 @@ impl NetworkOptions {
         NetworkOptions {
             tcp_send_buffer_size: None,
             tcp_recv_buffer_size: None,
+            tcp_nodelay: false,
             conn_timeout: 5,
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "linux"))]
             bind_device: None,
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn set_tcp_nodelay(&mut self, nodelay: bool) {
+        self.tcp_nodelay = nodelay;
+    }
+
     pub fn set_tcp_send_buffer_size(&mut self, size: u32) {
         self.tcp_send_buffer_size = Some(size);
     }