diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 5002916..9efb9ec 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,9 @@ retry:
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void parse_chap(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *target,
+static void parse_chap(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
+                       QemuOpts *img_opts,
+                       const char *target,
                        Error **errp)
 {
     QemuOptsList *list;
@@ -1025,19 +1027,22 @@ static void parse_chap(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *target,
     }
 
     opts = qemu_opts_find(list, target);
-    if (opts == NULL) {
+    if (!opts) {
         opts = QTAILQ_FIRST(&list->head);
-        if (!opts) {
-            return;
-        }
     }
 
-    user = qemu_opt_get(opts, "user");
+    user = qemu_opt_get(img_opts, "user");
+    if (!user && opts) {
+        user = qemu_opt_get(opts, "user");
+    }
     if (!user) {
         return;
     }
 
-    password = qemu_opt_get(opts, "password");
+    password = qemu_opt_get(img_opts, "password");
+    if (!password && opts) {
+        password = qemu_opt_get(opts, "password");
+    }
     if (!password) {
         error_setg(errp, "CHAP username specified but no password was given");
         return;
@@ -1048,13 +1053,20 @@ static void parse_chap(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *target,
     }
 }
 
-static void parse_header_digest(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *target,
+static void parse_header_digest(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
+                                QemuOpts *img_opts,
+                                const char *target,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
     QemuOptsList *list;
     QemuOpts *opts;
     const char *digest = NULL;
 
+    digest = qemu_opt_get(img_opts, "header-digest");
+    if (digest) {
+        goto found;
+    }
+
     list = qemu_find_opts("iscsi");
     if (!list) {
         return;
@@ -1073,6 +1085,7 @@ static void parse_header_digest(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *target,
         return;
     }
 
+found:
     if (!strcmp(digest, "CRC32C")) {
         iscsi_set_header_digest(iscsi, ISCSI_HEADER_DIGEST_CRC32C);
     } else if (!strcmp(digest, "NONE")) {
@@ -1086,7 +1099,7 @@ static void parse_header_digest(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *target,
     }
 }
 
-static char *parse_initiator_name(const char *target)
+static char *parse_initiator_name(QemuOpts *img_opts, const char *target)
 {
     QemuOptsList *list;
     QemuOpts *opts;
@@ -1094,6 +1107,11 @@ static char *parse_initiator_name(const char *target)
     char *iscsi_name;
     UuidInfo *uuid_info;
 
+    name = qemu_opt_get(img_opts, "initiator-name");
+    if (name) {
+        return g_strdup(name);
+    }
+
     list = qemu_find_opts("iscsi");
     if (list) {
         opts = qemu_opts_find(list, target);
@@ -1120,12 +1138,17 @@ static char *parse_initiator_name(const char *target)
     return iscsi_name;
 }
 
-static int parse_timeout(const char *target)
+static int parse_timeout(QemuOpts *img_opts, const char *target)
 {
     QemuOptsList *list;
     QemuOpts *opts;
     const char *timeout;
 
+    timeout = qemu_opt_get(img_opts, "iscsi");
+    if (timeout) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     list = qemu_find_opts("iscsi");
     if (list) {
         opts = qemu_opts_find(list, target);
@@ -1134,13 +1157,14 @@ static int parse_timeout(const char *target)
         }
         if (opts) {
             timeout = qemu_opt_get(opts, "timeout");
-            if (timeout) {
-                return atoi(timeout);
-            }
         }
     }
-
-    return 0;
+out:
+    if (timeout) {
+        return atoi(timeout);
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
 
 static void iscsi_nop_timed_event(void *opaque)
@@ -1229,6 +1253,27 @@ static QemuOptsList runtime_opts = {
             .name = "filename",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
             .help = "URL to the iscsi image",
+        },{
+            .name = "user",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "username for CHAP authentication to target",
+        },{
+            .name = "password",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "password for CHAP authentication to target",
+        },{
+            .name = "header-digest",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "HeaderDigest setting. "
+                    "{CRC32C|CRC32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE}",
+        },{
+            .name = "initiator-name",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "Initiator iqn name to use when connecting",
+        },{
+            .name = "timeout",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
+            .help = "Request timeout in seconds (default 0 = no timeout)",
         },
         { /* end of list */ }
     },
@@ -1390,7 +1435,7 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     memset(iscsilun, 0, sizeof(IscsiLun));
 
-    initiator_name = parse_initiator_name(iscsi_url->target);
+    initiator_name = parse_initiator_name(opts, iscsi_url->target);
 
     iscsi = iscsi_create_context(initiator_name);
     if (iscsi == NULL) {
@@ -1416,7 +1461,7 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     }
 
     /* check if we got CHAP username/password via the options */
-    parse_chap(iscsi, iscsi_url->target, &local_err);
+    parse_chap(iscsi, opts, iscsi_url->target, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1432,7 +1477,7 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     iscsi_set_header_digest(iscsi, ISCSI_HEADER_DIGEST_NONE_CRC32C);
 
     /* check if we got HEADER_DIGEST via the options */
-    parse_header_digest(iscsi, iscsi_url->target, &local_err);
+    parse_header_digest(iscsi, opts, iscsi_url->target, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1440,7 +1485,7 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     }
 
     /* timeout handling is broken in libiscsi before 1.15.0 */
-    timeout = parse_timeout(iscsi_url->target);
+    timeout = parse_timeout(opts, iscsi_url->target);
 #if defined(LIBISCSI_API_VERSION) && LIBISCSI_API_VERSION >= 20150621
     iscsi_set_timeout(iscsi, timeout);
 #else
