diff --git a/pykube/query.py b/pykube/query.py
index ba4232d..676ba1e 100644
--- a/pykube/query.py
+++ b/pykube/query.py
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ def get_or_none(self, *args, **kwargs):
         except ObjectDoesNotExist:
             return None
 
-    def watch(self, since=None):
+    def watch(self, since=None, *, params=None):
         query = self._clone(WatchQuery)
+        query.params = params
         if since is now:
             query.resource_version = self.response["metadata"]["resourceVersion"]
         elif since is not None:
@@ -156,11 +157,13 @@ class WatchQuery(BaseQuery):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.resource_version = kwargs.pop("resource_version", None)
+        self.params = None
         super(WatchQuery, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._response = None
 
     def object_stream(self):
-        params = {"watch": "true"}
+        params = dict(self.params or {})  # shallow clone for local use
+        params["watch"] = "true"
         if self.resource_version is not None:
             params["resourceVersion"] = self.resource_version
         kwargs = {
diff --git a/tests/test_watch.py b/tests/test_watch.py
index 6575908..c422f0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_watch.py
+++ b/tests/test_watch.py
@@ -38,3 +38,18 @@ def test_watch_response_is_set_on_iter(api):
     assert api.get.call_count == 1
     assert api.get.call_args_list[0][1]['stream'] is True
     assert 'watch=true' in api.get.call_args_list[0][1]['url']
+
+
+def test_watch_params_are_passed_through(api):
+    line1 = json.dumps({'type': 'ADDED', 'object': {}}).encode('utf-8')
+    expected_response = MagicMock()
+    expected_response.iter_lines.return_value = [line1]
+    api.get.return_value = expected_response
+
+    params = dict(timeoutSeconds=123, arbitraryParam=456)
+    stream = Query(api, Pod).watch(params=params)
+    next(iter(stream))
+
+    assert api.get.call_count == 1
+    assert 'timeoutSeconds=123' in api.get.call_args_list[0][1]['url']
+    assert 'arbitraryParam=456' in api.get.call_args_list[0][1]['url']