diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 7e27d49..202b6b4 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	dontPublishLease bool
 	encryptLease     bool
+	leaseSetEncType  string
 
 	reduceIdle         bool
 	reduceIdleTime     uint
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ func NewClientFromOptions(opts ...func(*Client) error) (*Client, error) {
 	c.id = 0
 	c.lastaddr = "invalid"
 	c.destination = ""
+	c.leaseSetEncType = "4,0"
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		if err := o(&c); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index ba2af83..dc8c835 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ func SetEncrypt(b bool) func(*Client) error {
 	}
 }
 
+//SetLeaseSetEncType tells the router to use an encrypted leaseset
+func SetLeaseSetEncType(b string) func(*Client) error {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.leaseSetEncType = b
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 //SetReduceIdle sets the created tunnels to be reduced during extended idle time to avoid excessive resource usage
 func SetReduceIdle(b bool) func(*Client) error {
 	return func(c *Client) error {
@@ -426,6 +434,13 @@ func (c *Client) encryptlease() string {
 	return " i2cp.encryptLeaseSet=false "
 }
 
+func (c *Client) leasesetenctype() string {
+	if c.encryptLease {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(" i2cp.leaseSetEncType=%s ", c.leaseSetEncType)
+	}
+	return " i2cp.leaseSetEncType=4,0 "
+}
+
 func (c *Client) dontpublishlease() string {
 	if c.dontPublishLease {
 		return " i2cp.dontPublishLeaseSet=true "
@@ -478,6 +493,7 @@ func (c *Client) allOptions() string {
 		c.outbackups() +
 		c.dontpublishlease() +
 		c.encryptlease() +
+		c.leasesetenctype() +
 		c.reduceonidle() +
 		c.reduceidletime() +
 		c.reduceidlecount() +
@@ -498,6 +514,7 @@ func (c *Client) Print() string {
 		c.outbackups() +
 		c.dontpublishlease() +
 		c.encryptlease() +
+		c.leasesetenctype() +
 		c.reduceonidle() +
 		c.reduceidletime() +
 		c.reduceidlecount() +