diff --git a/builder/node.go b/builder/node.go
index e1a02cca461..271b488b867 100644
--- a/builder/node.go
+++ b/builder/node.go
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Nodes() []Node {
 type LoadNodesOption func(*loadNodesOptions)
 
 type loadNodesOptions struct {
-	data     bool
-	dialMeta map[string][]string
+	data      bool
+	dialMeta  map[string][]string
+	clientOpt []client.ClientOpt
 }
 
 func WithData() LoadNodesOption {
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ func WithDialMeta(dialMeta map[string][]string) LoadNodesOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithClientOpt(clientOpt ...client.ClientOpt) LoadNodesOption {
+	return func(o *loadNodesOptions) {
+		o.clientOpt = clientOpt
+	}
+}
+
 // LoadNodes loads and returns nodes for this builder.
 // TODO: this should be a method on a Node object and lazy load data for each driver.
 func (b *Builder) LoadNodes(ctx context.Context, opts ...LoadNodesOption) (_ []Node, err error) {
@@ -151,7 +158,7 @@ func (b *Builder) LoadNodes(ctx context.Context, opts ...LoadNodesOption) (_ []N
 				node.ImageOpt = imageopt
 
 				if lno.data {
-					if err := node.loadData(ctx); err != nil {
+					if err := node.loadData(ctx, lno.clientOpt...); err != nil {
 						node.Err = err
 					}
 				}
@@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ func (n *Node) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (n *Node) loadData(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (n *Node) loadData(ctx context.Context, clientOpt ...client.ClientOpt) error {
 	if n.Driver == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ func (n *Node) loadData(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	n.DriverInfo = info
 	if n.DriverInfo.Status == driver.Running {
-		driverClient, err := n.Driver.Client(ctx)
+		driverClient, err := n.Driver.Client(ctx, clientOpt...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/driver/manager.go b/driver/manager.go
index 746fd8f2f8d..509db1ca711 100644
--- a/driver/manager.go
+++ b/driver/manager.go
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ type DriverHandle struct {
 	historyAPISupported     bool
 }
 
-func (d *DriverHandle) Client(ctx context.Context) (*client.Client, error) {
+func (d *DriverHandle) Client(ctx context.Context, opt ...client.ClientOpt) (*client.Client, error) {
 	d.once.Do(func() {
-		d.client, d.err = d.Driver.Client(ctx, d.getClientOptions()...)
+		d.client, d.err = d.Driver.Client(ctx, append(d.getClientOptions(), opt...)...)
 	})
 	return d.client, d.err
 }