diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisCluster.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisCluster.java
index bec2574..72f72c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisCluster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisCluster.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.apache.commons.pool2.impl.GenericObjectPoolConfig;
 import redis.clients.jedis.BinaryClient.LIST_POSITION;
 
 public class JedisCluster implements JedisCommands, BasicCommands {
@@ -25,12 +26,28 @@ public class JedisCluster implements JedisCommands, BasicCommands {
 	this(nodes, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
     }
 
-    public JedisCluster(Set<HostAndPort> jedisClusterNode, int timeout,
+    public JedisCluster(Set<HostAndPort> nodes, int timeout,
 	    int maxRedirections) {
-	this.connectionHandler = new JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler(
-		jedisClusterNode);
-	this.timeout = timeout;
-	this.maxRedirections = maxRedirections;
+        this(nodes, timeout, maxRedirections,
+                new GenericObjectPoolConfig());
+    }
+
+    public JedisCluster(Set<HostAndPort> nodes,
+        final GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig) {
+    this(nodes, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_MAX_REDIRECTIONS, poolConfig);
+    }
+
+    public JedisCluster(Set<HostAndPort> nodes, int timeout,
+        final GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig) {
+    this(nodes, timeout, DEFAULT_MAX_REDIRECTIONS, poolConfig);
+    }
+
+    public JedisCluster(Set<HostAndPort> jedisClusterNode, int timeout,
+        int maxRedirections, final GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig) {
+    this.connectionHandler = new JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler(
+            jedisClusterNode, poolConfig);
+    this.timeout = timeout;
+    this.maxRedirections = maxRedirections;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java
index d30b5f7..24f4349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package redis.clients.jedis;
 
+import org.apache.commons.pool2.impl.GenericObjectPoolConfig;
+
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -9,12 +11,14 @@ public abstract class JedisClusterConnectionHandler {
 
     protected Map<String, JedisPool> nodes = new HashMap<String, JedisPool>();
     protected Map<Integer, JedisPool> slots = new HashMap<Integer, JedisPool>();
+    final protected GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig;
 
     abstract Jedis getConnection();
 
     abstract Jedis getConnectionFromSlot(int slot);
 
-    public JedisClusterConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes) {
+    public JedisClusterConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes, final GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig) {
+    this.poolConfig = poolConfig;
 	initializeSlotsCache(nodes);
     }
 
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ public abstract class JedisClusterConnectionHandler {
 
     private void initializeSlotsCache(Set<HostAndPort> nodes) {
 	for (HostAndPort hostAndPort : nodes) {
-	    JedisPool jp = new JedisPool(hostAndPort.getHost(),
+	    JedisPool jp = new JedisPool(poolConfig, hostAndPort.getHost(),
 		    hostAndPort.getPort());
 	    this.nodes.put(hostAndPort.getHost() + hostAndPort.getPort(), jp);
 	    Jedis jedis = jp.getResource();
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class JedisClusterConnectionHandler {
 	String localNodes = jedis.clusterNodes();
 	for (String nodeInfo : localNodes.split("\n")) {
 	    HostAndPort node = getHostAndPortFromNodeLine(nodeInfo, jedis);
-	    JedisPool nodePool = new JedisPool(node.getHost(), node.getPort());
+	    JedisPool nodePool = new JedisPool(poolConfig, node.getHost(), node.getPort());
 	    this.nodes.put(node.getHost() + node.getPort(), nodePool);
 	    populateNodeSlots(nodeInfo, nodePool);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisRandomConnectionHandler.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisRandomConnectionHandler.java
index d4e558e..e13f227 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisRandomConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisRandomConnectionHandler.java
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 package redis.clients.jedis;
 
+import org.apache.commons.pool2.impl.GenericObjectPoolConfig;
+
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class JedisRandomConnectionHandler extends JedisClusterConnectionHandler {
 
     public JedisRandomConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes) {
-	super(nodes);
+	super(nodes, new GenericObjectPoolConfig());
+    }
+
+    public JedisRandomConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes,
+        final GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig) {
+    super(nodes, poolConfig);
     }
 
     public Jedis getConnection() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler.java
index 36c04ed..35674fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package redis.clients.jedis;
 
+import org.apache.commons.pool2.impl.GenericObjectPoolConfig;
+
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler extends
@@ -7,8 +9,9 @@ public class JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler extends
 
     private Jedis currentConnection;
 
-    public JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes) {
-	super(nodes);
+    public JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes,
+        final GenericObjectPoolConfig poolConfig) {
+	super(nodes, poolConfig);
     }
 
     public Jedis getConnection() {