diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 25a4f677..964d0562 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ var start = function(opts, done) {
     args.push('--password=' + opts.password);
   }
 
+  if (opts.storageEngine) {
+    args.push('--storage_engine=' + opts.storageEngine);
+  }
+
   if (opts.topology === 'replicaset') {
     args.push.apply(args, [
       '--arbiters=' + opts.arbiters,
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ function configure(opts, done) {
     port: process.env.MONGODB_PORT || 27017,
     mongodBin: process.env.MONGOD_BIN || 'mongod',
     mongosBin: process.env.MONGOS_BIN || 'mongos',
+    storageEngine: process.env.MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE,
     auth_mechanism: process.env.MONGODB_AUTH_MECHANISM || 'none',
     purge: process.env.MONGODB_PURGE || true
   });