diff --git a/iw.js b/iw.js
index 000a825..0cc35d1 100644
--- a/iw.js
+++ b/iw.js
@@ -179,14 +179,15 @@ function parse_scan(show_hidden, callback) {
  * @param {function} callback The callback function.
  */
 function scan(options, callback) {
-  var interface, show_hidden
+  var interface, show_hidden, exec_options
   if (typeof options === 'string') {
     var interface = options;
     var show_hidden = false;
   } else {
     var interface = options.iface;
     var show_hidden = options.show_hidden || false;
+    var exec_options = options.exec_options || {};
   }
 
-  this.exec('iw dev ' + interface + ' scan', parse_scan(show_hidden, callback));
+  this.exec('iw dev ' + interface + ' scan', exec_options, parse_scan(show_hidden, callback));
 }
diff --git a/test/iw.js b/test/iw.js
index 77c62c2..21e5a29 100644
--- a/test/iw.js
+++ b/test/iw.js
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ var IW_SCAN_LINUX = "BSS 14:91:82:c7:76:b9(on wlan0)\n" +
 describe('iw', function() {
   describe('iw.scan(interface, callback)', function() {
     it('should scan the specified interface', function(done) {
-      iw.exec = function(command, callback) {
+      iw.exec = function(command, exec_options, callback) {
         should(command).eql('iw dev wlan0 scan');
         callback(null, IW_SCAN_LINUX, '');
       };
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ describe('iw', function() {
     })
 
     it('should scan the specified interface and show hidden ssid networks', function(done) {
-      iw.exec = function(command, callback) {
+      iw.exec = function(command, exec_options, callback) {
         should(command).eql('iw dev wlan0 scan');
         callback(null, IW_SCAN_LINUX, '');
       };
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ describe('iw', function() {
     })
 
     it('should scan the specified interface and not show hidden ssid networks', function(done) {
-      iw.exec = function(command, callback) {
+      iw.exec = function(command, exec_options, callback) {
         should(command).eql('iw dev wlan0 scan');
         callback(null, IW_SCAN_LINUX, '');
       };
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ describe('iw', function() {
     })
 
     it('should handle errors', function(done) {
-      iw.exec = function(command, callback) {
+      iw.exec = function(command, exec_options, callback) {
         callback('error');
       };