diff --git a/lib/less-browser/index.js b/lib/less-browser/index.js
index 0553155a..8d847b1a 100644
--- a/lib/less-browser/index.js
+++ b/lib/less-browser/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /*global window, document, location */
 
 var less;
+var addDataAttr = require("./utils").addDataAttr;
 
 /*
   TODO - options is now hidden - we should expose it on the less object, but not have it "as" the less object
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ var less;
 var isFileProtocol = /^(file|chrome(-extension)?|resource|qrc|app):/.test(window.location.protocol),
     options = window.less || {};
 
+// use options from the current script tag data attribues
+var script = document.currentScript || (function() {
+    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName("script");
+    return scripts[scripts.length - 1];
+})();
+options = addDataAttr(options, script);
+
 // shim Promise if required
 require('promise/polyfill.js');
 
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ function loadStyles(modifyVars) {
 
 function loadStyleSheet(sheet, callback, reload, remaining, modifyVars) {
 
-    var instanceOptions = clone(options);
+    var instanceOptions = addDataAttr(clone(options), sheet);
     instanceOptions.mime = sheet.type;
 
     if (modifyVars) {
diff --git a/lib/less-browser/utils.js b/lib/less-browser/utils.js
index 8d6644fc..5a771088 100644
--- a/lib/less-browser/utils.js
+++ b/lib/less-browser/utils.js
@@ -5,5 +5,15 @@ module.exports = {
             .replace(/\.[a-zA-Z]+$/,        '' )  // Remove simple extension
             .replace(/[^\.\w-]+/g,          '-')  // Replace illegal characters
             .replace(/\./g,                 ':'); // Replace dots with colons(for valid id)
+    },
+    addDataAttr: function(options, tag) {
+        for (var opt in tag.dataset)
+            if (tag.dataset.hasOwnProperty(opt)) {
+                if (opt === "env" || opt === "dumpLineNumbers" || opt === "rootpath" || opt === "errorReporting")
+                    options[opt] = tag.dataset[opt];
+                else
+                    options[opt] = JSON.parse(tag.dataset[opt]);
+            }
+        return options;
     }
 };