diff --git a/src/MariaDB.ts b/src/MariaDB.ts
index 7dd72f1..3b9287a 100644
--- a/src/MariaDB.ts
+++ b/src/MariaDB.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export type MariaOptions = {
     cluster?: PoolClusterConfig,
     client?: PoolConfig,
     credentials: Credentials,
-    loggerOptions?: LoggerClientOptions
+    loggerOptions?: LoggerClientOptions,
+    donorQuery?: boolean
 }
 
 type MariaError = {
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@ class MariaDB
     #cluster: boolean;
     #pool: PoolCluster | null;
     #nodes: Node[];
+    #canQueryDonor: boolean;
 
-    constructor (server: IServer, options: MariaOptions) 
+    constructor (server: IServer, options: MariaOptions)
     {
 
         if (!server)
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ class MariaDB
         this.#afterLastQuery = null;
 
         this.#cluster = this.#credentials.length > 1;
+        this.#canQueryDonor = options.donorQuery ?? false;
         this.#logger = server.createLogger(this, options.loggerOptions);
 
     }
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ class MariaDB
             const pool = this.#pool;
             if (nodeName)
             {
-                const available = this.#nodes.filter(n => n.status === 'synced' || !n.status);
+                const available = this.#nodes.filter(n => n.status === 'synced' || !n.status || (this.#canQueryDonor && n.status === 'donor'));
                 if (!available.length)
                     throw new Error('No nodes available for query');
                 const node = this.#nodes.find(n => n.name === nodeName);
@@ -350,7 +353,7 @@ class MariaDB
                     this.#logger.warn(str); 
                     nodeName = '*'; 
                 }
-                else if (node.status && node.status !== 'synced')
+                else if (node.status && node.status !== 'synced' && !(this.#canQueryDonor && node.status === 'donor'))
                 {
                     const str = `Node ${nodeName} is currently not synced with the pool and thus unqueryable`;
                     if (throwError)