diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8cc8e59..ef9d771 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 =========
+v1.5.0
+----------------------------
+- plumb threading model, thread pool size, and rate limit param to KPL (issue #37)
+
 v1.4.0
 ----------------------------
 - plumb through optional recordTtl param to KPL (issue #31)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f59dce..32fd412 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ Note: Using permanent credentials are not recommended due to security concerns.
 | kinesis.sink.maxConnections          | 1                                | Specify the maximum connections to Kinesis                   |
 | kinesis.sink.aggregationEnabled      | True                             | Specify if records should be aggregated before sending them to Kinesis |
 | kinesis.sink.recordTtl               | 30000 (milliseconds)             | Records not successfully written to Kinesis within this time are dropped |
+| kinesis.sink.rateLimit               | 150   (percent)                  | Limits the maximum allowed put rate for a shard per executor, as a percentage of the Kinesis shard limits. |
+| kinesis.sink.threadingModel          | PER_REQUSET                      | Specify whether the KPL will create new threads per request (PER_REQUEST) or use a pool (POOLED) when invoking Kinesis |
+| kinesis.sink.threadPoolSize          | 64                               | If using a thread pool (above), maximum number of threads |
 
 
 ## Security
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19db220..6a5ecfc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
   <artifactId>spark-streaming-sql-kinesis-connector_2.12</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0</version>
+  <version>1.5.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Spark Structured Streaming Kinesis Connector</name>
   <description>Connector to read from and write into Kinesis from Structured Streaming Applications</description>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/CachedKinesisProducer.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/CachedKinesisProducer.scala
index 3b54ca8..99130eb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/CachedKinesisProducer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/CachedKinesisProducer.scala
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ object CachedKinesisProducer extends Logging {
       KinesisOptions.DEFAULT_SINK_MAX_CONNECTIONS)
       .toInt
 
+    val rateLimit = producerConfiguration.getOrElse(
+      KinesisOptions.SINK_RATE_LIMIT.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
+      KinesisOptions.DEFAULT_SINK_MAX_CONNECTIONS)
+      .toLong
+
+    val threadingModel = producerConfiguration.getOrElse(
+      KinesisOptions.SINK_THREADING_MODEL.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
+      KinesisOptions.DEFAULT_SINK_THREADING_MODEL)
+      .toString
+
+    val threadPoolSize = producerConfiguration.getOrElse(
+      KinesisOptions.SINK_THREAD_POOL_SIZE.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
+      KinesisOptions.DEFAULT_SINK_THREAD_POOL_SIZE)
+      .toInt
+
     val aggregation = Try { producerConfiguration.getOrElse(
       KinesisOptions.SINK_AGGREGATION_ENABLED.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
       KinesisOptions.DEFAULT_SINK_AGGREGATION)
@@ -95,6 +110,9 @@ object CachedKinesisProducer extends Logging {
       )
       .setRegion(region)
       .setRecordTtl(recordTTL)
+      .setThreadingModel(threadingModel)
+      .setThreadPoolSize(threadPoolSize)
+      .setRateLimit(rateLimit)
 
     // check for proxy settings
     if (producerConfiguration.contains(KinesisOptions.PROXY_ADDRESS.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT))) {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/KinesisOptions.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/KinesisOptions.scala
index 3cd2f6d..caf33ea 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/KinesisOptions.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/kinesis/KinesisOptions.scala
@@ -173,12 +173,18 @@ object KinesisOptions {
   val SINK_FLUSH_WAIT_TIME_MILLIS: String = SINK_PREFIX + "flushWaitTimeMs"
   val SINK_RECORD_MAX_BUFFERED_TIME: String = SINK_PREFIX + "recordMaxBufferedTimeMs"
   val SINK_MAX_CONNECTIONS: String = SINK_PREFIX + "maxConnections"
+  val SINK_RATE_LIMIT: String = SINK_PREFIX + "rateLimit"
+  val SINK_THREAD_POOL_SIZE: String = SINK_PREFIX + "threadPoolSize"
+  val SINK_THREADING_MODEL: String = SINK_PREFIX + "threadPool"
   val SINK_AGGREGATION_ENABLED: String = SINK_PREFIX + "aggregationEnabled"
 
   val DEFAULT_SINK_FLUSH_WAIT_TIME_MILLIS: String = "100"
   val DEFAULT_SINK_RECORD_TTL: String = "30000"
   val DEFAULT_SINK_RECORD_MAX_BUFFERED_TIME: String = "1000"
   val DEFAULT_SINK_MAX_CONNECTIONS: String = "1"
+  val DEFAULT_SINK_RATE_LIMIT: String = "150"
+  val DEFAULT_SINK_THREADING_MODEL: String = "PER_REQUEST"
+  val DEFAULT_SINK_THREAD_POOL_SIZE: String = "64"
   val DEFAULT_SINK_AGGREGATION: String = "true"
 
   // proxy options