diff --git a/packages/react-cookie/README.md b/packages/react-cookie/README.md
index 5d32182..8125f9a 100644
--- a/packages/react-cookie/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-cookie/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ On the server, the `cookies` props must be set using `req.universalCookies` or `
 
 - defaultSetOptions: You can set default values for when setting cookies.
 
-## `useCookies([dependencies])`
+## `useCookies([dependencies], [options])`
 
 Access and modify cookies using React hooks.
 
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ const [cookies, setCookie, removeCookie] = useCookies(['cookie-name']);
 
 Let you optionally specify a list of cookie names your component depend on or that should trigger a re-render. If unspecified, it will render on every cookie change.
 
+### `options` (optional)
+
+- options (object):
+  - doNotParse (boolean): do not convert the cookie into an object no matter what
+  - doNotUpdate (boolean): do not update the cookies when the component mounts
+
+```jsx
+const [cookies, setCookie, removeCookie] = useCookies(['cookie-name'], {
+  doNotParse: true,
+});
+```
+
 ### `cookies`
 
 Javascript object with all your cookies. The key is the cookie name.
diff --git a/packages/react-cookie/src/useCookies.tsx b/packages/react-cookie/src/useCookies.tsx
index 7d7b64f..c1fe265 100644
--- a/packages/react-cookie/src/useCookies.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-cookie/src/useCookies.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { useContext, useLayoutEffect, useState, useRef, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { Cookie, CookieSetOptions } from 'universal-cookie';
+import { Cookie, CookieSetOptions, CookieGetOptions } from 'universal-cookie';
 import CookiesContext from './CookiesContext';
 import { isInBrowser } from './utils';
 
 export default function useCookies<T extends string, U = { [K in T]?: any }>(
   dependencies?: T[],
+  options?: CookieGetOptions,
 ): [
   U,
   (name: T, value: Cookie, options?: CookieSetOptions) => void,
@@ -15,17 +16,16 @@ export default function useCookies<T extends string, U = { [K in T]?: any }>(
   if (!cookies) {
     throw new Error('Missing <CookiesProvider>');
   }
+  const defaultOptions = { doNotUpdate: true };
 
-  const [allCookies, setCookies] = useState(() =>
-    cookies.getAll({ doNotUpdate: true }),
-  );
+  const getOptions: CookieGetOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options };
+
+  const [allCookies, setCookies] = useState(() => cookies.getAll(getOptions));
 
   if (isInBrowser()) {
     useLayoutEffect(() => {
       function onChange() {
-        const newCookies = cookies.getAll({
-          doNotUpdate: true,
-        });
+        const newCookies = cookies.getAll(getOptions);
 
         if (shouldUpdate(dependencies || null, newCookies, allCookies)) {
           setCookies(newCookies);