diff --git a/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/component-decorator.ts b/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/component-decorator.ts
index c787fd8cad1..32c5d2284c1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/component-decorator.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/component-decorator.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { getDeclarationParameters, isDecoratorNamed, serializeSymbol } from './u
 import { getStylesMeta } from './styles-meta';
 import ts from 'typescript';
 
-
 export function getComponentDecoratorMeta(diagnostics: d.Diagnostic[], checker: ts.TypeChecker, node: ts.ClassDeclaration): d.ComponentMeta | undefined {
   if (!node.decorators) {
     return undefined;
@@ -50,11 +49,17 @@ It will be removed in future versions. Please use the "hostData()" method instea
     jsdoc: serializeSymbol(checker, symbol)
   };
 
-  // normalizeEncapsulation
-  cmpMeta.encapsulationMeta =
-      componentOptions.shadow ? ENCAPSULATION.ShadowDom :
+  // shadow dom options
+  if(componentOptions.shadow){
+    cmpMeta.encapsulationMeta = ENCAPSULATION.ShadowDom
+    if(isShadowDomOptions(componentOptions.shadow)) {
+      cmpMeta.shadowRootOptions = componentOptions.shadow;
+    }
+  } else {
+    cmpMeta.encapsulationMeta =
       componentOptions.scoped ? ENCAPSULATION.ScopedCss :
       ENCAPSULATION.NoEncapsulation;
+  }
 
   // assetsDir: './somedir'
   if (componentOptions.assetsDir) {
@@ -107,3 +112,7 @@ function getHostMeta(diagnostics: d.Diagnostic[], hostData: d.HostMeta) {
 
   return hostData;
 }
+
+function isShadowDomOptions(o: any): o is d.ShadowDomOptions {
+  return o && typeof(o) === 'object';
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/component-decorator.spec.ts b/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/component-decorator.spec.ts
index a7231e9ec4e..9c3522b9985 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/component-decorator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/component-decorator.spec.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ describe('component decorator', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('shadow encapsulation with options', () => {
+      let response;
+      const sourceFilePath = path.resolve(__dirname, './fixtures/component-shadow-w-options');
+      gatherMetadata(sourceFilePath, (checker, classNode) => {
+        response = getComponentDecoratorMeta([], checker, classNode);
+      });
+
+      expect(response).toEqual({
+        tagNameMeta: 'ion-action-sheet',
+        hostMeta: {},
+        stylesMeta: {},
+        encapsulationMeta: ENCAPSULATION.ShadowDom,
+        shadowRootOptions: { delegatesFocus: true },
+        jsdoc: {
+          documentation: '',
+          name: 'ActionSheet',
+          tags: [],
+          type: 'typeof ActionSheet'
+        },
+        assetsDirsMeta: [],
+        dependencies: []
+      });
+    });
+
     it('scoped encapsulation', () => {
       let response;
       const sourceFilePath = path.resolve(__dirname, './fixtures/component-scoped');
diff --git a/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/fixtures/component-shadow-w-options.ts b/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/fixtures/component-shadow-w-options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bcf2ce62e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler/transpile/datacollection/test/fixtures/component-shadow-w-options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { Component } from '../../../../../index';
+
+@Component({
+  tag: 'ion-action-sheet',
+  shadow: { delegatesFocus: true }
+})
+class ActionSheet {
+}
diff --git a/src/core/host-snapshot.ts b/src/core/host-snapshot.ts
index 3238de4ed80..82aad6fc85d 100644
--- a/src/core/host-snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/core/host-snapshot.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const initHostSnapshot = (domApi: d.DomApi, cmpMeta: d.ComponentMeta, hos
       // this component is using shadow dom
       // and this browser supports shadow dom
       // add the read-only property "shadowRoot" to the host element
-      domApi.$attachShadow(hostElm, { mode: 'open' });
+      domApi.$attachShadow(hostElm, { mode: 'open', ...cmpMeta.shadowRootOptions });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/declarations/component.ts b/src/declarations/component.ts
index b689568e8db..0cad7b033d7 100644
--- a/src/declarations/component.ts
+++ b/src/declarations/component.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface ComponentMeta {
   listenersMeta?: ListenMeta[];
   hostMeta?: HostMeta;
   encapsulationMeta?: number;
+  shadowRootOptions?: Readonly<d.ShadowDomOptions>;
   assetsDirsMeta?: AssetsMeta[];
   componentConstructor?: ComponentConstructor;
   componentClass?: string;
diff --git a/src/declarations/decorators.ts b/src/declarations/decorators.ts
index 19800b3992f..bf60832ab34 100644
--- a/src/declarations/decorators.ts
+++ b/src/declarations/decorators.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ export interface ComponentOptions {
   styleUrls?: string[] | d.ModeStyles;
   styles?: string;
   scoped?: boolean;
-  shadow?: boolean;
+  shadow?: boolean | ShadowDomOptions;
   host?: d.HostMeta;
   assetsDir?: string;
   assetsDirs?: string[];
 }
-
+export interface ShadowDomOptions {
+  delegatesFocus?: boolean;
+}
 
 export interface PropDecorator {
   (opts?: PropOptions): PropertyDecorator;