diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0dd68ca..aa0e9a3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ pip-log.txt
 .mr.developer.cfg
 /.project
 /.pydevproject
+
+.venv/
+.idea/
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e2f1f1..9fcae7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,10 +44,22 @@ The default options are as follows:
     MEMBER_DATA_KEY = 'member_data'
     SCORE_KEY = 'score'
     RANK_KEY = 'rank'
+    DEFAULT_CLUSTER_MODE = False
 ```
 
 You would use the option, `order=Leaderboard.ASC`, if you wanted a leaderboard sorted from lowest-to-highest score. You may also set the `order` option on a leaderboard after you have created a new instance of a leaderboard. The various `..._KEY` options above control what data is returned in the hash of leaderboard data from calls such as `leaders` or `around_me`. Finally, the `global_member_data` option allows you to control whether optional member data is per-leaderboard (`False`) or global (`True`).
 
+### Using cluster mode
+
+```python
+Leaderboard(
+    <leader_board_name>,
+    host=<cluster_endpoint>,
+    db=0, # only one db supported in cluster mode
+    cluster_mode=True
+)
+```
+
 ### Ranking members in the leaderboard
 
 Add members to your leaderboard using `rank_member`:
diff --git a/leaderboard/leaderboard.py b/leaderboard/leaderboard.py
index fd2a2ca..9412bc9 100644
--- a/leaderboard/leaderboard.py
+++ b/leaderboard/leaderboard.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import division
 
-from redis import StrictRedis, Redis, ConnectionPool
 import math
 import sys
+
+from redis import StrictRedis, Redis, ConnectionPool
+from rediscluster import StrictRedisCluster
+
 if sys.version_info.major == 3:
     from itertools import zip_longest
 else:
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ class Leaderboard(object):
     MEMBER_DATA_KEY = 'member_data'
     SCORE_KEY = 'score'
     RANK_KEY = 'rank'
+    DEFAULT_CLUSTER_MODE = False
 
     @classmethod
     def pool(self, host, port, db, pools={}, **options):
@@ -87,15 +91,26 @@ def __init__(self, leaderboard_name, **options):
             connection = self.options.pop('connection', None)
             if isinstance(connection, (StrictRedis, Redis)):
                 self.options['connection_pool'] = connection.connection_pool
+
+            host = self.options.pop('host', self.DEFAULT_REDIS_HOST)
+            port = self.options.pop('port', self.DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT)
             if 'connection_pool' not in self.options:
                 self.options['connection_pool'] = self.pool(
-                    self.options.pop('host', self.DEFAULT_REDIS_HOST),
-                    self.options.pop('port', self.DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT),
+                    host,
+                    port,
                     self.options.pop('db', self.DEFAULT_REDIS_DB),
                     self.options.pop('pools', self.DEFAULT_POOLS),
                     **self.options
                 )
-            self.redis_connection = Redis(**self.options)
+            if not self.options.get("cluster_mode", self.DEFAULT_CLUSTER_MODE):
+                self.redis_connection = Redis(**self.options)
+            else:
+                startup_nodes = [{"host": host, "port": port}]
+                self.redis_connection = StrictRedisCluster(
+                    startup_nodes=startup_nodes,
+                    decode_responses=True,
+                    skip_full_coverage_check=True
+                )
 
     def delete_leaderboard(self):
         '''
diff --git a/requirements.pip b/requirements.pip
index 7800f0f..613757e 100644
--- a/requirements.pip
+++ b/requirements.pip
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 redis
+redis-py-cluster
\ No newline at end of file