diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/uri_options.yml b/changelogs/fragments/uri_options.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca806625bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/uri_options.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - added more ways to configure new uri options in 2.10.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py
index 10a30bfb617..3896c8b57cb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py
@@ -44,42 +44,105 @@ options:
     type: boolean
     version_added: "2.10"
     default: False
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_force
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_FORCE
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: force
   timeout:
     description: How long to wait for the server to send data before giving up
     type: float
     version_added: "2.10"
     default: 10
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_timeout
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_TIMEOUT
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: timeout
   http_agent:
     description: User-Agent to use in the request
     type: string
     version_added: "2.10"
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_agent
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_AGENT
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: agent
   force_basic_auth:
     description: Force basic authentication
     type: boolean
     version_added: "2.10"
     default: False
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_agent
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_AGENT
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: agent
   follow_redirects:
     description: String of urllib2, all/yes, safe, none to determine how redirects are followed, see RedirectHandlerFactory for more information
     type: string
     version_added: "2.10"
     default: 'urllib2'
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_follow_redirects
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_FOLLOW_REDIRECTS
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: follow_redirects
   use_gssapi:
     description: Use GSSAPI handler of requests
     type: boolean
     version_added: "2.10"
     default: False
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_use_gssapi
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_USE_GSSAPI
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: use_gssapi
   unix_socket:
     description: String of file system path to unix socket file to use when establishing connection to the provided url
     type: string
     version_added: "2.10"
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_unix_socket
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_UNIX_SOCKET
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: unix_socket
   ca_path:
     description: String of file system path to CA cert bundle to use
     type: string
     version_added: "2.10"
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_ca_path
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_CA_PATH
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: ca_path
   unredirected_headers:
     description: A list of headers to not attach on a redirected request
     type: list
     version_added: "2.10"
+    vars:
+        - name: ansible_lookup_url_unredir_headers
+    env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_URL_UNREDIR_HEADERS
+    ini:
+        - section: url_lookup
+        - key: unredirected_headers
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = """
@@ -119,7 +182,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
 
     def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
 
-        self.set_options(direct=kwargs)
+        self.set_options(var_options=variables, direct=kwargs)
 
         ret = []
         for term in terms: