diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index b47a109..5cbfb9b 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/internal/pool"
 )
 
-const nreplicas = 100
+// Hash is type of hash function used in consistent hash.
+type Hash consistenthash.Hash
 
 var errRingShardsDown = errors.New("redis: all ring shards are down")
 
@@ -30,6 +31,27 @@ type RingOptions struct {
 	// Shard is considered down after 3 subsequent failed checks.
 	HeartbeatFrequency time.Duration
 
+	// Hash function used in consistent hash.
+	// Default is crc32.ChecksumIEEE.
+	Hash Hash
+
+	// Number of replicas in consistent hash.
+	// Default is 100 replicas.
+	//
+	// Higher number of replicas will provide less deviation, that is keys will be
+	// distributed to nodes more evenly.
+	//
+	// Following is deviation for common nreplicas:
+	//  --------------------------------------------------------
+	//  | nreplicas | standard error | 99% confidence interval |
+	//  |     10    |     0.3152     |      (0.37, 1.98)       |
+	//  |    100    |     0.0997     |      (0.76, 1.28)       |
+	//  |   1000    |     0.0316     |      (0.92, 1.09)       |
+	//  --------------------------------------------------------
+	//
+	//  See https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.2294 for reference
+	HashReplicas int
+
 	// Following options are copied from Options struct.
 
 	OnConnect func(*Conn) error
@@ -56,6 +78,10 @@ func (opt *RingOptions) init() {
 		opt.HeartbeatFrequency = 500 * time.Millisecond
 	}
 
+	if opt.HashReplicas == 0 {
+		opt.HashReplicas = 100
+	}
+
 	switch opt.MinRetryBackoff {
 	case -1:
 		opt.MinRetryBackoff = 0
@@ -133,6 +159,8 @@ func (shard *ringShard) Vote(up bool) bool {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type ringShards struct {
+	opt *RingOptions
+
 	mu     sync.RWMutex
 	hash   *consistenthash.Map
 	shards map[string]*ringShard // read only
@@ -140,9 +168,9 @@ type ringShards struct {
 	closed bool
 }
 
-func newRingShards() *ringShards {
+func newRingShards(opt *RingOptions) *ringShards {
 	return &ringShards{
-		hash:   consistenthash.New(nreplicas, nil),
+		hash:   newConsistentHash(opt),
 		shards: make(map[string]*ringShard),
 	}
 }
@@ -238,7 +266,7 @@ func (c *ringShards) Heartbeat(frequency time.Duration) {
 
 // rebalance removes dead shards from the Ring.
 func (c *ringShards) rebalance() {
-	hash := consistenthash.New(nreplicas, nil)
+	hash := newConsistentHash(c.opt)
 	for name, shard := range c.shards {
 		if shard.IsUp() {
 			hash.Add(name)
@@ -305,7 +333,7 @@ func NewRing(opt *RingOptions) *Ring {
 
 	ring := &Ring{
 		opt:    opt,
-		shards: newRingShards(),
+		shards: newRingShards(opt),
 	}
 	ring.cmdsInfoCache = newCmdsInfoCache(ring.cmdsInfo)
 
@@ -570,3 +598,7 @@ func (c *Ring) TxPipelined(fn func(Pipeliner) error) ([]Cmder, error) {
 func (c *Ring) Close() error {
 	return c.shards.Close()
 }
+
+func newConsistentHash(opt *RingOptions) *consistenthash.Map {
+	return consistenthash.New(opt.HashReplicas, consistenthash.Hash(opt.Hash))
+}