diff --git a/spinner/spinner.go b/spinner/spinner.go
index ced6b1f..e034112 100644
--- a/spinner/spinner.go
+++ b/spinner/spinner.go
@@ -109,11 +109,17 @@ func (m Model) ID() int {
 }
 
 // New returns a model with default values.
-func New() Model {
-	return Model{
+func New(opts ...Option) Model {
+	m := Model{
 		Spinner: Line,
 		id:      nextID(),
 	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(&m)
+	}
+
+	return m
 }
 
 // NewModel returns a model with default values.
@@ -199,3 +205,23 @@ func (m Model) tick(id, tag int) tea.Cmd {
 func Tick() tea.Msg {
 	return TickMsg{Time: time.Now()}
 }
+
+// Option is used to set options in New. For example:
+//
+//    spinner := New(WithSpinner(Dot))
+//
+type Option func(*Model)
+
+// WithSpinner is an option to set the spinner.
+func WithSpinner(spinner Spinner) Option {
+	return func(m *Model) {
+		m.Spinner = spinner
+	}
+}
+
+// WithStyle is an option to set the spinner style.
+func WithStyle(style lipgloss.Style) Option {
+	return func(m *Model) {
+		m.Style = style
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spinner/spinner_test.go b/spinner/spinner_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..959200b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spinner/spinner_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package spinner_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/spinner"
+)
+
+func TestSpinnerNew(t *testing.T) {
+	assertEqualSpinner := func(t *testing.T, exp, got spinner.Spinner) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		if exp.FPS != got.FPS {
+			t.Errorf("expecting %d FPS, got %d", exp.FPS, got.FPS)
+		}
+
+		if e, g := len(exp.Frames), len(got.Frames); e != g {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting %d frames, got %d", e, g)
+		}
+
+		for i, e := range exp.Frames {
+			if g := got.Frames[i]; e != g {
+				t.Errorf("expecting frame index %d with value %q, got %q", i, e, g)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	t.Run("default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := spinner.New()
+
+		assertEqualSpinner(t, spinner.Line, s.Spinner)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("WithSpinner", func(t *testing.T) {
+		customSpinner := spinner.Spinner{
+			Frames: []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"},
+			FPS:    16,
+		}
+
+		s := spinner.New(spinner.WithSpinner(customSpinner))
+
+		assertEqualSpinner(t, customSpinner, s.Spinner)
+	})
+
+	tests := map[string]spinner.Spinner{
+		"Line":    spinner.Line,
+		"Dot":     spinner.Dot,
+		"MiniDot": spinner.MiniDot,
+		"Jump":    spinner.Jump,
+		"Pulse":   spinner.Pulse,
+		"Points":  spinner.Points,
+		"Globe":   spinner.Globe,
+		"Moon":    spinner.Moon,
+		"Monkey":  spinner.Monkey,
+	}
+
+	for name, s := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assertEqualSpinner(t, spinner.New(spinner.WithSpinner(s)).Spinner, s)
+		})
+	}
+}