diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3578e9545..4d65928bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 * @gkatsev added a sensible toJSON function ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/2114))
 * @bc-bbay fixed instance where progress bars would go passed 100% ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/2040))
 * @eXon began Tech 2.0 work, improved how tech events are handled by the player ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/2057))
+* @gkatsev added get and set global options methods ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/2115))
 
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/sandbox/index.html.example b/sandbox/index.html.example
index b69e90b1b..58eb19a7a 100644
--- a/sandbox/index.html.example
+++ b/sandbox/index.html.example
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
   <!-- Set the location of the flash SWF -->
   <script>
-    videojs.options.flash.swf = '../build/temp/video-js.swf';
+    videojs.setGlobalOptions({
+      flash: {
+        swf: '../build/temp/video-js.swf'
+      }
+    });
   </script>
 
 </head>
diff --git a/src/js/video.js b/src/js/video.js
index 12e536e11..206a53e5e 100644
--- a/src/js/video.js
+++ b/src/js/video.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import * as Util from './util.js';
 import Player from './player';
 import extendsFn from './extends.js';
 import plugin from './plugins.js';
+import options from './options.js';
 
 if (typeof HTMLVideoElement === 'undefined') {
   document.createElement('video');
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ videojs.players = Player.players;
 
 videojs.extends = extendsFn;
 
+videojs.getGlobalOptions = () => options;
+videojs.setGlobalOptions = function(newOptions) {
+  Lib.util.mergeOptions(options, newOptions);
+};
+
 videojs.plugin = plugin;
 
 // REMOVING: We probably should not include this in 5.0 thought it would make it