diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 912267100..95a18bf62 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function Application(options) {
   this.webdriverLogPath = options.webdriverLogPath;
   this.webdriverOptions = options.webdriverOptions || {};
   this.requireName = options.requireName || 'require';
+  this.w3c = options.w3c;
 
   this.api = new Api(this, this.requireName);
   this.setupPromiseness();
@@ -57,11 +58,11 @@ Application.prototype.start = function () {
       return self.api.initialize();
     })
     .then(function () {
-      return self.client.setTimeouts(
-        self.waitTimeout,
-        self.waitTimeout,
-        self.waitTimeout
-      );
+      return self.client.setTimeout({
+        "implicit": self.waitTimeout,
+        "page load": self.waitTimeout,
+        "script": self.waitTimeout
+      });
     })
     .then(function () {
       self.running = true;
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ Application.prototype.getSettings = function () {
     chromeDriverLogPath: this.chromeDriverLogPath,
     webdriverLogPath: this.webdriverLogPath,
     webdriverOptions: this.webdriverOptions,
-    requireName: this.requireName
+    requireName: this.requireName,
+    w3c: this.w3c
   };
 };
 
@@ -205,7 +207,8 @@ Application.prototype.createClient = function () {
           binary: launcherPath,
           args: args,
           debuggerAddress: self.debuggerAddress,
-          windowTypes: ['app', 'webview']
+          windowTypes: ['app', 'webview'],
+          w3c: self.w3c
         }
       },
       logOutput: DevNull()
diff --git a/lib/spectron.d.ts b/lib/spectron.d.ts
index 2fbeed8a2..a97c63585 100644
--- a/lib/spectron.d.ts
+++ b/lib/spectron.d.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ declare module 'spectron' {
      * and assigns it to another property name on window.
      */
     requireName?: string;
+    /**
+     * W3C Compliance - Chrome Options
+     */
+    w3c?: boolean;
   };
   type AppConstructorOptions = BasicAppSettings & {
     /**