diff --git a/collector/collector.go b/collector/collector.go
index a436d6cd..a500e6d2 100644
--- a/collector/collector.go
+++ b/collector/collector.go
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ func ScrapeTarget(ctx context.Context, target string, config *config.Module, log
 	snmp.UseUnconnectedUDPSocket = config.WalkParams.UseUnconnectedUDPSocket
 	snmp.LocalAddr = *srcAddress
 
+	// Allow a set of OIDs that aren't in a strictly increasing order
+	if config.WalkParams.AllowNonIncreasingOIDs {
+		snmp.AppOpts = make(map[string]interface{})
+		snmp.AppOpts["c"] = true
+	}
+
 	var sent time.Time
 	snmp.OnSent = func(x *gosnmp.GoSNMP) {
 		sent = time.Now()
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index da456b85..d145b43b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var (
 		Timeout:                 time.Second * 5,
 		Auth:                    DefaultAuth,
 		UseUnconnectedUDPSocket: false,
+		AllowNonIncreasingOIDs:  false,
 	}
 	DefaultModule = Module{
 		WalkParams: DefaultWalkParams,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ type WalkParams struct {
 	Timeout                 time.Duration `yaml:"timeout,omitempty"`
 	Auth                    Auth          `yaml:"auth,omitempty"`
 	UseUnconnectedUDPSocket bool          `yaml:"use_unconnected_udp_socket,omitempty"`
+	AllowNonIncreasingOIDs  bool          `yaml:"allow_nonincreasing_oids,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Module struct {