diff --git a/api/status.go b/api/status.go
index 74ef61a67..1b195a1d2 100644
--- a/api/status.go
+++ b/api/status.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ func (c *Client) Status() *Status {
 }
 
 // Leader is used to query for a known leader
-func (s *Status) Leader() (string, error) {
+func (s *Status) Leader(q *QueryOptions) (string, error) {
 	r := s.c.newRequest("GET", "/v1/status/leader")
+	r.setQueryOptions(q)
 	_, resp, err := requireOK(s.c.doRequest(r))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ func (s *Status) Leader() (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Peers is used to query for a known raft peers
-func (s *Status) Peers() ([]string, error) {
+func (s *Status) Peers(q *QueryOptions) ([]string, error) {
 	r := s.c.newRequest("GET", "/v1/status/peers")
+	r.setQueryOptions(q)
 	_, resp, err := requireOK(s.c.doRequest(r))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/api/status_test.go b/api/status_test.go
index 62c8a193f..175eccc62 100644
--- a/api/status_test.go
+++ b/api/status_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ func TestAPI_StatusLeader(t *testing.T) {
 
 	status := c.Status()
 
-	leader, err := status.Leader()
+	opts := QueryOptions{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+	}
+
+	leader, err := status.Leader(&opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -29,7 +34,10 @@ func TestAPI_StatusPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	status := c.Status()
 
-	peers, err := status.Peers()
+	opts := QueryOptions{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+	}
+	peers, err := status.Peers(&opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -37,3 +45,39 @@ func TestAPI_StatusPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected peers ")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAPI_StatusLeader_WrongDC(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	c, s := makeClient(t)
+	defer s.Stop()
+	s.WaitForSerfCheck(t)
+
+	status := c.Status()
+
+	opts := QueryOptions{
+		Datacenter: "wrong_dc1",
+	}
+	_, err := status.Leader(&opts)
+	require.Error(err)
+	require.Contains(err.Error(), "No path to datacenter")
+}
+
+func TestAPI_StatusPeers_WrongDC(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	c, s := makeClient(t)
+	defer s.Stop()
+	s.WaitForSerfCheck(t)
+
+	status := c.Status()
+
+	opts := QueryOptions{
+		Datacenter: "wrong_dc1",
+	}
+	_, err := status.Peers(&opts)
+	require.Error(err)
+	require.Contains(err.Error(), "No path to datacenter")
+}