diff --git a/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/WebClient.java b/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/WebClient.java
index 8c5be3eb47..9eb2dba9b7 100644
--- a/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/WebClient.java
+++ b/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/WebClient.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClient;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
+import io.vertx.core.http.PoolOptions;
 import io.vertx.core.http.RequestOptions;
 import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpClientInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.net.SocketAddress;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ static WebClient create(Vertx vertx) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create a web client using the provided {@code vertx} instance.
+   * Create a web client using the provided {@code vertx} instance and default pooling options.
    *
    * @param vertx   the vertx instance
    * @param options the Web Client options
@@ -68,6 +69,18 @@ static WebClient create(Vertx vertx, WebClientOptions options) {
     return new WebClientBase(vertx.createHttpClient(options), options);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a web client using the provided {@code vertx} instance.
+   *
+   * @param vertx the vertx instance
+   * @param options the Web Client options
+   * @param poolOptions the HTTP Client pool options
+   * @return the created web client
+   */
+  static WebClient create(Vertx vertx, WebClientOptions options, PoolOptions poolOptions) {
+    return new WebClientBase(vertx.createHttpClient(options, poolOptions), options);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Wrap an {@code httpClient} with a web client and default options.
    *