diff --git a/web3.js/module.d.ts b/web3.js/module.d.ts
index e492fd5dd1..c2e903c687 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.d.ts
+++ b/web3.js/module.d.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
 
   export type SendOptions = {
     skipPreflight?: boolean;
+    preflightCommitment?: Commitment;
   };
 
   export type ConfirmOptions = {
     commitment?: Commitment;
     skipPreflight?: boolean;
+    preflightCommitment?: Commitment;
   };
 
   export type ConfirmedSignaturesForAddress2Options = {
diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index 8db0a25223..d253737190 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
 
   declare export type SendOptions = {
     skipPreflight: ?boolean,
+    preflightCommitment: ?Commitment,
   };
 
   declare export type ConfirmOptions = {
     commitment: ?Commitment,
     skipPreflight: ?boolean,
+    preflightCommitment: ?Commitment,
   };
 
   declare export type ConfirmedSignaturesForAddress2Options = {
diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
index d946ba9e07..ba7d878b80 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ type Context = {
  *
  * @typedef {Object} SendOptions
  * @property {boolean | undefined} skipPreflight disable transaction verification step
+ * @property {Commitment | undefined} preflightCommitment preflight commitment level
  */
 export type SendOptions = {
   skipPreflight?: boolean,
+  preflightCommitment?: Commitment,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -59,10 +61,12 @@ export type SendOptions = {
  * @typedef {Object} ConfirmOptions
  * @property {boolean | undefined} skipPreflight disable transaction verification step
  * @property {Commitment | undefined} commitment desired commitment level
+ * @property {Commitment | undefined} preflightCommitment preflight commitment level
  */
 export type ConfirmOptions = {
   skipPreflight?: boolean,
   commitment?: Commitment,
+  preflightCommitment?: Commitment,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2755,7 +2759,20 @@ export class Connection {
   ): Promise<TransactionSignature> {
     const args = [encodedTransaction];
     const skipPreflight = options && options.skipPreflight;
-    if (skipPreflight) args.push({skipPreflight});
+    const preflightCommitment = options && options.preflightCommitment;
+
+    if (skipPreflight && preflightCommitment) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'cannot set preflightCommitment when skipPreflight is enabled',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (skipPreflight) {
+      args.push({skipPreflight});
+    } else if (preflightCommitment) {
+      args.push({preflightCommitment});
+    }
+
     const unsafeRes = await this._rpcRequest('sendTransaction', args);
     const res = SendTransactionRpcResult(unsafeRes);
     if (res.error) {