diff --git a/universal.go b/universal.go
index 47fda2769..6cfec8234 100644
--- a/universal.go
+++ b/universal.go
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ func (o *UniversalOptions) Failover() *FailoverOptions {
 
 		TLSConfig: o.TLSConfig,
 
+		ReplicaOnly:     o.ReadOnly,
+
 		DisableIndentity: o.DisableIndentity,
 		IdentitySuffix:   o.IdentitySuffix,
 		UnstableResp3:    o.UnstableResp3,
diff --git a/universal_test.go b/universal_test.go
index 9328b4776..8a7e643ee 100644
--- a/universal_test.go
+++ b/universal_test.go
@@ -60,4 +60,32 @@ var _ = Describe("UniversalClient", func() {
 		a := func() { client.FTInfo(ctx, "all").Result() }
 		Expect(a).ToNot(Panic())
 	})
+
+
+	It("should connect to failover servers on slaves when readonly Options is ok", func() {
+		Skip("Flaky Test")
+		client = redis.NewUniversalClient(&redis.UniversalOptions{
+			MasterName: sentinelName,
+			Addrs:      sentinelAddrs,
+			ReadOnly: true,
+		})
+		Expect(client.Ping(ctx).Err()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+
+		roleCmd := client.Do(ctx, "ROLE")
+        role, err := roleCmd.Result()
+        Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+        roleSlice, ok := role.([]interface{})
+        Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+        Expect(roleSlice[0]).To(Equal("slave"))
+
+
+		err = client.Set(ctx, "somekey", "somevalue", 0).Err()
+        Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+
+	})
+
+
 })
+