diff --git a/daemon/face/channel.hpp b/daemon/face/channel.hpp
index 1a5ed90..cdb7078 100644
--- a/daemon/face/channel.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/channel.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "channel-log.hpp"
 #include "face.hpp"
 
+#include <boost/logic/tribool.hpp>
+
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
 
@@ -90,13 +92,17 @@
     : persistency(ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT)
     , wantLocalFields(false)
     , wantLpReliability(false)
+    , wantCongestionMarking(boost::logic::indeterminate)
   {
   }
 
 public:
   ndn::nfd::FacePersistency persistency;
+  ndn::optional<time::nanoseconds> baseCongestionMarkingInterval;
+  ndn::optional<uint64_t> defaultCongestionThreshold;
   bool wantLocalFields;
   bool wantLpReliability;
+  boost::logic::tribool wantCongestionMarking;
 };
 
 /** \brief invokes a callback when the face is closed
diff --git a/daemon/face/tcp-channel.cpp b/daemon/face/tcp-channel.cpp
index b6f434d..821c6d7 100644
--- a/daemon/face/tcp-channel.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/tcp-channel.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,23 @@
     GenericLinkService::Options options;
     options.allowLocalFields = params.wantLocalFields;
     options.reliabilityOptions.isEnabled = params.wantLpReliability;
-    options.allowCongestionMarking = m_wantCongestionMarking;
-    auto linkService = make_unique<GenericLinkService>(options);
 
+    if (boost::logic::indeterminate(params.wantCongestionMarking)) {
+      // Use default value for this channel if parameter is indeterminate
+      options.allowCongestionMarking = m_wantCongestionMarking;
+    }
+    else {
+      options.allowCongestionMarking = params.wantCongestionMarking;
+    }
+
+    if (params.baseCongestionMarkingInterval) {
+      options.baseCongestionMarkingInterval = *params.baseCongestionMarkingInterval;
+    }
+    if (params.defaultCongestionThreshold) {
+      options.defaultCongestionThreshold = *params.defaultCongestionThreshold;
+    }
+
+    auto linkService = make_unique<GenericLinkService>(options);
     auto transport = make_unique<TcpTransport>(std::move(socket), params.persistency);
     face = make_shared<Face>(std::move(linkService), std::move(transport));
 
diff --git a/daemon/face/udp-channel.cpp b/daemon/face/udp-channel.cpp
index 624b9cd..209aa70 100644
--- a/daemon/face/udp-channel.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/udp-channel.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,22 @@
 
   GenericLinkService::Options options;
   options.reliabilityOptions.isEnabled = params.wantLpReliability;
-  options.allowCongestionMarking = m_wantCongestionMarking;
+
+  if (boost::logic::indeterminate(params.wantCongestionMarking)) {
+    // Use default value for this channel if parameter is indeterminate
+    options.allowCongestionMarking = m_wantCongestionMarking;
+  }
+  else {
+    options.allowCongestionMarking = params.wantCongestionMarking;
+  }
+
+  if (params.baseCongestionMarkingInterval) {
+    options.baseCongestionMarkingInterval = *params.baseCongestionMarkingInterval;
+  }
+  if (params.defaultCongestionThreshold) {
+    options.defaultCongestionThreshold = *params.defaultCongestionThreshold;
+  }
+
   auto linkService = make_unique<GenericLinkService>(options);
   auto transport = make_unique<UnicastUdpTransport>(std::move(socket), params.persistency, m_idleFaceTimeout);
   auto face = make_shared<Face>(std::move(linkService), std::move(transport));