diff --git a/R/zzz.R b/R/zzz.R
index 0f3b90a7..7391fd11 100644
--- a/R/zzz.R
+++ b/R/zzz.R
@@ -9,7 +9,121 @@
     joyn.na.last         = FALSE
   )
   toset <- !(names(op.joyn) %in% names(op))
-  if(any(toset)) options(op.joyn[toset])
+
+  #store them in .joynenv
+  rlang::env_bind(.joynenv, op.joyn = op.joyn)
+
+  if(any(toset)) {
+    options(op.joyn[toset])
+  }
+
+  #get_joyn_options()
 
   invisible()
 }
+
+
+#' Get joyn options
+#'
+#' This function aims to display and store info on joyn options
+#'
+#' @param env environment, which is joyn environment by default
+#' @param display logical, if TRUE displays (i.e., print) info on joyn options and
+#'    corresponding default and current values
+#' @param option character or NULL. If character, name of a specific joyn option.
+#'    If NULL, all joyn options
+#' @return joyn options and values invisibly as a list
+#'
+#' @keywords internal
+#' @examples
+#' \donotrun{
+#'
+#' # display all joyn options, their default and current values
+#' joyn:::get_joyn_options()
+#'
+#' # store list of option = value pairs AND do not display info
+#' joyn_options <- joyn:::get_joyn_options(display = FALSE)
+#'
+#' # get info on one specific option and store it
+#' joyn.verbose <- joyn:::get_joyn_options(option = "joyn.verbose")
+#'
+#' # get info on two specific option
+#' joyn:::get_joyn_options(option = c("joyn.verbose", "joyn.reportvar"))
+#'
+#' }
+get_joyn_options <- function(env     = .joynenv,
+                             display = TRUE,
+                             option  = NULL) {
+
+  # joyn options
+  op.joyn <- rlang::env_get(env, "op.joyn")
+
+  if (is.null(option)) {
+    # get all possible options
+    op.joyn <- rlang::env_get(env, "op.joyn")
+
+  } else {
+    # get specified option
+    op.joyn <- rlang::env_get(env, "op.joyn")[option]
+  }
+
+  if (display == TRUE) {
+    options_info <- sapply(names(op.joyn), function(opt) {
+
+      default_value <- op.joyn[[opt]]
+      current_value <- getOption(opt)
+      sprintf("%-20s default = %-20s > current = %s",
+              opt,
+              toString(default_value),
+              toString(current_value))
+    },
+    USE.NAMES = FALSE)
+
+
+    # print and display options
+    cat("\nJoyn Options:\n")
+    cat("---------------------------------------------------------------------\n")
+    cat(paste(options_info, collapse = "\n"), "\n")
+    cat("---------------------------------------------------------------------\n")
+
+  }
+
+  invisible(op.joyn)
+}
+
+#' Set joyn options
+#'
+#' This function is used to change the value of one or more joyn options
+#'
+#' @param env environment, which is joyn environment by default
+#' @param ... pairs of option = value
+#' @return joyn new options and values invisibly as a list
+#'
+#' @keywords internal
+#' @examples
+#' joyn:::set_joyn_options(joyn.verbose = FALSE, joyn.reportvar = "joyn_status")
+#' joyn:::set_joyn_options() # return to default options
+set_joyn_options <- function(...,
+                             env = .joynenv
+                             ) {
+
+  op.joyn <- rlang::env_get(env, "op.joyn")
+
+  new_options <- list(...)
+  if (any(!(names(new_options) %in% names(op.joyn)))) {
+    cli::cli_abort("invalid option")
+  }
+
+  # TO DO: Add checks on input names and values
+
+  # Return new options invisibly as a list
+  if (length(new_options) == 0) {
+    new_options <- op.joyn
+  }
+  # Set new options
+  options(new_options)
+
+  invisible(new_options)
+
+}
+