diff --git a/teuthology/orchestra/cluster.py b/teuthology/orchestra/cluster.py
index 654ef0c3d..5e4bba45c 100644
--- a/teuthology/orchestra/cluster.py
+++ b/teuthology/orchestra/cluster.py
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ def sh(self, script, **kwargs):
         remotes = sorted(self.remotes.keys(), key=lambda rem: rem.name)
         return [remote.sh(script, **kwargs) for remote in remotes]
 
-    def write_file(self, file_name, content, sudo=False, perms=None, owner=None):
+    def write_file(self, file_name, content, sudo=False, perms=None, owner=None,
+                   **kwargs):
         """
         Write text to a file on each node.
 
@@ -110,16 +111,19 @@ def write_file(self, file_name, content, sudo=False, perms=None, owner=None):
         :param content: file content
         :param sudo: use sudo
         :param perms: file permissions (passed to chmod) ONLY if sudo is True
+        :param owner: file owner (passed to chmod) ONLY if sudo is True
         """
         remotes = sorted(self.remotes.keys(), key=lambda rem: rem.name)
         for remote in remotes:
             if sudo:
-                remote.write_file(file_name, content,
-                                  sudo=True, mode=perms, owner=owner)
+                kwargs['sudo'] = True
+                kwargs['mode'] = perms
+                kwargs['owner'] = owner
             else:
                 if perms is not None or owner is not None:
                     raise ValueError("To specify perms or owner, sudo must be True")
-                remote.write_file(file_name, content)
+
+            remote.write_file(file_name, content, **kwargs)
 
     def only(self, *roles):
         """
diff --git a/teuthology/orchestra/test/test_cluster.py b/teuthology/orchestra/test/test_cluster.py
index 27bef8b83..147b654b3 100644
--- a/teuthology/orchestra/test/test_cluster.py
+++ b/teuthology/orchestra/test/test_cluster.py
@@ -230,3 +230,13 @@ def test_fails_with_invalid_owner(self, m_write_file):
     def test_with_sudo(self, m_write_file):
         self.c.write_file("filename", "content", sudo=True)
         m_write_file.assert_called_with("filename", "content", sudo=True, owner=None, mode=None)
+
+    @patch("teuthology.orchestra.remote.RemoteShell.write_file")
+    def test_write_file_offset(self, m_write_file):
+        self.c.write_file("filename", "content", bs=1, offset=1024)
+        m_write_file.assert_called_with("filename", "content", bs=1, offset=1024)
+
+    @patch("teuthology.orchestra.remote.RemoteShell.write_file")
+    def test_write_file_sync(self, m_write_file):
+        self.c.write_file("filename", "content", sync=True)
+        m_write_file.assert_called_with("filename", "content", sync=True)