diff --git a/lib/consumer.ex b/lib/consumer.ex
index 4360873..58686fb 100644
--- a/lib/consumer.ex
+++ b/lib/consumer.ex
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ defmodule Mississippi.Consumer do
 
     amqp_consumer_options = opts[:amqp_consumer_options]
 
-    queue_config = opts[:mississippi_config][:queues]
+    mississippi_config = opts[:mississippi_config]
 
-    message_handler = opts[:mississippi_config][:message_handler]
+    queue_config = mississippi_config[:queues]
 
     channels_per_connection = amqp_consumer_options[:channels]
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ defmodule Mississippi.Consumer do
     children = [
       {ExRabbitPool.PoolSupervisor,
        rabbitmq_config: amqp_consumer_options, connection_pools: [events_consumer_pool_config(connection_number)]},
-      {ConsumersSupervisor, queues: queue_config, message_handler: message_handler}
+      {ConsumersSupervisor, mississippi_config}
     ]
 
     Supervisor.init(children, strategy: :rest_for_one)
diff --git a/lib/consumer/consumers_supervisor.ex b/lib/consumer/consumers_supervisor.ex
index 5f9dde1..3947f23 100644
--- a/lib/consumer/consumers_supervisor.ex
+++ b/lib/consumer/consumers_supervisor.ex
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ defmodule Mississippi.Consumer.ConsumersSupervisor do
 
     queues_config = init_arg[:queues]
 
+    distribution_strategy = distribution_strategy!(init_arg[:cluster_distribution_strategy])
+
     children = [
       {Registry, [keys: :unique, name: DataUpdater.Registry, members: :auto]},
       {Registry, [keys: :unique, name: MessageTracker.Registry, members: :auto]},
@@ -35,19 +37,19 @@ defmodule Mississippi.Consumer.ConsumersSupervisor do
        members: :auto,
        process_redistribution: :active,
        extra_arguments: [message_handler: message_handler],
-       distribution_strategy: Horde.UniformQuorumDistribution},
+       distribution_strategy: distribution_strategy},
       {DynamicSupervisor,
        strategy: :one_for_one,
        name: MessageTracker.Supervisor,
        members: :auto,
        process_redistribution: :active,
-       distribution_strategy: Horde.UniformQuorumDistribution},
+       distribution_strategy: distribution_strategy},
       {DynamicSupervisor,
        strategy: :one_for_one,
        name: AMQPDataConsumer.Supervisor,
        members: :auto,
        process_redistribution: :active,
-       distribution_strategy: Horde.UniformQuorumDistribution},
+       distribution_strategy: distribution_strategy},
       # This will make queue listeners start after re-sharding in a multi-node cluster
       {NodeListener, queues_config},
       # This will make queue listeners start in a single-node cluster
@@ -64,9 +66,11 @@ defmodule Mississippi.Consumer.ConsumersSupervisor do
     [
       mississippi_config: [
         type: :keyword_list,
+        default: [],
         keys: [
           queues: [
             type: :keyword_list,
+            default: [],
             keys: [
               events_exchange_name: [
                 type: :string,
@@ -115,9 +119,20 @@ defmodule Mississippi.Consumer.ConsumersSupervisor do
             The module that will be invoked by Mississippi to process incoming messages.
             It must implement the `Mississippi.Consumer.DataUpdater.Handler` behaviour.
             """
+          ],
+          cluster_distribution_strategy: [
+            type: {:in, [:uniform_quorum, :uniform_random, :uniform]},
+            default: :uniform_quorum,
+            doc: """
+            The strategy to use for redistributing consumer processes within the cluster.
+            """
           ]
         ]
       ]
     ]
   end
+
+  defp distribution_strategy!(:uniform_quorum), do: Horde.UniformQuorumDistribution
+  defp distribution_strategy!(:uniform_random), do: Horde.UniformRandomDistribution
+  defp distribution_strategy!(:uniform), do: Horde.UniformDistribution
 end
diff --git a/test/consumer/options_test.exs b/test/consumer/options_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa61ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/consumer/options_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2026 SECO Mind Srl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+defmodule Mississippi.Consumer.Options.Test do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias Mississippi.Consumer.DataUpdater.Handler.Impl
+  alias Mississippi.Consumer.Options
+
+  @schema Options.definition()
+
+  test "an empty configuration returns defaults" do
+    assert {:ok, opts} = NimbleOptions.validate([], @schema)
+    assert opts[:mississippi_config][:message_handler] == Impl
+    assert opts[:mississippi_config][:cluster_distribution_strategy] == :uniform_quorum
+    assert is_integer(opts[:mississippi_config][:queues][:total_count])
+  end
+
+  test "allows setting valid distribution strategies" do
+    valid_distribution_strategy = :uniform
+    opts = [mississippi_config: [cluster_distribution_strategy: valid_distribution_strategy]]
+    assert {:ok, res} = NimbleOptions.validate(opts, @schema)
+    assert res[:mississippi_config][:cluster_distribution_strategy] == valid_distribution_strategy
+  end
+
+  test "does not allow invalid distribution strategies" do
+    opts = [mississippi_config: [cluster_distribution_strategy: :not_a_distribution_strategy]]
+    assert {:error, %{key: :cluster_distribution_strategy}} = NimbleOptions.validate(opts, @schema)
+  end
+end