diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2126-consul_kv-pass-token.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2126-consul_kv-pass-token.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a60fd2efcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2126-consul_kv-pass-token.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - consul_kv lookup plugin - allow to set ``recurse``, ``index``, ``datacenter`` and ``token`` as keyword arguments
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/2124).
diff --git a/plugins/lookup/consul_kv.py b/plugins/lookup/consul_kv.py
index 7ba7e5ac90..d567b7f687 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/consul_kv.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/consul_kv.py
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
 
         paramvals = {
             'key': params[0],
-            'token': None,
-            'recurse': False,
-            'index': None,
-            'datacenter': None
+            'token': self.get_option('token'),
+            'recurse': self.get_option('recurse'),
+            'index': self.get_option('index'),
+            'datacenter': self.get_option('datacenter')
         }
 
         # parameters specified?