diff --git a/src/canopy/canopy.fs b/src/canopy/canopy.fs
index 99318bdb..97816285 100644
--- a/src/canopy/canopy.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/canopy.fs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ let waitFor = waitFor2 "Condition not met in given amount of time. If you want t
     
 //find related    
 let rec private findElements cssSelector (searchContext : ISearchContext) : IWebElement list =
-    searchedFor <- (cssSelector, browser.Url) :: searchedFor
+    if optmizeByDisablingCoverageReport = false then searchedFor <- (cssSelector, browser.Url) :: searchedFor
     let findInIFrame () =
         let iframes = findByCss "iframe" searchContext.FindElements
         if iframes.IsEmpty then 
@@ -210,10 +210,14 @@ let rec private findElements cssSelector (searchContext : ISearchContext) : IWeb
 
     try
         let results =
-            configuredFinders cssSelector searchContext.FindElements        
-            |> Seq.filter(fun list -> not(list.IsEmpty))
+            if (hints.ContainsKey cssSelector) then
+                let finder = hints.[cssSelector]
+                seq { yield finder cssSelector searchContext.FindElements }
+            else
+                configuredFinders cssSelector searchContext.FindElements        
+                |> Seq.filter(fun list -> not(list.IsEmpty))
         if Seq.isEmpty results then
-            findInIFrame()
+            if optimizeBySkippingIFrameCheck then [] else findInIFrame()
         else
            results |> Seq.head
     with | ex -> []
@@ -771,4 +775,12 @@ let addFinder finder =
     let currentFinders = configuredFinders
     configuredFinders <- (fun cssSelector f ->
         currentFinders cssSelector f
-        |> Seq.append (seq { yield finder cssSelector f }))
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+        |> Seq.append (seq { yield finder cssSelector f }))
+    
+//hints    
+let css selector = hints.[selector] <- findByCss; selector
+let xpath selector = hints.[selector] <- findByXpath; selector
+let jquery selector = hints.[selector] <- findByJQuery; selector
+let label selector = hints.[selector] <- findByLabel; selector
+let text selector = hints.[selector] <- findByText; selector
+let value selector = hints.[selector] <- findByValue; selector
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diff --git a/src/canopy/configuration.fs b/src/canopy/configuration.fs
index bad57482..70e64e7f 100644
--- a/src/canopy/configuration.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/configuration.fs
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ let mutable disableSuggestOtherSelectors = false
 let mutable autoPinBrowserRightOnLaunch = true
 let mutable throwIfMoreThanOneElement = false
 let mutable configuredFinders = finders.defaultFinders
-let mutable writeToSelectWithOptionValue = true
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+let mutable writeToSelectWithOptionValue = true
+let mutable optimizeBySkippingIFrameCheck = false
+let mutable optmizeByDisablingCoverageReport = false
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diff --git a/src/canopy/finders.fs b/src/canopy/finders.fs
index 05303447..27932431 100644
--- a/src/canopy/finders.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/finders.fs
@@ -64,4 +64,6 @@ let mutable defaultFinders =
             yield findByText    cssSelector f
             yield findByJQuery  cssSelector f
         }
-    )
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+    )
+
+let hints = new System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, (string -> (By -> System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<IWebElement>) -> IWebElement list)>()
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diff --git a/tests/basictests/Program.fs b/tests/basictests/Program.fs
index ce4294c6..200b923e 100644
--- a/tests/basictests/Program.fs
+++ b/tests/basictests/Program.fs
@@ -485,6 +485,33 @@ context "other tests"
     url "http://lefthandedgoat.github.io/canopy/testpages/iframe2"
     first "body" |> elementWithin "#states" |> elementWithin "1" |> read |> is "Alabama" 
 
+context "hints tests"
+"css hint" &&& fun _ ->
+    url testpage
+    let firstName = css "#firstName"
+    firstName == "John"
+    css "#lastName" == "Doe"
+
+"xpath hint" &&& fun _ ->
+    url testpage
+    let firstName = xpath "id('firstName')"
+    firstName == "John"
+    xpath "id('lastName')" == "Doe"
+
+"jquery hint" &&& fun _ ->
+    url testpage
+    let firstName = jquery "#firstName"
+    firstName == "John"
+    jquery "#lastName" == "Doe"
+
+"value hint" &&& fun _ ->
+    url testpage
+    value "Click Me!!" == "Click Me!!"
+
+"text hint" &&& fun _ ->
+    url testpage
+    text "ajax button not clicked" == "ajax button not clicked"
+
 context "dragging"
 "draging works" &&& fun _ ->
     url "http://scrumy.com/silenter39delayed"