diff --git a/gomock/callset.go b/gomock/callset.go
index eacfe72..f2131a1 100644
--- a/gomock/callset.go
+++ b/gomock/callset.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type callSet struct {
 	expectedMu *sync.Mutex
 	// Calls that have been exhausted.
 	exhausted map[callSetKey][]*Call
+	// when set to true, existing call expectations are overridden when new call expectations are made
+	allowOverride bool
 }
 
 // callSetKey is the key in the maps in callSet
@@ -45,6 +47,15 @@ func newCallSet() *callSet {
 	}
 }
 
+func newOverridableCallSet() *callSet {
+	return &callSet{
+		expected:      make(map[callSetKey][]*Call),
+		expectedMu: &sync.Mutex{},
+		exhausted:     make(map[callSetKey][]*Call),
+		allowOverride: true,
+	}
+}
+
 // Add adds a new expected call.
 func (cs callSet) Add(call *Call) {
 	key := callSetKey{call.receiver, call.method}
@@ -56,6 +67,10 @@ func (cs callSet) Add(call *Call) {
 	if call.exhausted() {
 		m = cs.exhausted
 	}
+	if cs.allowOverride {
+		m[key] = make([]*Call, 0)
+	}
+
 	m[key] = append(m[key], call)
 }
 
diff --git a/gomock/callset_test.go b/gomock/callset_test.go
index c69c86a..74e2ce4 100644
--- a/gomock/callset_test.go
+++ b/gomock/callset_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,24 @@ func TestCallSetAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCallSetAdd_WhenOverridable_ClearsPreviousExpectedAndExhausted(t *testing.T) {
+	method := "TestMethod"
+	var receiver interface{} = "TestReceiver"
+	cs := newOverridableCallSet()
+
+	cs.Add(newCall(t, receiver, method, reflect.TypeOf(receiverType{}.Func)))
+	numExpectedCalls := len(cs.expected[callSetKey{receiver, method}])
+	if numExpectedCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 expected call in callset, got %d", numExpectedCalls)
+	}
+
+	cs.Add(newCall(t, receiver, method, reflect.TypeOf(receiverType{}.Func)))
+	newNumExpectedCalls := len(cs.expected[callSetKey{receiver, method}])
+	if newNumExpectedCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 expected call in callset, got %d", newNumExpectedCalls)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCallSetRemove(t *testing.T) {
 	method := "TestMethod"
 	var receiver interface{} = "TestReceiver"
diff --git a/gomock/controller.go b/gomock/controller.go
index db03522..de904c8 100644
--- a/gomock/controller.go
+++ b/gomock/controller.go
@@ -108,12 +108,23 @@ func NewController(t TestReporter, opts ...ControllerOption) *Controller {
 	return ctrl
 }
 
-// ControllerOption configures how a Controller should behave. Currently
-// there are no implementations of it.
+// ControllerOption configures how a Controller should behave.
 type ControllerOption interface {
 	apply(*Controller)
 }
 
+type overridableExpectationsOption struct{}
+
+// WithOverridableExpectations allows for overridable call expectations
+// i.e., subsequent call expectations override existing call expectations
+func WithOverridableExpectations() overridableExpectationsOption {
+	return overridableExpectationsOption{}
+}
+
+func (o overridableExpectationsOption) apply(ctrl *Controller) {
+	ctrl.expectedCalls = newOverridableCallSet()
+}
+
 type cancelReporter struct {
 	t      TestHelper
 	cancel func()
diff --git a/gomock/example_test.go b/gomock/example_test.go
index fee8332..25b20a2 100644
--- a/gomock/example_test.go
+++ b/gomock/example_test.go
@@ -48,3 +48,21 @@ func ExampleCall_DoAndReturn_captureArguments() {
 	fmt.Printf("%s %s", r, s)
 	// Output: I'm sleepy foo
 }
+
+func ExampleCall_DoAndReturn_withOverridableExpectations() {
+	t := &testing.T{} // provided by test
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t, gomock.WithOverridableExpectations())
+	mockIndex := NewMockFoo(ctrl)
+	var s string
+
+	mockIndex.EXPECT().Bar(gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(s)).DoAndReturn(
+		func(arg string) interface{} {
+			s = arg
+			return "I'm sleepy"
+		},
+	)
+
+	r := mockIndex.Bar("foo")
+	fmt.Printf("%s %s", r, s)
+	// Output: I'm sleepy foo
+}
diff --git a/gomock/overridable_controller_test.go b/gomock/overridable_controller_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d75e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gomock/overridable_controller_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package gomock_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+)
+
+func TestEcho_NoOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t, gomock.WithOverridableExpectations())
+	mockIndex := NewMockFoo(ctrl)
+
+	mockIndex.EXPECT().Bar(gomock.Any()).Return("foo")
+	res := mockIndex.Bar("input")
+
+	if res != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected response to equal 'foo', got %s", res)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEcho_WithOverride_BaseCase(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t, gomock.WithOverridableExpectations())
+	mockIndex := NewMockFoo(ctrl)
+
+	// initial expectation set
+	mockIndex.EXPECT().Bar(gomock.Any()).Return("foo")
+	// override
+	mockIndex.EXPECT().Bar(gomock.Any()).Return("bar")
+	res := mockIndex.Bar("input")
+
+	if res != "bar" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected response to equal 'bar', got %s", res)
+	}
+}