diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 45c2397..c08b705 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1197,29 +1197,36 @@ type SchemaField struct {
 
 // SchemaOptions contains options for a field or an index.
 type SchemaOptions struct {
-	FieldType   FieldType `json:"type"`
-	CacheType   string    `json:"cacheType"`
-	CacheSize   uint      `json:"cacheSize"`
-	TimeQuantum string    `json:"timeQuantum"`
-	Min         int64     `json:"min"`
-	Max         int64     `json:"max"`
-	Keys        bool      `json:"keys"`
+	FieldType      FieldType `json:"type"`
+	CacheType      string    `json:"cacheType"`
+	CacheSize      uint      `json:"cacheSize"`
+	TimeQuantum    string    `json:"timeQuantum"`
+	Min            int64     `json:"min"`
+	Max            int64     `json:"max"`
+	Keys           bool      `json:"keys"`
+	NoStandardView bool      `json:"noStandardView"`
+	TrackExistence bool      `json:"trackExistence"`
 }
 
 func (so SchemaOptions) asIndexOptions() *IndexOptions {
 	return &IndexOptions{
-		keys: so.Keys,
+		keys:              so.Keys,
+		keysSet:           true,
+		trackExistence:    so.TrackExistence,
+		trackExistenceSet: true,
 	}
 }
 
 func (so SchemaOptions) asFieldOptions() *FieldOptions {
 	return &FieldOptions{
-		fieldType:   so.FieldType,
-		cacheSize:   int(so.CacheSize),
-		cacheType:   CacheType(so.CacheType),
-		timeQuantum: TimeQuantum(so.TimeQuantum),
-		min:         so.Min,
-		max:         so.Max,
+		fieldType:      so.FieldType,
+		cacheSize:      int(so.CacheSize),
+		cacheType:      CacheType(so.CacheType),
+		timeQuantum:    TimeQuantum(so.TimeQuantum),
+		min:            so.Min,
+		max:            so.Max,
+		keys:           so.Keys,
+		noStandardView: so.NoStandardView,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/client_it_test.go b/client_it_test.go
index 796467d..0d2d314 100644
--- a/client_it_test.go
+++ b/client_it_test.go
@@ -570,10 +570,14 @@ func TestSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(schema.indexes) < 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("There should be at least 1 index in the schema")
 	}
+	index := schema.Index("schema-test-index",
+		OptIndexKeys(true),
+		OptIndexTrackExistence(false))
 	f := index.Field("schema-test-field",
 		OptFieldTypeSet(CacheTypeLRU, 9999),
+		OptFieldKeys(true),
 	)
-	err = client.EnsureField(f)
+	err = client.SyncSchema(schema)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -581,17 +585,28 @@ func TestSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	f = schema.indexes[index.Name()].fields["schema-test-field"]
-	if f == nil {
+	i2 := schema.indexes[index.Name()]
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(index.options, i2.options) {
+		t.Fatalf("%v != %v", index.options, i2.options)
+	}
+
+	f2 := schema.indexes[index.Name()].fields["schema-test-field"]
+	if f2 == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Field should not be nil")
 	}
-	opt := f.options
+	opt := f2.options
 	if opt.cacheType != CacheTypeLRU {
 		t.Fatalf("cache type %s != %s", CacheTypeLRU, opt.cacheType)
 	}
 	if opt.cacheSize != 9999 {
 		t.Fatalf("cache size 9999 != %d", opt.cacheSize)
 	}
+	if !opt.keys {
+		t.Fatalf("keys true != %v", opt.keys)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(f.options, f2.options) {
+		t.Fatalf("%v != %v", f.options, f2.options)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/orm.go b/orm.go
index 5ac9543..806a3b2 100644
--- a/orm.go
+++ b/orm.go
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ func (io *IndexOptions) withDefaults() (updated *IndexOptions) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (io IndexOptions) Keys() bool {
+	return io.keys
+}
+
+func (io IndexOptions) TrackExistence() bool {
+	return io.trackExistence
+}
+
 func (io IndexOptions) String() string {
 	mopt := map[string]interface{}{}
 	if io.keysSet {
@@ -582,6 +590,12 @@ func (fo *FieldOptions) Max() int64 {
 	return fo.max
 }
 
+// Keys returns whether this field uses keys instead of IDs
+func (fo *FieldOptions) Keys() bool {
+	return fo.keys
+}
+
+// NoStandardView suppresses creating the standard view for supported field types (currently, time)
 func (fo *FieldOptions) NoStandardView() bool {
 	return fo.noStandardView
 }