diff --git a/elasticsearch_dsl/document.py b/elasticsearch_dsl/document.py
index f77667dfd..6a3aa2b49 100644
--- a/elasticsearch_dsl/document.py
+++ b/elasticsearch_dsl/document.py
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ def update(
         script_id=None,
         scripted_upsert=False,
         upsert=None,
+        return_doc_meta=False,
         **fields
     ):
         """
@@ -356,6 +357,8 @@ def update(
         :arg doc_as_upsert:  Instead of sending a partial doc plus an upsert
             doc, setting doc_as_upsert to true will use the contents of doc as
             the upsert value
+        :arg return_doc_meta: set to ``True`` to return all metadata from the
+            index API call instead of only the operation result
 
         :return operation result noop/updated
         """
@@ -415,9 +418,17 @@ def update(
             if "_" + k in meta:
                 setattr(self.meta, k, meta["_" + k])
 
-        return meta["result"]
+        return meta if return_doc_meta else meta["result"]
 
-    def save(self, using=None, index=None, validate=True, skip_empty=True, **kwargs):
+    def save(
+        self,
+        using=None,
+        index=None,
+        validate=True,
+        skip_empty=True,
+        return_doc_meta=False,
+        **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         Save the document into elasticsearch. If the document doesn't exist it
         is created, it is overwritten otherwise. Returns ``True`` if this
@@ -430,6 +441,8 @@ def save(self, using=None, index=None, validate=True, skip_empty=True, **kwargs)
         :arg skip_empty: if set to ``False`` will cause empty values (``None``,
             ``[]``, ``{}``) to be left on the document. Those values will be
             stripped out otherwise as they make no difference in elasticsearch.
+        :arg return_doc_meta: set to ``True`` to return all metadata from the
+            update API call instead of only the operation result
 
         Any additional keyword arguments will be passed to
         ``Elasticsearch.index`` unchanged.
@@ -459,4 +472,4 @@ def save(self, using=None, index=None, validate=True, skip_empty=True, **kwargs)
             if "_" + k in meta:
                 setattr(self.meta, k, meta["_" + k])
 
-        return meta["result"]
+        return meta if return_doc_meta else meta["result"]
diff --git a/tests/test_integration/test_document.py b/tests/test_integration/test_document.py
index a25279abe..83932f7e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration/test_document.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration/test_document.py
@@ -234,6 +234,40 @@ def test_update_script(write_client):
     assert w.views == 47
 
 
+def test_save_and_update_return_doc_meta(write_client):
+    Wiki.init()
+    w = Wiki(owner=User(name="Honza Kral"), _id="elasticsearch-py", views=42)
+    resp = w.save(return_doc_meta=True)
+    assert resp["_index"] == "test-wiki"
+    assert resp["result"] == "created"
+    assert set(resp.keys()) == {
+        "_id",
+        "_index",
+        "_primary_term",
+        "_seq_no",
+        "_shards",
+        "_type",
+        "_version",
+        "result",
+    }
+
+    resp = w.update(
+        script="ctx._source.views += params.inc", inc=5, return_doc_meta=True
+    )
+    assert resp["_index"] == "test-wiki"
+    assert resp["result"] == "updated"
+    assert set(resp.keys()) == {
+        "_id",
+        "_index",
+        "_primary_term",
+        "_seq_no",
+        "_shards",
+        "_type",
+        "_version",
+        "result",
+    }
+
+
 def test_init(write_client):
     Repository.init(index="test-git")