diff --git a/lib/services.js b/lib/services.js
index dace123..1f4cb07 100644
--- a/lib/services.js
+++ b/lib/services.js
@@ -24,12 +24,22 @@ ejs.filters.q = function(obj) {
  * @returns {string} The generated javascript code.
  * @header generateServices
  */
-module.exports = function generateServices(app, ngModuleName, apiUrl) {
+module.exports = function generateServices(app, ngModuleName, apiUrl, 
+    includeSchemas) {
   ngModuleName = ngModuleName || 'lbServices';
   apiUrl = apiUrl || '/';
 
   var models = describeModels(app);
 
+  if (includeSchemas === true) {
+    for (var modelName in models) {
+      var modelProperties = app.models[modelName].definition.rawProperties;
+      models[modelName].modelSchema = {
+        name: modelName,
+        properties: modelProperties
+      };
+    }
+  }
   var servicesTemplate = fs.readFileSync(
     require.resolve('./services.template.ejs'),
     { encoding: 'utf-8' }
diff --git a/lib/services.template.ejs b/lib/services.template.ejs
index 73bf35e..6e170c6 100644
--- a/lib/services.template.ejs
+++ b/lib/services.template.ejs
@@ -252,6 +252,18 @@ module.factory(
 <%    }); // forEach methods name -%>
 <% } // for each scope -%>
 
+<% if (meta.modelSchema) { -%>
+    /**
+     * @ngdoc object
+     * @name <%-: moduleName %>.<%- modelName %>#schema
+     * @propertyOf <%-: moduleName %>.<%- modelName %>
+     * @description
+     * The schema of the model represented by this $resource
+     */
+    R.schema = <%- JSON.stringify(meta.modelSchema, null, '\t') -%>;
+
+
+<% } -%>
     return R;
   }]);
 
diff --git a/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js b/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js
index a19a944..a06bdda 100644
--- a/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js
+++ b/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js
@@ -832,6 +832,33 @@ define(['angular', 'given', 'util'], function(angular, given, util) {
           });
       });
     });
+    
+    describe('$resource for model generated with include schema', function() {
+      var $injector;
+      before(function() {
+        return given.servicesForLoopBackApp(
+          {
+            models: {
+              'pretender': {},
+            },
+            includeSchema: true,
+            setupFn: (function(app, cb) {
+              var Pretender = app.models.Pretender;
+              cb();
+            }).toString(),
+          })
+          .then(function(createInjector) {
+            $injector = createInjector();
+          });
+      });
+
+      it('has a schema method generated', function() {
+        var Pretender = $injector.get('Pretender');
+        var methodNames = Object.keys(Pretender);
+        console.log('methods', methodNames);
+        expect(methodNames).to.include.members(['schema']);
+      });
+    });
 
     describe('for models with belongsTo relation', function() {
       var $injector, Town, Country, testData;
diff --git a/test.e2e/test-server.js b/test.e2e/test-server.js
index f5a63dc..45e24d5 100644
--- a/test.e2e/test-server.js
+++ b/test.e2e/test-server.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ masterApp.post('/setup', function(req, res, next) {
   var name = opts.name;
   var models = opts.models;
   var enableAuth = opts.enableAuth;
+  var includeSchema = opts.includeSchema;
   var setupFn = compileSetupFn(name, opts.setupFn);
 
   if (!name)
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ masterApp.post('/setup', function(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     try {
-      servicesScript = generator.services(lbApp, name, apiUrl);
+      servicesScript = generator.services(lbApp, name, apiUrl, includeSchema);
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Cannot generate services script:', err.stack);
       servicesScript = 'throw new Error("Error generating services script.");';