diff --git a/lib/services.js b/lib/services.js
index fc5a72b..2c36624 100644
--- a/lib/services.js
+++ b/lib/services.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 var fs = require('fs');
 var ejs = require('ejs');
+var extend = require('util')._extend;
 
 ejs.filters.q = function(obj) {
   return JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2);
@@ -17,23 +18,45 @@ ejs.filters.q = function(obj) {
  * var generateServices = require('loopback-sdk-angular').services;
  * var app = require('./server/server');
  *
- * var client = generateServices(app, 'lbServices', '/api');
+ * var client = generateServices(app, {
+ *   ngModuleName: 'lbServices',
+ *   apiUrl: '/api'
+ * });
  * require('fs').writeFileSync('client/loopback.js', client, 'utf-8');
  * ```
  *
+ * To preserve backwards compatibility, the three-arg variant is still
+ * supported:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * var client = generateServices(app, 'lbServices', '/api');
+ * ```
+ *
  * @param {Object} app The loopback application created via `app = loopback()`.
+ * @options {Object} options
  * @param {string=} ngModuleName A name for the generated Angular module.
  *   Default: `lbServices`.
  * @param {string=} apiUrl The URL where the client can access the LoopBack
  *   server app. Default: `/`.
+ * @param {Boolean} includeSchema Include model definition.
  * @returns {string} The generated javascript code.
  * @header generateServices
  */
-module.exports = function generateServices(app, ngModuleName, apiUrl) {
-  ngModuleName = ngModuleName || 'lbServices';
-  apiUrl = apiUrl || '/';
+module.exports = function generateServices(app, options) {
+  if (typeof options === 'string') {
+    // legacy API: generateServices(app, ngModuleName, apiUrl)
+    options = {
+      ngModuleName: arguments[1],
+      apiUrl: arguments[2],
+    };
+  }
 
-  var models = describeModels(app);
+  options = extend({
+    ngModuleName: 'lbServices',
+    apiUrl: '/',
+  }, options);
+
+  var models = describeModels(app, options);
 
   var servicesTemplate = fs.readFileSync(
     require.resolve('./services.template.ejs'),
@@ -41,13 +64,13 @@ module.exports = function generateServices(app, ngModuleName, apiUrl) {
   );
 
   return ejs.render(servicesTemplate, {
-    moduleName: ngModuleName,
+    moduleName: options.ngModuleName,
     models: models,
-    urlBase: apiUrl.replace(/\/+$/, ''),
+    urlBase: options.apiUrl.replace(/\/+$/, ''),
   });
 };
 
-function describeModels(app) {
+function describeModels(app, options) {
   var result = {};
   app.handler('rest').adapter.getClasses().forEach(function(c) {
     var name = c.name;
@@ -99,6 +122,10 @@ function describeModels(app) {
 
   buildScopes(result);
 
+  if (options.includeSchema) {
+    buildSchemas(result, app);
+  }
+
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -227,3 +254,25 @@ function findModelByName(models, name) {
       return models[n];
   }
 }
+
+function buildSchemas(models, app) {
+  for (var modelName in models) {
+    var modelProperties = app.models[modelName].definition.properties;
+    var schema = {};
+    for (var prop in modelProperties) { // eslint-disable-line one-var
+      schema[prop] = extend({}, modelProperties[prop]);
+      // normalize types - convert from ctor (function) to name (string)
+      var type = schema[prop].type;
+      if (typeof type === 'function') {
+        type = type.modelName || type.name;
+      }
+      // TODO - handle array types
+      schema[prop].type = type;
+    }
+
+    models[modelName].modelSchema = {
+      name: modelName,
+      properties: schema,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/services.template.ejs b/lib/services.template.ejs
index 28e2ea0..dbe16e5 100644
--- a/lib/services.template.ejs
+++ b/lib/services.template.ejs
@@ -285,6 +285,17 @@ if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && typeof exports !== 'undefined' &&
 <%    }); // 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, 2) -%>;
+<% } -%>
+
         return R;
       }]);
 
diff --git a/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js b/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js
index 0a00e19..14ab31a 100644
--- a/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js
+++ b/test.e2e/spec/services.spec.js
@@ -971,6 +971,45 @@ define(['angular', 'given', 'util'], function(angular, given, util) {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('$resource generated with includeSchema:true', function() {
+      var $injector;
+      before(function() {
+        return given.servicesForLoopBackApp(
+          {
+            models: {
+              Product: {
+                properties: {
+                  name: 'string',
+                  price: { type: 'number' },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            includeSchema: true,
+          })
+          .then(function(createInjector) {
+            $injector = createInjector();
+          });
+      });
+
+      it('has "schema" property with normalized LDL', function() {
+        var Product = $injector.get('Product');
+        var methodNames = Object.keys(Product);
+        expect(methodNames).to.include.members(['schema']);
+        var schema = Product.schema;
+        expect(schema).to.have.property('name', 'Product');
+        expect(schema).to.have.property('properties');
+        console.log('schema properties', schema.properties);
+        expect(schema.properties).to.eql({
+          // "name: 'string'" was converted to full schema object
+          name: { type: 'String' },
+          // Type "number" was normalized to "Number"
+          price: { type: 'Number' },
+          // auto-injected id property
+          id: { id: 1, generated: true, type: 'Number' },
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('for models with belongsTo relation', function() {
       var $injector, Town, Country, testData;
       before(function() {
diff --git a/test.e2e/test-server.js b/test.e2e/test-server.js
index 57d6784..0b74ea6 100644
--- a/test.e2e/test-server.js
+++ b/test.e2e/test-server.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ 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)
@@ -106,7 +107,17 @@ masterApp.post('/setup', function(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     try {
-      servicesScript = generator.services(lbApp, name, apiUrl);
+      if (includeSchema) {
+        // the new options-based API
+        servicesScript = generator.services(lbApp, {
+          ngModuleName: name,
+          apiUrl: apiUrl,
+          includeSchema: includeSchema,
+        });
+      } else {
+        // the old API, test it to verify backwards compatibility
+        servicesScript = generator.services(lbApp, name, apiUrl);
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Cannot generate services script:', err.stack);
       servicesScript = 'throw new Error("Error generating services script.");';