diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConverters.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConverters.java
index 5e78a223bad..74ff5f00908 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConverters.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConverters.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ final class IndicesRequestConverters {
         RequestConverters.Params parameters = new RequestConverters.Params();
         parameters.withTimeout(putMappingRequest.timeout());
         parameters.withMasterTimeout(putMappingRequest.masterNodeTimeout());
+        parameters.withIndicesOptions(putMappingRequest.indicesOptions());
         request.addParameters(parameters.asMap());
         request.setEntity(RequestConverters.createEntity(putMappingRequest, RequestConverters.REQUEST_BODY_CONTENT_TYPE));
         return request;
diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConvertersTests.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConvertersTests.java
index f129a5a19ff..344c7ba182c 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConvertersTests.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesRequestConvertersTests.java
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public class IndicesRequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
         Map<String, String> expectedParams = new HashMap<>();
         RequestConvertersTests.setRandomTimeout(putMappingRequest, AcknowledgedRequest.DEFAULT_ACK_TIMEOUT, expectedParams);
         RequestConvertersTests.setRandomMasterTimeout(putMappingRequest, expectedParams);
+        RequestConvertersTests.setRandomIndicesOptions(putMappingRequest::indicesOptions,
+            putMappingRequest::indicesOptions, expectedParams);
 
         Request request = IndicesRequestConverters.putMapping(putMappingRequest);