diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/core/NumberFieldMapper.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/core/NumberFieldMapper.java
index 91c98e3d7d9..6e50c965759 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/core/NumberFieldMapper.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/core/NumberFieldMapper.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public abstract class NumberFieldMapper<T extends Number> extends AbstractFieldM
             isIndexed = mapper.indexed();
             isTokenized = mapper.indexed();
             omitTermFreqAndPositions = true;
-            omitNorms = true;
+            omitNorms = mapper.omitNorms();
 
             if (value != null) {
                 isStored = true;