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 7ee92a4a89e9c..85fce6e534659 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
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static Request putMapping(PutMappingRequest putMappingRequest) throws IOExceptio
         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 f168921f0f8a5..fc9ffca02ce3b 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
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public void testPutMapping() throws IOException {
         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);