diff --git a/bin/lb-ng.js b/bin/lb-ng.js
index 88e0de2..704ed80 100755
--- a/bin/lb-ng.js
+++ b/bin/lb-ng.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ var argv = optimist
   .describe('m', g.f('The name for generated {{Angular}} module.'))
   .default('m', 'lbServices')
   .describe('u', g.f('URL of the REST API end-point'))
-  .alias({ u : 'url', m: 'module-name' })
+  .describe('s', 'Include schema definition in generated models')
+  .boolean('s')
+  .alias({ u : 'url', m: 'module-name', s: 'include-schema' })
   .demand(1)
   .argv;
 
@@ -39,9 +41,14 @@ if (app.booting) {
 function runGenerator() {
   var ngModuleName = argv['module-name'] || 'lbServices';
   var apiUrl = argv['url'] || app.get('restApiRoot') || '/api';
+  var includeSchema = argv['include-schema'] || false;
 
   g.error('Generating %j for the API endpoint %j', ngModuleName, apiUrl);
-  var result = generator.services(app, ngModuleName, apiUrl);
+  var result = generator.services(app, {
+    ngModuleName: ngModuleName,
+    apiUrl: apiUrl,
+    includeSchema: includeSchema,
+  });
 
   if (outputFile) {
     outputFile = path.resolve(outputFile);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc26f74..c2916ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "^1.2.4",
-    "loopback-sdk-angular": "^1.1.1",
+    "loopback-sdk-angular": "^1.8.0",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "semver": "^2.2.1",
     "strong-globalize": "^2.6.0"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/app.js b/test/fixtures/app.js
index 80187f6..9aeb20a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/app.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/app.js
@@ -15,4 +15,11 @@ app.model(User, { dataSource: 'db' });
 
 app.set('restApiRoot', '/rest-api-root');
 
+app.dataSource('db', { connector: 'memory' });
+var TestModel = app.registry.createModel(
+    'TestModel',
+    { foobaz: 'string' }
+);
+app.model(TestModel, { dataSource: 'db' });
+
 module.exports = app;
diff --git a/test/lb-ng.test.js b/test/lb-ng.test.js
index f2d80b8..74362f3 100644
--- a/test/lb-ng.test.js
+++ b/test/lb-ng.test.js
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ describe('lb-ng', function() {
       });
   });
 
+  it('passes the include-schema flag from the command-line', function() {
+    return runLbNg('-s', sampleAppJs)
+      .spread(function(script, stderr) {
+        expect(script).to.contain('R\.schema =');
+        expect(script).to.contain('schema of the model');
+      });
+  });
+
   it('saves the script to a file', function() {
     var outfile = path.resolve(SANDBOX, 'lb-services.js');
     return runLbNg('-m', 'a-module', sampleAppJs, outfile)