diff --git a/lib/locomotive/mounter/models/content_field.rb b/lib/locomotive/mounter/models/content_field.rb
index 2eb8b9c..e728d8e 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/mounter/models/content_field.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/mounter/models/content_field.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ class ContentField < Base
         ## fields ##
         field :label
         field :name
-        field :type,      default: :string
+        field :type,       default: :string
         field :hint
-        field :position,  default: 0
-        field :required,  default: false
-        field :unique,    default: false
-        field :localized, default: false
+        field :position,   default: 0
+        field :required,   default: false
+        field :unique,     default: false
+        field :localized,  default: false
+        field :searchable, default: false
 
         # text
         field :text_formatting
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ def find_select_option(name_or_id)
         # @return [ Hash ] The params
         #
         def to_params
-          params = self.filter_attributes %w(label name type hint position required localized unique)
+          params = self.filter_attributes %w(label name type hint position required localized unique searchable)
 
           # we set the _id / _destroy attributes for embedded documents
           params[:_id]      = self._id if self.persisted?
@@ -186,4 +187,4 @@ def select_options_to_hash
 
     end
   end
-end
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+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/models/content_field_spec.rb b/spec/unit/models/content_field_spec.rb
index 187011e..ad3750e 100644
--- a/spec/unit/models/content_field_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/models/content_field_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
       build_content_field(type: 'date').type.should == :date
     end
 
+    it 'has searchable which should default to false' do
+      build_content_field.searchable.should == false
+    end
+
   end
 
   describe '.is_relationship?' do
@@ -93,4 +97,4 @@ def build_options(names)
     end
   end
 
-end
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+end