diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 883788e5d89a199436bd6e90be123ce9f86b1a77..eafabe84c00d53d3e59d8ae76668e018041334f0 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ Be sure to read <i>Latitude/Longitude Order</i> in the <i>Notes on MongoDB</i> s
 
 MongoMapper is very similar to Mongoid, just be sure to include <tt>Geocoder::Model::MongoMapper</tt>.
 
+=== MongoMapper, Mongoid Indexes
+
+By default the methods geocoded_by and reverse_geocoded_by will create a geospatial index. If you want to skip this option call the methids with the :skip_index option
+  include Geocoder::Model::Mongoid
+  geocoded_by :address, :skip_index => true
+
 === Bulk Geocoding
 
 If you have just added geocoding to an existing application with a lot of objects you can use this Rake task to geocode them all:
diff --git a/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb b/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb
index b64443ab9abd237a22e65e7a4221bc884a343342..fe7a0e1f5fe968b1178aaed8b655b2087816cc42 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ module Geocoder
           :coordinates   => options[:coordinates] || :coordinates,
           :geocode_block => block,
           :units         => options[:units],
-          :method        => options[:method]
+          :method        => options[:method],
+          :skip_index    => options[:skip_index] || false
         )
       end
 
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@ module Geocoder
           :fetched_address => options[:address] || :address,
           :coordinates     => coordinates_attr,
           :reverse_block   => block,
-          :units         => options[:units],
-          :method        => options[:method]
+          :units           => options[:units],
+          :method          => options[:method],
+          :skip_index      => options[:skip_index] || false
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_mapper.rb b/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_mapper.rb
index a093f6bf056a1418ce422c38d7c80994ae3a1011..17d83402e71e78fe65a4e97386d0582e163509fb 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_mapper.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_mapper.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ module Geocoder
 
       def geocoder_init(options)
         super(options)
-        ensure_index [[ geocoder_options[:coordinates], Mongo::GEO2D ]],
-          :min => -180, :max => 180 # create 2d index
+        if options[:skip_index] == false
+          ensure_index [[ geocoder_options[:coordinates], Mongo::GEO2D ]],
+            :min => -180, :max => 180 # create 2d index
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/geocoder/models/mongoid.rb b/lib/geocoder/models/mongoid.rb
index e3ca53a3254c38ca9145f1db221727a2727c5486..a7124e5bfd0681c36de543f90d96f52911c096c0 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/models/mongoid.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/models/mongoid.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ module Geocoder
 
       def geocoder_init(options)
         super(options)
-        index [[ geocoder_options[:coordinates], Mongo::GEO2D ]],
-          :min => -180, :max => 180 # create 2d index
+        if options[:skip_index] == false
+          index [[ geocoder_options[:coordinates], Mongo::GEO2D ]],
+            :min => -180, :max => 180 # create 2d index
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/mongoid_test.rb b/test/mongoid_test.rb
index 29c015ecbf40b6dd10c5197730570513de92ba27..1d334aa7b81fb2a2c6cffe90c4475e2164474ce5 100644
--- a/test/mongoid_test.rb
+++ b/test/mongoid_test.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ class MongoidTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     Place.geocoded_by :address, :coordinates => :location, :units => :mi
     assert_equal 69, p.distance_to([0,1]).round
   end
+
+  def test_index_is_skipped_if_skip_option_flag
+    result = PlaceWithoutIndex.index_options.keys.flatten[0] == :coordinates
+    assert_equal result, false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/mongoid_test_helper.rb b/test/mongoid_test_helper.rb
index 68c2af8288b592d20e417981ca69ce3d44b71234..572db2b985bfb12bd0861845f3df088cb5cf5680 100644
--- a/test/mongoid_test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/mongoid_test_helper.rb
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ class Place
     write_attribute :address, address
   end
 end
+
+class PlaceWithoutIndex
+  include Mongoid::Document
+  include Geocoder::Model::Mongoid
+
+  field :location, :type => Array
+  geocoded_by :location, :skip_index => true
+end