diff --git a/src/Operation/CreateCollection.php b/src/Operation/CreateCollection.php
index c18f947d9..40a665c87 100644
--- a/src/Operation/CreateCollection.php
+++ b/src/Operation/CreateCollection.php
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 use MongoDB\Driver\Command;
 use MongoDB\Driver\Server;
 use MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
-use MongoDB\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
-use MongoDB\Model\IndexInput;
+use MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentTypeException;
 
 /**
  * Operation for the create command.
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@ class CreateCollection implements Executable
      *    bitwise combination USE_POWER_OF_2_SIZES and NO_PADDING. The default
      *    is USE_POWER_OF_2_SIZES.
      *
+     *  * indexOptionDefaults (document): Default configuration for indexes when
+     *    creating the collection.
+     *
      *  * max (integer): The maximum number of documents allowed in the capped
      *    collection. The size option takes precedence over this limit.
      *
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ public function __construct($databaseName, $collectionName, array $options = [])
             throw new InvalidArgumentTypeException('"flags" option', $options['flags'], 'integer');
         }
 
+        if (isset($options['indexOptionDefaults']) && ! is_array($options['indexOptionDefaults']) && ! is_object($options['indexOptionDefaults'])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentTypeException('"indexOptionDefaults" option', $options['indexOptionDefaults'], 'array or object');
+        }
+
         if (isset($options['max']) && ! is_integer($options['max'])) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentTypeException('"max" option', $options['max'], 'integer');
         }
@@ -120,6 +126,10 @@ private function createCommand()
             }
         }
 
+        if ( ! empty($this->options['indexOptionDefaults'])) {
+            $cmd['indexOptionDefaults'] = (object) $this->options['indexOptionDefaults'];
+        }
+
         if ( ! empty($this->options['storageEngine'])) {
             $cmd['storageEngine'] = (object) $this->options['storageEngine'];
         }
diff --git a/tests/Operation/CreateCollectionTest.php b/tests/Operation/CreateCollectionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55ee12858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Operation/CreateCollectionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace MongoDB\Tests\Operation;
+
+use MongoDB\Operation\CreateCollection;
+
+class CreateCollectionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @expectedException MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     * @dataProvider provideInvalidConstructorOptions
+     */
+    public function testConstructorOptionTypeChecks(array $options)
+    {
+        new CreateCollection($this->getDatabaseName(), $this->getCollectionName(), $options);
+    }
+
+    public function provideInvalidConstructorOptions()
+    {
+        $options = [];
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidBooleanValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['autoIndexId' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidBooleanValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['capped' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidIntegerValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['flags' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidDocumentValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['indexOptionDefaults' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidIntegerValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['max' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidIntegerValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['maxTimeMS' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidIntegerValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['size' => $value];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($this->getInvalidDocumentValues() as $value) {
+            $options[][] = ['storageEngine' => $value];
+        }
+
+        return $options;
+    }
+}