diff --git a/bulk_indexer.go b/bulk_indexer.go
index 4b946ad..12645db 100644
--- a/bulk_indexer.go
+++ b/bulk_indexer.go
@@ -270,14 +270,15 @@ func (b *BulkIndexer) BytesUncompressedFlushed() int {
 }
 
 type BulkIndexerItem struct {
-	Index      string
-	DocumentID string
-	Body       io.WriterTo
+	Index            string
+	DocumentID       string
+	Body             io.WriterTo
+	DynamicTemplates map[string]string
 }
 
 // Add encodes an item in the buffer.
 func (b *BulkIndexer) Add(item BulkIndexerItem) error {
-	b.writeMeta(item.Index, item.DocumentID)
+	b.writeMeta(item.Index, item.DocumentID, item.DynamicTemplates)
 	if _, err := item.Body.WriteTo(b.writer); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write bulk indexer item: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -288,18 +289,39 @@ func (b *BulkIndexer) Add(item BulkIndexerItem) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *BulkIndexer) writeMeta(index, documentID string) {
+func (b *BulkIndexer) writeMeta(index, documentID string, dynamicTemplates map[string]string) {
 	b.jsonw.RawString(`{"create":{`)
+	first := true
 	if documentID != "" {
 		b.jsonw.RawString(`"_id":`)
 		b.jsonw.String(documentID)
+		first = false
 	}
 	if index != "" {
-		if documentID != "" {
+		if !first {
 			b.jsonw.RawByte(',')
 		}
 		b.jsonw.RawString(`"_index":`)
 		b.jsonw.String(index)
+		first = false
+	}
+	if len(dynamicTemplates) > 0 {
+		if !first {
+			b.jsonw.RawByte(',')
+		}
+		b.jsonw.RawString(`"dynamic_templates":{`)
+		firstDynamicTemplate := true
+		for k, v := range dynamicTemplates {
+			if !firstDynamicTemplate {
+				b.jsonw.RawByte(',')
+			}
+			b.jsonw.String(k)
+			b.jsonw.RawByte(':')
+			b.jsonw.String(v)
+			firstDynamicTemplate = false
+		}
+		b.jsonw.RawByte('}')
+		first = false
 	}
 	b.jsonw.RawString("}}\n")
 	b.writer.Write(b.jsonw.Bytes())
diff --git a/bulk_indexer_test.go b/bulk_indexer_test.go
index 08de4f4..d8497cc 100644
--- a/bulk_indexer_test.go
+++ b/bulk_indexer_test.go
@@ -128,3 +128,40 @@ func TestBulkIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDynamicTemplates(t *testing.T) {
+	client := docappendertest.NewMockElasticsearchClient(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, result, _, dynamicTemplates := docappendertest.DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates(r)
+		require.Equal(t, []map[string]string{
+			{"one": "two", "three": "four"},
+			{"five": "six", "seven": "eight"},
+		}, dynamicTemplates)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(result)
+	})
+	indexer, err := docappender.NewBulkIndexer(docappender.BulkIndexerConfig{
+		Client: client,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = indexer.Add(docappender.BulkIndexerItem{
+		Index: "testidx",
+		Body: newJSONReader(map[string]any{
+			"@timestamp": time.Now().Format(docappendertest.TimestampFormat),
+		}),
+		DynamicTemplates: map[string]string{"one": "two", "three": "four"},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = indexer.Add(docappender.BulkIndexerItem{
+		Index: "testidx",
+		Body: newJSONReader(map[string]any{
+			"@timestamp": time.Now().Format(docappendertest.TimestampFormat),
+		}),
+		DynamicTemplates: map[string]string{"five": "six", "seven": "eight"},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	stat, err := indexer.Flush(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(2), stat.Indexed)
+}
diff --git a/docappendertest/docappendertest.go b/docappendertest/docappendertest.go
index 2f33ab9..ee224cb 100644
--- a/docappendertest/docappendertest.go
+++ b/docappendertest/docappendertest.go
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ func DecodeBulkRequestWithStats(r *http.Request) (
 	docs [][]byte,
 	res esutil.BulkIndexerResponse,
 	stats RequestStats) {
+	indexed, result, stats, _ := DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates(r)
+	return indexed, result, stats
+}
+
+// DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates decodes a /_bulk request's body,
+// returning the decoded documents and a response body and stats about request, and per-request dynamic templates.
+func DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates(r *http.Request) (
+	docs [][]byte,
+	res esutil.BulkIndexerResponse,
+	stats RequestStats,
+	dynamicTemplates []map[string]string) {
 	body := r.Body
 	switch r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") {
 	case "gzip":
@@ -76,7 +87,8 @@ func DecodeBulkRequestWithStats(r *http.Request) (
 	var result esutil.BulkIndexerResponse
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		action := make(map[string]struct {
-			Index string `json:"_index"`
+			Index            string            `json:"_index"`
+			DynamicTemplates map[string]string `json:"dynamic_templates"`
 		})
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(scanner.Text())).Decode(&action); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
@@ -96,8 +108,9 @@ func DecodeBulkRequestWithStats(r *http.Request) (
 
 		item := esutil.BulkIndexerResponseItem{Status: http.StatusCreated, Index: action[actionType].Index}
 		result.Items = append(result.Items, map[string]esutil.BulkIndexerResponseItem{actionType: item})
+		dynamicTemplates = append(dynamicTemplates, action[actionType].DynamicTemplates)
 	}
-	return indexed, result, RequestStats{int64(cr.bytesRead)}
+	return indexed, result, RequestStats{int64(cr.bytesRead)}, dynamicTemplates
 }
 
 // NewMockElasticsearchClient returns an elasticsearch.Client which sends /_bulk requests to bulkHandler.