diff --git a/src/cr1/types.ts b/src/cr1/types.ts
index 6cda8d9..5cef9e5 100644
--- a/src/cr1/types.ts
+++ b/src/cr1/types.ts
@@ -244,10 +244,12 @@ export type ConformanceWarningMessage = {
   reference: string
 }
 
+export type SchemaValidation = 'succeeded' | 'failed' | 'ignored'
+
 export type ValidationResult = {
   valid: boolean
   content: VerifiableCredential
-  schema: Record<string, { valid: boolean, errors?: JsonSchemaError[] }>
+  schema: Record<string, { validation?: SchemaValidation, errors?: JsonSchemaError[], }>
   status: Record<string, { valid: boolean, purpose: string, errors?: StatusListError[] }>
   warnings: ConformanceWarningMessage[]
 }
diff --git a/src/cr1/validator/index.ts b/src/cr1/validator/index.ts
index daf8f53..ce7c5f6 100644
--- a/src/cr1/validator/index.ts
+++ b/src/cr1/validator/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export const validator = ({ resolver }: RequestValidator) => {
               id: schema.id,
               type: 'application/schema+json',
             })
+            if (credentialSchema === true) {
+              validation.schema[schema.id] = { validation: 'ignored' } as any
+              continue;
+            }
             const schemaContent = decoder.decode(credentialSchema.content)
             const parsedSchemaContent = JSON.parse(schemaContent)
             let valid: any;
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ export const validator = ({ resolver }: RequestValidator) => {
             } catch (e) {
               valid = false
             }
-            validation.schema[schema.id] = { valid }
+            validation.schema[schema.id] = { validation: valid ? 'succeeded' : 'failed' }
             if (!valid) {
               validation.valid = false
               validation.schema[schema.id].errors = compiledSchemaValidator.errors as JsonSchemaError[]
diff --git a/test/json-schema-tests/better-schema-errors.test.ts b/test/json-schema-tests/better-schema-errors.test.ts
index 1878277..2ca2bed 100644
--- a/test/json-schema-tests/better-schema-errors.test.ts
+++ b/test/json-schema-tests/better-schema-errors.test.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ credentialSubject:
   expect(validation1.valid).toBe(false);
   expect(validation1.schema).toEqual({
     "https://vendor.example/api/schemas/product-passport": {
-      "valid": false,
+      "validation": "failed",
       "errors": [
         {
           "instancePath": "/credentialSubject",
diff --git a/test/json-schema-tests/optional-schema-validation.test.ts b/test/json-schema-tests/optional-schema-validation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae91459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/json-schema-tests/optional-schema-validation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import * as jose from "jose";
+import moment from "moment";
+
+import * as transmute from "../../src";
+
+const alg = `ES256`;
+const issuer = `did:example:123`;
+const baseURL = `https://vendor.example/api`;
+
+let publicKey: any;
+let issued: any;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  const privateKey = await transmute.key.generate({
+    alg,
+    type: "application/jwk+json",
+  });
+  publicKey = await transmute.key.publicFromPrivate({
+    type: "application/jwk+json",
+    content: privateKey,
+  });
+  issued = await transmute
+    .issuer({
+      alg,
+      type: "application/vc+ld+json+jwt",
+      signer: {
+        sign: async (bytes: Uint8Array) => {
+          const jws = await new jose.CompactSign(bytes)
+            .setProtectedHeader({ kid: `${issuer}#key-42`, alg })
+            .sign(
+              await transmute.key.importKeyLike({
+                type: "application/jwk+json",
+                content: privateKey,
+              })
+            );
+          return transmute.text.encoder.encode(jws);
+        },
+      },
+    })
+    .issue({
+      claimset: transmute.text.encoder.encode(`
+"@context":
+  - https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2
+  - ${baseURL}/context/v2
+id: ${baseURL}/credentials/3732
+type:
+  - VerifiableCredential
+  - ExampleDegreeCredential
+issuer:
+  id: ${issuer}
+name: "Example University"
+validFrom: ${moment().toISOString()}
+credentialSchema:
+  id: ${baseURL}/schemas/product-passport
+  type: JsonSchema
+credentialSubject:
+  id: did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21
+  unexpectedProperty: unexpectedValue
+  degree:
+    type: ExampleBachelorDegree
+    subtype: Bachelor of Science and Arts
+`),
+    });
+})
+
+it("can disable schema validation", async () => {
+  const validator = await transmute.validator({
+    resolver: {
+      resolve: async (opts: any) => {
+        // console.log(opts)
+        const { id, type, content } = opts
+        // Resolve external resources according to verifier policy
+        // In this case, we return inline exampes...
+        if (id === `${baseURL}/schemas/product-passport`) {
+          return true; // resolving the special case "true" ignores validation
+        }
+        if (content != undefined && type === `application/vc+ld+json+jwt`) {
+          const { kid } = jose.decodeProtectedHeader(
+            transmute.text.decoder.decode(content)
+          );
+          // lookup public key on a resolver
+          if (kid === `did:example:123#key-42`) {
+            return {
+              type: "application/jwk+json",
+              content: publicKey,
+            };
+          }
+        }
+        throw new Error("Resolver option not supported.");
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  const validation1 = await validator.validate({
+    type: "application/vc+ld+json+jwt",
+    content: issued,
+  });
+  expect(validation1.valid).toBe(true);
+  // console.log(JSON.stringify(validation1, null, 2))
+  expect(validation1.schema['https://vendor.example/api/schemas/product-passport'].validation).toBe('ignored')
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/jwt-product-passports/integration.test.ts b/test/jwt-product-passports/integration.test.ts
index 5e429c9..8a02529 100644
--- a/test/jwt-product-passports/integration.test.ts
+++ b/test/jwt-product-passports/integration.test.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ credentialSubject:
       content: issued,
     })
     expect(validated.valid).toBe(true)
-    expect(validated.schema[`${baseURL}/schemas/product-passport`].valid).toBe(true)
+    expect(validated.schema[`${baseURL}/schemas/product-passport`].validation).toBe('succeeded')
     expect(validated.status[`${baseURL}/credentials/status/3#${revocationIndex}`].valid).toBe(false)
     expect(validated.status[`${baseURL}/credentials/status/4#${suspensionIndex}`].valid).toBe(false)
 
diff --git a/test/w3c-cr-1/3-schema.test.ts b/test/w3c-cr-1/3-schema.test.ts
index 4829e65..512d6b4 100644
--- a/test/w3c-cr-1/3-schema.test.ts
+++ b/test/w3c-cr-1/3-schema.test.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ credentialSubject:
           }),
       })
     expect(validation.valid).toBe(true);
-    expect(validation.schema).toEqual({ 'https://issuer.example/schemas/42': { valid: true } });
+    expect(validation.schema).toEqual({ 'https://issuer.example/schemas/42': { validation: 'succeeded' } });
   })
 
   it('failure', async () => {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ credentialSubject:
     expect(validation.valid).toBe(false);
     expect(validation.schema).toEqual({
       "https://issuer.example/schemas/52": {
-        "valid": false,
+        "validation": 'failed',
         "errors": [
           {
             "instancePath": "/credentialSubject/id",