diff --git a/spec/schemas.spec.js b/spec/schemas.spec.js
index 0ff8a22e66..b257c001bf 100644
--- a/spec/schemas.spec.js
+++ b/spec/schemas.spec.js
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ describe('schemas', () => {
             defaultValue: false,
           },
           defaultZero: { type: 'Number', defaultValue: 0 },
+          relation: { type: 'Relation', targetClass: 'SomeClass' }
         },
       },
     }).then(async response => {
@@ -457,6 +458,7 @@ describe('schemas', () => {
             defaultValue: false,
           },
           defaultZero: { type: 'Number', defaultValue: 0 },
+          relation: { type: 'Relation', targetClass: 'SomeClass' }
         },
         classLevelPermissions: defaultClassLevelPermissions,
       });
@@ -479,10 +481,108 @@ describe('schemas', () => {
       expect(obj.get('defaultFalse')).toEqual(false);
       expect(obj.get('defaultZero')).toEqual(0);
       expect(obj.get('ptr')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(obj.get('relation')).toBeUndefined();
       done();
     });
   });
 
+  it('try to set a relation field as a required field', async (done) => {
+    try {
+      await request({
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/schemas',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: masterKeyHeaders,
+        json: true,
+        body: {
+          className: 'NewClassWithRelationRequired',
+          fields: {
+            foo: { type: 'String' },
+            relation: { type: 'Relation', targetClass: 'SomeClass', required: true }
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      fail('should fail');
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.data.code).toEqual(111);
+    }
+    done();
+  });
+
+  it('try to set a relation field with a default value', async (done) => {
+    try {
+      await request({
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/schemas',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: masterKeyHeaders,
+        json: true,
+        body: {
+          className: 'NewClassRelationWithOptions',
+          fields: {
+            foo: { type: 'String' },
+            relation: { type: 'Relation', targetClass: 'SomeClass', defaultValue: { __type: 'Relation', className: '_User' } }
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      fail('should fail');
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.data.code).toEqual(111);
+    }
+    done();
+  });
+
+  it('try to update schemas with a relation field with options', async (done) => {
+    await request({
+      url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/schemas',
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: masterKeyHeaders,
+      json: true,
+      body: {
+        className: 'NewClassRelationWithOptions',
+        fields: {
+          foo: { type: 'String' }
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    try {
+      await request({
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/schemas/NewClassRelationWithOptions',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: masterKeyHeaders,
+        json: true,
+        body: {
+          className: 'NewClassRelationWithOptions',
+          fields: {
+            relation: { type: 'Relation', targetClass: 'SomeClass', required: true }
+          },
+          _method: "PUT"
+        }
+      });
+      fail('should fail');
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.data.code).toEqual(111);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await request({
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/schemas/NewClassRelationWithOptions',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: masterKeyHeaders,
+        json: true,
+        body: {
+          className: 'NewClassRelationWithOptions',
+          fields: {
+            relation: { type: 'Relation', targetClass: 'SomeClass', defaultValue: { __type: 'Relation', className: '_User' } }
+          },
+          _method: "PUT"
+        }
+      });
+      fail('should fail');
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.data.code).toEqual(111);
+    }
+    done();
+  });
+
   it('validated the data type of default values when creating a new class', async () => {
     try {
       await request({
diff --git a/src/Controllers/SchemaController.js b/src/Controllers/SchemaController.js
index 23c4013ee5..da75c2f1f2 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/SchemaController.js
+++ b/src/Controllers/SchemaController.js
@@ -898,22 +898,34 @@ export default class SchemaController {
             error: 'field ' + fieldName + ' cannot be added',
           };
         }
-        const type = fields[fieldName];
-        const error = fieldTypeIsInvalid(type);
+        const fieldType = fields[fieldName];
+        const error = fieldTypeIsInvalid(fieldType);
         if (error) return { code: error.code, error: error.message };
-        if (type.defaultValue !== undefined) {
-          let defaultValueType = getType(type.defaultValue);
+        if (fieldType.defaultValue !== undefined) {
+          let defaultValueType = getType(fieldType.defaultValue);
           if (typeof defaultValueType === 'string') {
             defaultValueType = { type: defaultValueType };
+          } else if (typeof defaultValueType === 'object' && fieldType.type === 'Relation') {
+            return {
+              code: Parse.Error.INCORRECT_TYPE,
+              error: `The 'default value' option is not applicable for ${typeToString(fieldType)}`
+            };
           }
-          if (!dbTypeMatchesObjectType(type, defaultValueType)) {
+          if (!dbTypeMatchesObjectType(fieldType, defaultValueType)) {
             return {
               code: Parse.Error.INCORRECT_TYPE,
               error: `schema mismatch for ${className}.${fieldName} default value; expected ${typeToString(
-                type
+                fieldType
               )} but got ${typeToString(defaultValueType)}`,
             };
           }
+        } else if (fieldType.required) {
+          if (typeof fieldType === 'object' && fieldType.type === 'Relation') {
+            return {
+              code: Parse.Error.INCORRECT_TYPE,
+              error: `The 'required' option is not applicable for ${typeToString(fieldType)}`
+            };
+          }
         }
       }
     }