diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
index a9e0a756..63ced310 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ module Persistence
       # Create the document. Validation is enabled by default and will return
       # false if the document is not valid. If all goes well, the document will
       # be returned.
-      def create(options = {})
+      def create(options = {}, bulk = false)
         return false unless perform_validations(options)
         _run_create_callbacks do
           _run_save_callbacks do
             set_unique_id if new? && self.respond_to?(:set_unique_id)
-            result = database.save_doc(self)
+            result = database.save_doc(self, bulk = bulk)
             ret = (result["ok"] == true) ? self : false
             @changed_attributes.clear if ret && @changed_attributes
             ret
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ def create!(options = {})
 
       # Trigger the callbacks (before, after, around)
       # only if the document isn't new
-      def update(options = {})
+      def update(options = {}, bulk = false)
         raise "Cannot save a destroyed document!" if destroyed?
         raise "Calling #{self.class.name}#update on document that has not been created!" if new?
         return false unless perform_validations(options)
         return true if !self.disable_dirty && !self.changed?
         _run_update_callbacks do
           _run_save_callbacks do
-            result = database.save_doc(self)
+            result = database.save_doc(self, bulk = bulk)
             ret = result["ok"] == true
             @changed_attributes.clear if ret && @changed_attributes
             ret
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def update(options = {})
       end
 
       # Trigger the callbacks (before, after, around) and save the document
-      def save(options = {})
-        self.new? ? create(options) : update(options)
+      def save(options = {}, bulk = false)
+        self.new? ? create(options, bulk) : update(options, bulk)
       end
 
       # Saves the document to the db using save. Raises an exception