diff --git a/api-docs/docs/classes/SchemaRegistry.md b/api-docs/docs/classes/SchemaRegistry.md
index a13f255..00060a8 100644
--- a/api-docs/docs/classes/SchemaRegistry.md
+++ b/api-docs/docs/classes/SchemaRegistry.md
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ Deserializes the given data and schema into its original form.
 
 ▸ **getSchema**(`schema`): [`Schema`](../interfaces/Schema.md)
 
-**`method`**
-Get a schema from Schema Registry by version and subject.
+**`method`** Get a schema from Schema Registry
+* if only `schema.subject` is set: returns the latest schema for the given subject
+* if `schema.subject` and `schema.schema` is set: returns the schema for the given schema string
+* if `schema.subject` and `schema.version` is set: returns the schema for the given version
 
 #### Parameters
 
diff --git a/api-docs/index.d.ts b/api-docs/index.d.ts
index 5b69d44..7d79727 100644
--- a/api-docs/index.d.ts
+++ b/api-docs/index.d.ts
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ export class SchemaRegistry {
   constructor(schemaRegistryConfig: SchemaRegistryConfig);
   /**
    * @method
-   * Get a schema from Schema Registry by version and subject.
+   * Get latest schema from Schema Registry by subject.
+   * Alternatively a specific schema version can be fetched by either specifing schema.version of schema.schema
    * @param {Schema} schema - Schema configuration.
    * @returns {Schema} - Schema.
    */
diff --git a/schema_registry.go b/schema_registry.go
index 379470d..165ad0f 100644
--- a/schema_registry.go
+++ b/schema_registry.go
@@ -274,12 +274,16 @@ func (k *Kafka) schemaRegistryClient(config *SchemaRegistryConfig) *srclient.Sch
 	return srClient
 }
 
-// getSchema returns the schema for the given subject and schema ID and version.
+// getSchema returns either the latest schema for the given subject or a specific version (if given) or the schema for the given schema string (if given)
 func (k *Kafka) getSchema(client *srclient.SchemaRegistryClient, schema *Schema) *Schema {
 	// If EnableCache is set, check if the schema is in the cache.
 	if schema.EnableCaching {
-		if schema, ok := k.schemaCache[schema.Subject]; ok {
-			return schema
+		if cachedSchema, ok := k.schemaCache[schema.Subject]; ok {
+			// the cache should contain the latest version of a schema for the given subject
+			// we must not return the cached schema if it does not match the requested version or schema string
+			if (schema.Version == 0 && schema.Schema != "") || schema.Version == cachedSchema.Version || schema.Schema == cachedSchema.Schema {
+				return cachedSchema;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -287,12 +291,20 @@ func (k *Kafka) getSchema(client *srclient.SchemaRegistryClient, schema *Schema)
 	// The client always caches the schema.
 	var schemaInfo *srclient.Schema
 	var err error
-	// Default version of the schema is the latest version.
-	if schema.Version == 0 {
+	var isLatestSchema = false;
+	if schema.Schema != "" { // fetch schema for given schema string
+		var schemaType srclient.SchemaType
+		if schema.SchemaType != nil {
+			schemaType = *schema.SchemaType
+		} else {
+			schemaType = srclient.Avro
+		}
+	    schemaInfo, err = client.LookupSchema(schema.Subject, schema.Schema, schemaType, schema.References...)
+	} else if schema.Version == 0 { // fetch schema by version
 		schemaInfo, err = client.GetLatestSchema(schema.Subject)
-	} else {
-		schemaInfo, err = client.GetSchemaByVersion(
-			schema.Subject, schema.Version)
+	} else { // fetch latest schema for given subject
+		schemaInfo, err = client.GetSchemaByVersion(schema.Subject, schema.Version)
+		isLatestSchema = true;
 	}
 
 	if err == nil {
@@ -306,7 +318,7 @@ func (k *Kafka) getSchema(client *srclient.SchemaRegistryClient, schema *Schema)
 			Subject:       schema.Subject,
 		}
 		// If the Cache is set, cache the schema.
-		if wrappedSchema.EnableCaching {
+		if wrappedSchema.EnableCaching && isLatestSchema {
 			k.schemaCache[wrappedSchema.Subject] = wrappedSchema
 		}
 		return wrappedSchema
diff --git a/schema_registry_test.go b/schema_registry_test.go
index c2ddea3..aff15cf 100644
--- a/schema_registry_test.go
+++ b/schema_registry_test.go
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ func TestGetSubjectNameCanUseRecordNameStrategyWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 // TestSchemaRegistryClientClass tests the schema registry client class.
 func TestSchemaRegistryClientClass(t *testing.T) {
 	test := getTestModuleInstance(t)
-	avroSchema := `{"type":"record","name":"Schema","namespace":"com.example.person","fields":[{"name":"field","type":"string"}]}`
+	avroSchema1 := `{"type":"record","name":"Schema","namespace":"com.example.person","fields":[{"name":"field","type":"string"}]}`
+	avroSchema2 := `{"type":"record","name":"Schema","namespace":"com.example.person","fields":[{"name":"field","type":"string"}, {"name":"field2","type":"int"}]}`
 
 	require.NoError(t, test.moveToVUCode())
 	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
@@ -287,21 +288,36 @@ func TestSchemaRegistryClientClass(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		assert.NotNil(t, client)
 
-		// Create a schema and send it to the registry.
+		// Create first schema and send it to the registry.
 		createSchema := client.Get("createSchema").Export().(func(sobek.FunctionCall) sobek.Value)
-		newSchema := createSchema(sobek.FunctionCall{
+		newSchema1 := createSchema(sobek.FunctionCall{
 			Arguments: []sobek.Value{
 				test.module.vu.Runtime().ToValue(
 					map[string]interface{}{
 						"subject":    "test-subject",
-						"schema":     avroSchema,
+						"schema":     avroSchema1,
 						"schemaType": srclient.Avro,
 					},
 				),
 			},
 		}).Export().(*Schema)
-		assert.Equal(t, "test-subject", newSchema.Subject)
-		assert.Equal(t, 0, newSchema.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-subject", newSchema1.Subject)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, newSchema1.Version)
+
+		// Create second schema and send it to the registry.
+		newSchema2 := createSchema(sobek.FunctionCall{
+			Arguments: []sobek.Value{
+				test.module.vu.Runtime().ToValue(
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"subject":    "test-subject",
+						"schema":     avroSchema2,
+						"schemaType": srclient.Avro,
+					},
+				),
+			},
+		}).Export().(*Schema)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-subject", newSchema2.Subject)
+		assert.Equal(t, 2, newSchema2.Version)
 
 		// Get the latest version of the schema from the registry.
 		getSchema := client.Get("getSchema").Export().(func(sobek.FunctionCall) sobek.Value)
@@ -316,8 +332,38 @@ func TestSchemaRegistryClientClass(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}).Export().(*Schema)
 		assert.Equal(t, "test-subject", currentSchema.Subject)
-		assert.Equal(t, 1, currentSchema.Version)
-		assert.Equal(t, avroSchema, currentSchema.Schema)
+		assert.Equal(t, 2, currentSchema.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, avroSchema2, currentSchema.Schema)
+
+		// get schema by schema string
+		schemaByString := getSchema(sobek.FunctionCall{
+			Arguments: []sobek.Value{
+				test.module.vu.Runtime().ToValue(
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"subject": "test-subject",
+						"schema": avroSchema1,
+					},
+				),
+			},
+		}).Export().(*Schema)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-subject", schemaByString.Subject)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, schemaByString.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, avroSchema1, schemaByString.Schema)
+
+		// get schema by version
+		schemaByVersion := getSchema(sobek.FunctionCall{
+			Arguments: []sobek.Value{
+				test.module.vu.Runtime().ToValue(
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"subject": "test-subject",
+						"version": 1,
+					},
+				),
+			},
+		}).Export().(*Schema)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-subject", schemaByVersion.Subject)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, schemaByVersion.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, avroSchema1, schemaByVersion.Schema)
 
 		// Get the subject name based on the given subject name config.
 		getSubjectName := client.Get("getSubjectName").Export().(func(sobek.FunctionCall) sobek.Value)
@@ -325,7 +371,7 @@ func TestSchemaRegistryClientClass(t *testing.T) {
 			Arguments: []sobek.Value{
 				test.module.vu.Runtime().ToValue(
 					map[string]interface{}{
-						"schema":              avroSchema,
+						"schema":              avroSchema1,
 						"topic":               "test-topic",
 						"subjectNameStrategy": TopicRecordNameStrategy,
 						"element":             Value,
diff --git a/scripts/test_avro_with_schema_registry.js b/scripts/test_avro_with_schema_registry.js
index a91e042..2c7e5d3 100644
--- a/scripts/test_avro_with_schema_registry.js
+++ b/scripts/test_avro_with_schema_registry.js
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ const valueSchemaObject = schemaRegistry.createSchema({
   schemaType: SCHEMA_TYPE_AVRO,
 });
 
+// if you want use a schema which has already been created you can fetch it by the schema string
+const valueSchemaObjectExisting = schemaRegistry.get({
+  subject: valueSubjectName,
+  schema: valueSchema,
+});
+
 export default function () {
   for (let index = 0; index < 100; index++) {
     let messages = [