diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 49f12e8..60ea159 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -220,6 +220,64 @@ def _object_contents(idx):
             self.assertEqual(_object_contents(response_idx), response.body.decode('utf-8'))
 
 
+class TestSchema(Test):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSchema, self).setUp()
+
+        self._schema_dir = '/v3io-py-test-schema'
+        self._schema_path = os.path.join(self._schema_dir, '.%23schema')
+
+        # clean up
+        self._delete_dir(self._schema_dir)
+
+    def test_create_schema(self):
+        # write schema
+        self._client.create_schema(container=self._container,
+                                   path=self._schema_dir,
+                                   key='key_field',
+                                   fields=[
+                                       {
+                                           'name': 'key_field',
+                                           'type': 'string',
+                                           'nullable': False
+                                       },
+                                       {
+                                           'name': 'data_field_0',
+                                           'type': 'long',
+                                           'nullable': True
+                                       },
+                                       {
+                                           'name': 'data_field_1',
+                                           'type': 'double',
+                                           'nullable': True
+                                       },
+                                   ])
+
+        # write to test the values in the UI (requires breaking afterwards)
+        items = {
+            'a': {'data_field_0': 30, 'data_field_1': 100},
+            'b': {'data_field_0': 300, 'data_field_1': 1000},
+            'c': {'data_field_0': 3000, 'data_field_1': 10000},
+        }
+
+        for item_key, item_attributes in future.utils.viewitems(items):
+            self._client.put_item(container=self._container,
+                                  path=v3io.common.helpers.url_join(self._schema_dir, item_key),
+                                  attributes=item_attributes)
+
+        # verify the scehma
+        response = self._client.get_object(container=self._container,
+                                           path=self._schema_path,
+                                           raise_for_status=v3io.dataplane.RaiseForStatus.never)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            '{"hashingBucketNum":0,"key":"key_field","fields":[{"name":"key_field","type":"string","nullable":false},'
+            '{"name":"data_field_0","type":"long","nullable":true},{"name":"data_field_1","type":"double"'
+            ',"nullable":true}]}',
+            response.body.decode('utf-8'))
+
+
 class TestEmd(Test):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/v3io/dataplane/client.py b/v3io/dataplane/client.py
index 4c2483e..e2d1cea 100644
--- a/v3io/dataplane/client.py
+++ b/v3io/dataplane/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import ujson
 
 import future.utils
 
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ def put_item(self,
                                        locals())
 
     def put_items(self, container, path, items, access_key=None, raise_for_status=None, condition=None):
-        """A helper to put several items, calling put_item for each.
+        """[OBSOLETED] A helper to put several items, calling put_item for each.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -786,9 +787,78 @@ def get_records(self,
                                        locals(),
                                        v3io.dataplane.output.GetRecordsOutput)
 
+    #
+    # Helpers
+    #
+
+    def create_schema(self,
+                      container,
+                      path,
+                      access_key=None,
+                      raise_for_status=None,
+                      transport_actions=None,
+                      key=None,
+                      fields=None):
+        """Creates a KV schema file
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        container (Required) : str
+            The container on which to operate.
+        path (Required) : str
+            The path of the object
+        access_key (Optional) : str
+            The access key with which to authenticate. Defaults to the V3IO_ACCESS_KEY env.
+        key (Required) : str
+            The key field name
+        fields (Required) : list of dicts
+            A dictionary of fields, where each item has:
+            - name (string)
+            - type (string - one of string, double, long)
+            - nullable (boolean)
+
+            Example: [
+                {
+                  'name': 'my_field',
+                  'type': 'string',
+                  'nullable': False
+                },
+                {
+                  'name': 'who',
+                  'type': 'string',
+                  "nullable": True
+                }
+            ]
+
+        Return Value
+        ----------
+        A `Response` object
+        """
+        put_object_args = locals()
+        put_object_args['path'] = os.path.join(put_object_args['path'], '.%23schema')
+        put_object_args['offset'] = 0
+        put_object_args['body'] = self._get_schema_contents(key, fields)
+        del(put_object_args['key'])
+        del (put_object_args['fields'])
+
+        return self._transport.request(container,
+                                       access_key or self._access_key,
+                                       raise_for_status,
+                                       transport_actions,
+                                       v3io.dataplane.request.encode_put_object,
+                                       put_object_args)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _normalize_stream_path(path):
         if not path.endswith('/'):
             return path + '/'
 
         return path
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_schema_contents(key, fields):
+        return ujson.dumps({
+            'hashingBucketNum': 0,
+            'key': key,
+            'fields': fields
+        })