diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..565151aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct CustomSettings(pub Arc<sled::Tree>);
+
+impl Deref for CustomSettings {
+    type Target = sled::Tree;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &sled::Tree {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/index.rs
index c534cd33d..2b981f5f1 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/index.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ use crate::ranked_map::RankedMap;
 use crate::schema::Schema;
 use crate::serde::Deserializer;
 
-use super::{Error, RawIndex, DocumentsAddition, DocumentsDeletion};
+use super::{Error, CustomSettings};
+use super::{RawIndex, DocumentsAddition, DocumentsDeletion};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Index(pub ArcSwap<InnerIndex>);
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ impl Index {
         self.0.lease().schema.clone()
     }
 
+    pub fn custom_settings(&self) -> CustomSettings {
+        self.0.lease().raw.custom.clone()
+    }
+
     pub fn documents_addition(&self) -> DocumentsAddition {
         let ranked_map = self.0.lease().ranked_map.clone();
         DocumentsAddition::new(self, ranked_map)
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
index 5f415fb1e..dcdc13bd2 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
 use crate::Schema;
 
+mod custom_settings;
 mod docs_words_index;
 mod documents_addition;
 mod documents_deletion;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ mod words_index;
 
 pub use self::error::Error;
 pub use self::index::Index;
+pub use self::custom_settings::CustomSettings;
 
 use self::docs_words_index::DocsWordsIndex;
 use self::documents_addition::DocumentsAddition;
@@ -96,7 +98,13 @@ impl Database {
                     DocumentsIndex(tree)
                 };
 
-                let raw_index = RawIndex { main, words, docs_words, documents };
+                let custom = {
+                    let tree_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
+                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
+                    CustomSettings(tree)
+                };
+
+                let raw_index = RawIndex { main, words, docs_words, documents, custom };
                 let index = Index::from_raw(raw_index)?;
 
                 vacant.insert(Arc::new(index)).clone()
@@ -145,11 +153,17 @@ impl Database {
                     DocumentsIndex(tree)
                 };
 
+                let custom = {
+                    let tree_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
+                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
+                    CustomSettings(tree)
+                };
+
                 let mut indexes = self.indexes()?.unwrap_or_else(HashSet::new);
                 indexes.insert(name.to_string());
                 self.set_indexes(&indexes)?;
 
-                let raw_index = RawIndex { main, words, docs_words, documents };
+                let raw_index = RawIndex { main, words, docs_words, documents, custom };
                 let index = Index::from_raw(raw_index)?;
 
                 vacant.insert(Arc::new(index)).clone()
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs
index 0b2a56dbd..ada0fd357 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{MainIndex, WordsIndex, DocsWordsIndex, DocumentsIndex};
+use super::{MainIndex, WordsIndex, DocsWordsIndex, DocumentsIndex, CustomSettings};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct RawIndex {
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ pub struct RawIndex {
     pub words: WordsIndex,
     pub docs_words: DocsWordsIndex,
     pub documents: DocumentsIndex,
+    pub custom: CustomSettings,
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs b/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs
index 149a65fa8..22d58fe08 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod ranked_map;
 mod serde;
 pub mod schema;
 
-pub use self::database::{Database, Index};
+pub use self::database::{Database, Index, CustomSettings};
 pub use self::number::Number;
 pub use self::ranked_map::RankedMap;
 pub use self::schema::{Schema, SchemaAttr};