diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 84eb3c7e937..5a09efac493 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -1394,6 +1394,14 @@ Model.createCollection = async function createCollection(options) {
     }
   }
 
+  const clusteredIndex = this &&
+    this.schema &&
+    this.schema.options &&
+    this.schema.options.clusteredIndex;
+  if (clusteredIndex != null) {
+    options = Object.assign({ clusteredIndex: { ...clusteredIndex, unique: true } }, options);
+  }
+
   try {
     await this.db.createCollection(this.$__collection.collectionName, options);
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/test/model.test.js b/test/model.test.js
index de81227bf67..c6e0648c9a0 100644
--- a/test/model.test.js
+++ b/test/model.test.js
@@ -5122,6 +5122,37 @@ describe('Model', function() {
       assert.ok(collOptions.timeseries);
     });
 
+    it('createCollection() respects clusteredIndex', async function() {
+      const version = await start.mongodVersion();
+      if (version[0] < 6) {
+        this.skip();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const schema = Schema({ name: String, timestamp: Date, metadata: Object }, {
+        clusteredIndex: {
+          key: { _id: 1 },
+          name: 'clustered test'
+        },
+        autoCreate: false,
+        autoIndex: false
+      });
+
+      const Test = db.model('Test', schema, 'Test');
+      await Test.init();
+
+      await Test.collection.drop().catch(() => {});
+      await Test.createCollection();
+
+      const collections = await Test.db.db.listCollections().toArray();
+      const coll = collections.find(coll => coll.name === 'Test');
+      assert.ok(coll);
+      assert.deepEqual(coll.options.clusteredIndex.key, { _id: 1 });
+      assert.equal(coll.options.clusteredIndex.name, 'clustered test');
+
+      await Test.collection.drop().catch(() => {});
+    });
+
     it('mongodb actually removes expired documents (gh-11229)', async function() {
       this.timeout(1000 * 80); // 80 seconds, see later comments on why
       const version = await start.mongodVersion();