diff --git a/src/PublicAPI.js b/src/PublicAPI.js
index adcbe3c2..0d0b90b2 100644
--- a/src/PublicAPI.js
+++ b/src/PublicAPI.js
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ export default class PublicAPI extends Core {
    * @param {object} entry object representing the entry.
    * @returns {Promise<EntryResource>} the newly created EntryResource
    */
-  createEntry(model, entry) {
+  createEntry(model, entry, levels) {
     return Promise.resolve()
     .then(() => {
       if (!model) {
@@ -521,11 +521,21 @@ export default class PublicAPI extends Core {
       if (!entry) {
         throw new Error('Cannot create resource with undefined object.');
       }
+
+      if (levels < 1 || levels >= 5) {
+        throw new Error('levels must be between 1 and 5');
+      }
+
       return this.link(`${this[shortIDSymbol]}:${model}`);
     })
     .then(link => validator.validate(entry, `${link.profile}?template=post`))
     .then(() => this.follow(`${this[shortIDSymbol]}:${model}`))
-    .then(request => post(this[environmentSymbol], request, entry))
+    .then(request => {
+      if (levels) {
+        request.withTemplateParameters({ _levels: levels });
+      }
+      return post(this[environmentSymbol], request, entry)
+    })
     .then(([res, traversal]) => createEntry(res, this[environmentSymbol], traversal));
   }
 
diff --git a/test/publicAPI/PublicAPI.test.js b/test/publicAPI/PublicAPI.test.js
index d198056c..89629485 100644
--- a/test/publicAPI/PublicAPI.test.js
+++ b/test/publicAPI/PublicAPI.test.js
@@ -531,6 +531,43 @@ describe('PublicAPI', () => {
       throw err;
     });
   });
+  it('should create entry, levels', () => {
+    const getStub = sinon.stub(helper, 'get');
+    getStub.returns(resolver('public-dm-root.json'));
+    const postStub = sinon.stub(helper, 'post');
+    postStub.returns(resolver('public-entry.json'));
+
+    return api.createEntry('allFields', {
+      text: 'hehe',
+      formattedText: 'hehe',
+      number: 1,
+      decimal: 1.1,
+      boolean: true,
+      datetime: new Date().toISOString(),
+      location: {
+        latitude: 0,
+        longitude: 0,
+      },
+      email: 'someone@anything.com',
+      url: 'https://anything.com',
+      phone: '+49 11 8 33',
+      json: {},
+      entry: '1234567',
+      entries: [
+        '1234567',
+      ],
+    }, 1)
+    .then((entry) => {
+      entry.should.be.instanceOf(EntryResource);
+      getStub.restore();
+      postStub.restore();
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      getStub.restore();
+      postStub.restore();
+      throw err;
+    });
+  });
   it('should throw on undefined model', () => {
     return api.createEntry()
     .should.be.rejectedWith('model must be defined');
@@ -543,6 +580,14 @@ describe('PublicAPI', () => {
     return api.createEntry('allFields', {})
     .should.be.rejectedWith('JSON Schema Validation error');
   });
+  it('should throw on levels 0', () => {
+    return api.createEntry('allFields', {}, 0)
+    .should.be.rejectedWith('levels must be between 1 and 5');
+  });
+  it('should throw on levels 5', () => {
+    return api.createEntry('allFields', {}, 5)
+    .should.be.rejectedWith('levels must be between 1 and 5');
+  });
 
   it('should load asset list', () => {
     const stub = sinon.stub(helper, 'get');
diff --git a/typings/PublicAPI.d.ts b/typings/PublicAPI.d.ts
index 69f498d9..c2b29557 100644
--- a/typings/PublicAPI.d.ts
+++ b/typings/PublicAPI.d.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export declare class PublicAPI extends Core {
 
   entry(model: string, id: string, options: number | { _levels?: number, _fields?: number }): Promise<EntryResource>;
 
-  createEntry(model: string, entry: any): Promise<EntryResource>;
+  createEntry(model: string, entry: any, levels?: number): Promise<EntryResource>;
 
   checkPermission(permission: string, refresh?: boolean): Promise<boolean>;