diff --git a/lib/helpers/setDefaultsOnInsert.js b/lib/helpers/setDefaultsOnInsert.js
index 0545e80d3d4..747cb61ab8d 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/setDefaultsOnInsert.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/setDefaultsOnInsert.js
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ const modifiedPaths = require('./common').modifiedPaths;
  */
 
 module.exports = function(filter, schema, castedDoc, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+
+  const shouldSetDefaultsOnInsert =
+    options.hasOwnProperty('setDefaultsOnInsert') ?
+      options.setDefaultsOnInsert :
+      schema.base.options.setDefaultsOnInsert;
+
+  if (!options.upsert || !shouldSetDefaultsOnInsert) {
+    return castedDoc;
+  }
+
   const keys = Object.keys(castedDoc || {});
   const updatedKeys = {};
   const updatedValues = {};
@@ -22,12 +33,6 @@ module.exports = function(filter, schema, castedDoc, options) {
 
   let hasDollarUpdate = false;
 
-  options = options || {};
-
-  if (!options.upsert || !options.setDefaultsOnInsert) {
-    return castedDoc;
-  }
-
   for (let i = 0; i < numKeys; ++i) {
     if (keys[i].startsWith('$')) {
       modifiedPaths(castedDoc[keys[i]], '', modified);
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 539e4b49d59..a72fdddffc6 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ Mongoose.prototype.driver = require('./driver');
  * - 'toObject': `{ transform: true, flattenDecimals: true }` by default. Overwrites default objects to [`toObject()`](/docs/api.html#document_Document-toObject)
  * - 'toJSON': `{ transform: true, flattenDecimals: true }` by default. Overwrites default objects to [`toJSON()`](/docs/api.html#document_Document-toJSON), for determining how Mongoose documents get serialized by `JSON.stringify()`
  * - 'strict': true by default, may be `false`, `true`, or `'throw'`. Sets the default strict mode for schemas.
+ * - 'strictQuery': false by default, may be `false`, `true`, or `'throw'`. Sets the default [strictQuery](/docs/guide.html#strictQuery) mode for schemas.
  * - 'selectPopulatedPaths': true by default. Set to false to opt out of Mongoose adding all fields that you `populate()` to your `select()`. The schema-level option `selectPopulatedPaths` overwrites this one.
  * - 'typePojoToMixed': true by default, may be `false` or `true`. Sets the default typePojoToMixed for schemas.
  * - 'maxTimeMS': If set, attaches [maxTimeMS](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/operator/meta/maxTimeMS/) to every query
diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index 062b5be8321..1724dd08be9 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ Schema.prototype.defaultOptions = function(options) {
   const baseOptions = get(this, 'base.options', {});
   options = utils.options({
     strict: 'strict' in baseOptions ? baseOptions.strict : true,
+    strictQuery: 'strictQuery' in baseOptions ? baseOptions.strictQuery : false,
     bufferCommands: true,
     capped: false, // { size, max, autoIndexId }
     versionKey: '__v',
diff --git a/lib/validoptions.js b/lib/validoptions.js
index 9464e4d8611..a9c8a352d23 100644
--- a/lib/validoptions.js
+++ b/lib/validoptions.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ const VALID_OPTIONS = Object.freeze([
   'objectIdGetter',
   'runValidators',
   'selectPopulatedPaths',
+  'setDefaultsOnInsert',
   'strict',
+  'strictQuery',
   'toJSON',
   'toObject',
   'useCreateIndex',
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index a8025689c86..bb9e070c74a 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -778,5 +778,57 @@ describe('mongoose module:', function() {
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    it('can set `setDefaultsOnInsert` as a global option (gh-9032)', function() {
+      return co(function* () {
+        const m = new mongoose.Mongoose();
+        m.set('setDefaultsOnInsert', true);
+        const db = yield m.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/mongoose_test_9032');
+
+        const schema = new m.Schema({
+          title: String,
+          genre: { type: String, default: 'Action' }
+        }, { collection: 'movies_1' });
+
+        const Movie = db.model('Movie', schema);
+
+
+        yield Movie.updateOne(
+          {},
+          { title: 'Cloud Atlas' },
+          { upsert: true }
+        );
+
+        // lean is necessary to avoid defaults by casting
+        const movie = yield Movie.findOne({ title: 'Cloud Atlas' }).lean();
+        assert.equal(movie.genre, 'Action');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('setting `setDefaultOnInsert` on operation has priority over base option (gh-9032)', function() {
+      return co(function* () {
+        const m = new mongoose.Mongoose();
+        m.set('setDefaultsOnInsert', true);
+        const db = yield m.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/mongoose_test_9032');
+
+        const schema = new m.Schema({
+          title: String,
+          genre: { type: String, default: 'Action' }
+        }, { collection: 'movies_2' });
+
+        const Movie = db.model('Movie', schema);
+
+
+        yield Movie.updateOne(
+          {},
+          { title: 'The Man From Earth' },
+          { upsert: true, setDefaultsOnInsert: false }
+        );
+
+        // lean is necessary to avoid defaults by casting
+        const movie = yield Movie.findOne({ title: 'The Man From Earth' }).lean();
+        assert.ok(!movie.genre);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/schema.test.js b/test/schema.test.js
index b01d5f7d248..bbb82886605 100644
--- a/test/schema.test.js
+++ b/test/schema.test.js
@@ -2425,6 +2425,35 @@ describe('schema', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('mongoose.set(`strictQuery`, value); (gh-6658)', function() {
+    let strictQueryOriginalValue;
+
+    this.beforeEach(() => strictQueryOriginalValue = mongoose.get('strictQuery'));
+    this.afterEach(() => mongoose.set('strictQuery', strictQueryOriginalValue));
+
+    it('setting `strictQuery` on base sets strictQuery to schema (gh-6658)', function() {
+      // Arrange
+      mongoose.set('strictQuery', 'some value');
+
+      // Act
+      const schema = new Schema();
+
+      // Assert
+      assert.equal(schema.get('strictQuery'), 'some value');
+    });
+
+    it('`strictQuery` set on base gets overwritten by option set on schema (gh-6658)', function() {
+      // Arrange
+      mongoose.set('strictQuery', 'base option');
+
+      // Act
+      const schema = new Schema({}, { strictQuery: 'schema option' });
+
+      // Assert
+      assert.equal(schema.get('strictQuery'), 'schema option');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('treats dotted paths with no parent as a nested path (gh-9020)', function() {
     const customerSchema = new Schema({
       'card.brand': String,