diff --git a/src/mango_idx_text.erl b/src/mango_idx_text.erl
index fcd2939..9ade6e2 100644
--- a/src/mango_idx_text.erl
+++ b/src/mango_idx_text.erl
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@
             {optional, true},
             {default, []},
             {validator, fun ?MODULE:validate_fields/1}
+        ]},
+        {<<"index_array_lengths">>, [
+            {tag, index_array_lengths},
+            {optional, true},
+            {default, true},
+            {validator, fun mango_opts:is_boolean/1}
         ]}
     ].
 
diff --git a/src/mango_native_proc.erl b/src/mango_native_proc.erl
index 822d173..6d0fb24 100644
--- a/src/mango_native_proc.erl
+++ b/src/mango_native_proc.erl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 
 -record(tacc, {
+    index_array_lengths = true,
     fields = all_fields,
     path = []
 }).
@@ -164,8 +165,12 @@
 
 get_text_entries0(IdxProps, Doc) ->
     DefaultEnabled = get_default_enabled(IdxProps),
+    IndexArrayLengths = get_index_array_lengths(IdxProps),
     FieldsList = get_text_field_list(IdxProps),
-    TAcc = #tacc{fields = FieldsList},
+    TAcc = #tacc{
+        index_array_lengths = IndexArrayLengths,
+        fields = FieldsList
+    },
     Fields0 = get_text_field_values(Doc, TAcc),
     Fields = if not DefaultEnabled -> Fields0; true ->
         add_default_text_field(Fields0)
@@ -179,13 +184,19 @@
     get_text_field_values_obj(Props, TAcc, []);
 
 get_text_field_values(Values, TAcc) when is_list(Values) ->
+    IndexArrayLengths = TAcc#tacc.index_array_lengths,
     NewPath = ["[]" | TAcc#tacc.path],
     NewTAcc = TAcc#tacc{path = NewPath},
-    % We bypass make_text_field and directly call make_text_field_name
-    % because the length field name is not part of the path.
-    LengthFieldName = make_text_field_name(NewTAcc#tacc.path, <<"length">>),
-    LengthField = [{LengthFieldName, <<"length">>, length(Values)}],
-    get_text_field_values_arr(Values, NewTAcc, LengthField);
+    case IndexArrayLengths of 
+        true ->
+            % We bypass make_text_field and directly call make_text_field_name
+            % because the length field name is not part of the path.
+            LengthFieldName = make_text_field_name(NewTAcc#tacc.path, <<"length">>),
+            LengthField = [{LengthFieldName, <<"length">>, length(Values)}],
+            get_text_field_values_arr(Values, NewTAcc, LengthField);
+        _ ->
+            get_text_field_values_arr(Values, NewTAcc, [])
+    end;
 
 get_text_field_values(Bin, TAcc) when is_binary(Bin) ->
     make_text_field(TAcc, <<"string">>, Bin);
@@ -227,6 +238,10 @@
     end.
 
 
+get_index_array_lengths(Props) ->
+    couch_util:get_value(<<"index_array_lengths">>, Props, true).
+
+
 add_default_text_field(Fields) ->
     DefaultFields = add_default_text_field(Fields, []),
     DefaultFields ++ Fields.