diff --git a/pkg/sr/api.go b/pkg/sr/api.go
index 3f4356c4..8b4698e3 100644
--- a/pkg/sr/api.go
+++ b/pkg/sr/api.go
@@ -352,18 +352,32 @@ func (cl *Client) Schemas(ctx context.Context, subject string) ([]SubjectSchema,
 //
 // This supports param [Normalize].
 func (cl *Client) CreateSchema(ctx context.Context, subject string, s Schema) (SubjectSchema, error) {
+	return cl.CreateSchemaWithID(ctx, subject, s, -1)
+}
+
+// CreateSchemaWithID attempts to create a schema with a fixed ID in the given
+// subject. If the id is set to -1, this method is equivalent to CreateSchema().
+//
+// This supports param [Normalize].
+func (cl *Client) CreateSchemaWithID(ctx context.Context, subject string, s Schema, id int) (SubjectSchema, error) {
 	// POST /subjects/{subject}/versions => returns ID
 	// Newer SR returns the full SubjectSchema, but old does not, so we
 	// re-request to find the full information.
 	path := pathSubjectWithVersion(subject)
-	var id struct {
+	var into struct {
 		ID int `json:"id"`
 	}
-	if err := cl.post(ctx, path, s, &id); err != nil {
-		return SubjectSchema{}, err
+	if id == -1 {
+		if err := cl.post(ctx, path, s, &into); err != nil {
+			return SubjectSchema{}, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := cl.post(ctx, path, SubjectSchema{Schema: s, ID: id}, &into); err != nil {
+			return SubjectSchema{}, err
+		}
 	}
 
-	usages, err := cl.SchemaUsagesByID(ctx, id.ID)
+	usages, err := cl.SchemaUsagesByID(ctx, into.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return SubjectSchema{}, err
 	}
@@ -372,7 +386,7 @@ func (cl *Client) CreateSchema(ctx context.Context, subject string, s Schema) (S
 			return usage, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return SubjectSchema{}, fmt.Errorf("created schema under id %d, but unable to find SubjectSchema", id.ID)
+	return SubjectSchema{}, fmt.Errorf("created schema under id %d, but unable to find SubjectSchema", into.ID)
 }
 
 // LookupSchema checks to see if a schema is already registered and if so,