diff --git a/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp b/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp
index e305b420..d59cad08 100644
--- a/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp
+++ b/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "impl/cached_realm.hpp"
 #include "impl/external_commit_helper.hpp"
 #include "object_store.hpp"
+#include "schema.hpp"
 
 #include <unordered_map>
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Realm> RealmCoordinator::get_realm(Realm::Config config)
         }
     }
 
-    auto realm = std::make_shared<Realm>(config);
+    auto realm = std::make_shared<Realm>(std::move(config));
     realm->init(shared_from_this());
     m_cached_realms.emplace_back(realm, m_config.cache);
     return realm;
@@ -107,6 +108,13 @@ const Schema* RealmCoordinator::get_schema() const noexcept
     return m_cached_realms.empty() ? nullptr : m_config.schema.get();
 }
 
+void RealmCoordinator::update_schema(Schema const& schema)
+{
+    // FIXME: this should probably be doing some sort of validation and
+    // notifying all Realm instances of the new schema in some way
+    m_config.schema = std::make_unique<Schema>(schema);
+}
+
 RealmCoordinator::RealmCoordinator() = default;
 
 RealmCoordinator::~RealmCoordinator()
diff --git a/src/impl/realm_coordinator.hpp b/src/impl/realm_coordinator.hpp
index 46cfcec3..ee1d748b 100644
--- a/src/impl/realm_coordinator.hpp
+++ b/src/impl/realm_coordinator.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <realm/string_data.hpp>
 
 namespace realm {
+class Schema;
+
 namespace _impl {
 class CachedRealm;
 class ExternalCommitHelper;
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ public:
     // Called by m_notifier when there's a new commit to send notifications for
     void on_change();
 
+    // Update the schema in the cached config
+    void update_schema(Schema const& new_schema);
+
 private:
     Realm::Config m_config;
 
diff --git a/src/shared_realm.cpp b/src/shared_realm.cpp
index 81c70117..5c5b818a 100644
--- a/src/shared_realm.cpp
+++ b/src/shared_realm.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ void Realm::update_schema(std::unique_ptr<Schema> schema, uint64_t version)
         ObjectStore::verify_schema(*m_config.schema, *schema, m_config.read_only);
         m_config.schema = std::move(schema);
         m_config.schema_version = version;
+        m_coordinator->update_schema(*m_config.schema);
         return false;
     };
 
@@ -243,6 +244,8 @@ void Realm::update_schema(std::unique_ptr<Schema> schema, uint64_t version)
         m_config.schema_version = old_config.schema_version;
         throw;
     }
+
+    m_coordinator->update_schema(*m_config.schema);
 }
 
 static void check_read_write(Realm *realm)