diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index b5ba4d87e..632b179a1 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use crate::catalog::{PyCatalog, PyTable};
 use crate::dataframe::PyDataFrame;
 use crate::dataset::Dataset;
 use crate::errors::{py_datafusion_err, DataFusionError};
+use crate::expr::PyExpr;
 use crate::physical_plan::PyExecutionPlan;
 use crate::record_batch::PyRecordBatchStream;
 use crate::sql::logical::PyLogicalPlan;
@@ -445,7 +446,10 @@ impl PySessionContext {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     #[pyo3(signature = (name, path, table_partition_cols=vec![],
                         parquet_pruning=true,
-                        file_extension=".parquet"))]
+                        file_extension=".parquet",
+                        skip_metadata=true,
+                        schema=None,
+                        file_sort_order=None))]
     fn register_parquet(
         &mut self,
         name: &str,
@@ -453,12 +457,23 @@ impl PySessionContext {
         table_partition_cols: Vec<(String, String)>,
         parquet_pruning: bool,
         file_extension: &str,
+        skip_metadata: bool,
+        schema: Option<PyArrowType<Schema>>,
+        file_sort_order: Option<Vec<Vec<PyExpr>>>,
         py: Python,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         let mut options = ParquetReadOptions::default()
             .table_partition_cols(convert_table_partition_cols(table_partition_cols)?)
-            .parquet_pruning(parquet_pruning);
+            .parquet_pruning(parquet_pruning)
+            .skip_metadata(skip_metadata);
         options.file_extension = file_extension;
+        options.schema = schema.as_ref().map(|x| &x.0);
+        options.file_sort_order = file_sort_order
+            .unwrap_or(vec![])
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|e| e.into_iter().map(|f| f.into()).collect())
+            .collect();
+
         let result = self.ctx.register_parquet(name, path, options);
         wait_for_future(py, result).map_err(DataFusionError::from)?;
         Ok(())
@@ -722,7 +737,9 @@ impl PySessionContext {
         table_partition_cols=vec![],
         parquet_pruning=true,
         file_extension=".parquet",
-        skip_metadata=true))]
+        skip_metadata=true,
+        schema=None,
+        file_sort_order=None))]
     fn read_parquet(
         &self,
         path: &str,
@@ -730,6 +747,8 @@ impl PySessionContext {
         parquet_pruning: bool,
         file_extension: &str,
         skip_metadata: bool,
+        schema: Option<PyArrowType<Schema>>,
+        file_sort_order: Option<Vec<Vec<PyExpr>>>,
         py: Python,
     ) -> PyResult<PyDataFrame> {
         let mut options = ParquetReadOptions::default()
@@ -737,6 +756,12 @@ impl PySessionContext {
             .parquet_pruning(parquet_pruning)
             .skip_metadata(skip_metadata);
         options.file_extension = file_extension;
+        options.schema = schema.as_ref().map(|x| &x.0);
+        options.file_sort_order = file_sort_order
+            .unwrap_or(vec![])
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|e| e.into_iter().map(|f| f.into()).collect())
+            .collect();
 
         let result = self.ctx.read_parquet(path, options);
         let df = PyDataFrame::new(wait_for_future(py, result).map_err(DataFusionError::from)?);