diff --git a/elasticsearch-annotations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/annotation/ESObject.java b/elasticsearch-annotations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/annotation/ESObject.java
index 6997f16..8a9a541 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-annotations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/annotation/ESObject.java
+++ b/elasticsearch-annotations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/annotation/ESObject.java
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@
 	boolean source() default true;
 
 	boolean all() default true;
+	
+	boolean ttl() default false;
 }
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diff --git a/elasticsearch-mapping/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilder.java b/elasticsearch-mapping/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilder.java
index 8719452..656481d 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-mapping/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilder.java
+++ b/elasticsearch-mapping/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilder.java
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ private void parseClassMapping(Class<?> clazz, String pathPrefix) throws Introsp
         classDefinitionMap.put("_source", MapUtil.getMap("enabled", esObject.source()));
         classDefinitionMap.put("_type", MapUtil.getMap(new String[] { "store", "index" }, new Object[] { esObject.store(), esObject.index() }));
 
+        if(esObject.ttl()) {
+        	classDefinitionMap.put("_ttl", MapUtil.getMap("enabled", true));
+        }
+        
         this.fieldsMappingBuilder.parseFieldMappings(clazz, classDefinitionMap, facetFields, filteredFields, fetchContexts, pathPrefix);
 
         ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
diff --git a/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilderTest.java b/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilderTest.java
index b38fbc9..bafe32c 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilderTest.java
+++ b/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/MappingBuilderTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.mapping.model.City;
 import org.elasticsearch.mapping.model.Person;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -28,4 +29,17 @@ public void testSimpleClassMapping() throws IntrospectionException, JsonGenerati
                 "{\"person\":{\"_type\":{\"index\":\"not_analyzed\",\"store\":false},\"_id\":{\"index\":\"no\",\"store\":false,\"path\":\"id\"},\"_source\":{\"enabled\":true},\"properties\":{\"address\":{\"properties\":{\"city\":{\"include_in_all\":false,\"index\":\"not_analyzed\",\"store\":false,\"boost\":1.0,\"term_vector\":\"no\",\"type\":\"string\"}},\"type\":\"nested\"},\"lastname\":{\"include_in_all\":true,\"index\":\"analyzed\",\"store\":false,\"boost\":1.0,\"term_vector\":\"no\",\"type\":\"string\"},\"firstname\":{\"include_in_all\":false,\"index\":\"no\",\"store\":false,\"boost\":1.0,\"term_vector\":\"no\",\"type\":\"string\"}},\"_all\":{\"enabled\":true}}}",
                 personMapping);
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void ttlTest() throws IntrospectionException, JsonGenerationException, JsonMappingException,
+            IOException {
+        MappingBuilder mappingBuilder = new MappingBuilder();
+        mappingBuilder.initialize("org.elasticsearch.mapping.model");
+        String personMapping = mappingBuilder.getMapping(City.class);
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+                "{\"city\":{\"_type\":{\"index\":\"not_analyzed\",\"store\":false},\"_id\":{\"index\":\"no\",\"store\":false,\"path\":\"id\"},\"_source\":{\"enabled\":true},\"_ttl\":{\"enabled\":true},\"properties\":{},\"_all\":{\"enabled\":true}}}",
+                personMapping);
+    }
+    
+    
 }
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diff --git a/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/model/City.java b/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/model/City.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db770e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasticsearch-mapping/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mapping/model/City.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.elasticsearch.mapping.model;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.annotation.ESObject;
+import org.elasticsearch.annotation.Id;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author luc boutier
+ */
+@ESObject(ttl = true)
+public class City {
+	@Id
+	private String id;
+
+	public String getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public void setId(String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+}
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