diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e264ded5..b0581381 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ Default: `[]`
 
 Globs to ignore files.
 
+May also contain Minimatch setting objects (e.g. `{dot: true, matchBase: true}`).
+
 **webpack.config.js**
 
 ```js
@@ -534,6 +536,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
 Array of globs to ignore (applied to `from`).
 
+Like per-pattern ignores, may also contain Minimatch setting objects.
+
 **webpack.config.js**
 
 ```js
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f72b4804..0f080c9b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import path from 'path';
 import validateOptions from 'schema-utils';
 import log from 'webpack-log';
 
-import schema from './options.json';
+import patternsSchema from './patterns.json';
+import optionsSchema from './options.json';
 import preProcessPattern from './preProcessPattern';
 import processPattern from './processPattern';
 import postProcessPattern from './postProcessPattern';
 
 class CopyPlugin {
   constructor(patterns = [], options = {}) {
-    validateOptions(schema, patterns, this.constructor.name);
+    validateOptions(patternsSchema, patterns, this.constructor.name);
+    validateOptions(optionsSchema, options, this.constructor.name);
 
     this.patterns = patterns;
     this.options = options;
diff --git a/src/options.json b/src/options.json
index 90c465d6..62381e70 100644
--- a/src/options.json
+++ b/src/options.json
@@ -1,90 +1,33 @@
 {
-  "definitions": {
-    "ObjectPattern": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "properties": {
-        "from": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string",
-              "minLength": 1
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "object"
-            }
-          ]
-        },
-        "to": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "context": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "toType": {
-          "enum": ["dir", "file", "template"]
-        },
-        "test": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "instanceof": "RegExp"
-            }
-          ]
-        },
-        "force": {
-          "type": "boolean"
-        },
-        "ignore": {
-          "type": "array",
-          "items": {
-            "anyOf": [
-              {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "object"
-              }
-            ]
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "logLevel": {
+      "description": "Level of messages that the module will log",
+      "enum": ["trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "silent"]
+    },
+    "ignore": {
+      "description": "Array of globs to ignore (applied to `from`)",
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "object"
           }
-        },
-        "flatten": {
-          "type": "boolean"
-        },
-        "cache": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "boolean"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "object"
-            }
-          ]
-        },
-        "transform": {
-          "instanceof": "Function"
-        },
-        "transformPath": {
-          "instanceof": "Function"
-        }
-      },
-      "required": ["from"]
+        ]
+      }
     },
-    "StringPattern": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1
+    "context": {
+      "description": "A path that determines how to interpret the `from` path, shared for all patterns",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "copyUnmodified": {
+      "description": "Copies files, regardless of modification, when using watchers",
+      "type": "boolean"
     }
   },
-  "type": "array",
-  "items": {
-    "anyOf": [
-      {
-        "$ref": "#/definitions/StringPattern"
-      },
-      {
-        "$ref": "#/definitions/ObjectPattern"
-      }
-    ]
-  }
+  "title": "Options"
 }
diff --git a/src/patterns.json b/src/patterns.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90c465d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/patterns.json
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{
+  "definitions": {
+    "ObjectPattern": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "from": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string",
+              "minLength": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "to": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "context": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "toType": {
+          "enum": ["dir", "file", "template"]
+        },
+        "test": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "instanceof": "RegExp"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "force": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "ignore": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "object"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "flatten": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "cache": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "transform": {
+          "instanceof": "Function"
+        },
+        "transformPath": {
+          "instanceof": "Function"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["from"]
+    },
+    "StringPattern": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 1
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "array",
+  "items": {
+    "anyOf": [
+      {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/StringPattern"
+      },
+      {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/ObjectPattern"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}