diff --git a/src/object.js b/src/object.js
index 6a6964a..0ab690f 100644
--- a/src/object.js
+++ b/src/object.js
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ inherits(ObjectSchema, MixedSchema, {
       , props  = schema._nodes.concat(extra);
 
     schema.withMutation(() => {
+      let innerOptions = { ..._opts, context: {} };
+
       value = transform(props, function(obj, prop) {
         var exists = has(value, prop);
 
         if (exists && fields[prop]) {
           var fieldSchema = childSchema(fields[prop], schema.default(undefined))
 
-          obj[prop] = fieldSchema.cast(value[prop], { context: obj })
+          obj[prop] = fieldSchema.cast(value[prop], innerOptions)
         }
         else if (exists && !strip)
           obj[prop] = value[prop]
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ inherits(ObjectSchema, MixedSchema, {
           if (fieldDefault !== undefined)
             obj[prop] = fieldDefault
         }
-      }, {})
+      }, innerOptions.context)
 
       delete schema._default
     })
@@ -201,23 +203,23 @@ inherits(ObjectSchema, MixedSchema, {
     })
   },
 
-  noUnknown(noAllow, message) {
-    if ( typeof noAllow === 'string')
+  noUnknown(noAllow = true, message = locale.noUnknown) {
+    if (typeof noAllow === 'string')
       message = noAllow, noAllow = true;
 
     var next = this.test({
       name: 'noUnknown',
       exclusive: true,
-      message:  message || locale.noUnknown,
+      message: message,
       test(value) {
         return value == null || !noAllow || unknown(this.schema, value).length === 0
       }
     })
 
-    if ( noAllow )
-      this._options.stripUnknown = true
+    if (noAllow)
+      next._options.stripUnknown = true
 
-    return  next
+    return next
   },
 
   camelcase(){
diff --git a/test/object.js b/test/object.js
index 75ad6e7..b728047 100644
--- a/test/object.js
+++ b/test/object.js
@@ -142,6 +142,24 @@ describe('Object types', function(){
   })
 
 
+  it('should pass options to children', function() {
+    object({
+      names: object({
+        first: string()
+      })
+    })
+    .cast({
+        extra: true,
+        names: { first: 'john', extra: true }
+      }, { stripUnknown: true }
+    )
+    .should.eql({
+      names: {
+        first: 'john'
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should call shape with constructed with an arg', function(){
     var inst = object({
           prop: mixed()
@@ -196,20 +214,29 @@ describe('Object types', function(){
           prop: mixed(),
           other: mixed()
         })
+
+    return Promise.all([
+      inst
         .noUnknown('hi')
+        .validate({ extra: 'field' }, { strict: true }).should.be.rejected
+          .then(function(err){
+            err.errors[0].should.equal('hi')
+          }),
 
-    return inst.validate({ extra: 'field' })
-      .should.be.rejected
-      .then(function(err){
-        err.errors[0].should.equal('hi')
-      })
+      inst
+        .noUnknown()
+        .validate({ extra: 'field' }, { strict: true }).should.be.rejected
+          .then(function(err){
+            err.errors[0].should.be.a('string')
+          })
+    ])
   })
 
   it('should handle custom validation', function(){
     var inst = object().shape({
-          prop: mixed(),
-          other: mixed()
-        })
+      prop: mixed(),
+      other: mixed()
+    })
 
     inst = inst.test('test', '${path} oops', function(){
       return false
@@ -328,7 +355,7 @@ describe('Object types', function(){
 
   it('should not move keys when it does not exist', function(){
     var inst = object().shape({
-          myProp: mixed(),
+          myProp: mixed()
         })
         .from('prop', 'myProp')
 
@@ -386,7 +413,7 @@ describe('Object types', function(){
 
   it('should use correct default when concating', function(){
     var inst = object().shape({
-          other: bool(),
+          other: bool()
         })
         .default(undefined)