diff --git a/options/options_helper.cc b/options/options_helper.cc
index d417a201fc..a945a9e195 100644
--- a/options/options_helper.cc
+++ b/options/options_helper.cc
@@ -995,7 +995,8 @@ Status OptionTypeInfo::ParseStruct(
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> unused;
     status =
         ParseType(config_options, opt_value, *struct_map, opt_addr, &unused);
-    if (status.ok() && !unused.empty()) {
+    if (status.ok() && !unused.empty() &&
+        !config_options.ignore_unknown_options) {
       status = Status::InvalidArgument(
           "Unrecognized option", struct_name + "." + unused.begin()->first);
     }
@@ -1006,7 +1007,7 @@ Status OptionTypeInfo::ParseStruct(
         Find(opt_name.substr(struct_name.size() + 1), *struct_map, &elem_name);
     if (opt_info != nullptr) {
       status = opt_info->Parse(config_options, elem_name, opt_value, opt_addr);
-    } else {
+    } else if (!config_options.ignore_unknown_options) {
       status = Status::InvalidArgument("Unrecognized option", opt_name);
     }
   } else {
@@ -1015,7 +1016,7 @@ Status OptionTypeInfo::ParseStruct(
     const auto opt_info = Find(opt_name, *struct_map, &elem_name);
     if (opt_info != nullptr) {
       status = opt_info->Parse(config_options, elem_name, opt_value, opt_addr);
-    } else {
+    } else if (!config_options.ignore_unknown_options) {
       status = Status::InvalidArgument("Unrecognized option",
                                        struct_name + "." + opt_name);
     }
diff --git a/options/options_test.cc b/options/options_test.cc
index bcb04d741c..03a2a10d4e 100644
--- a/options/options_test.cc
+++ b/options/options_test.cc
@@ -832,6 +832,21 @@ TEST_F(OptionsTest, CompressionOptionsFromString) {
   ASSERT_OK(GetColumnFamilyOptionsFromString(ignore, ColumnFamilyOptions(),
                                              "compression_opts.unknown=bad",
                                              &base_cf_opt));
+
+  // Test with some additional values added
+  config_options.ignore_unknown_options = false;
+  ASSERT_NOK(
+      GetColumnFamilyOptionsFromString(config_options, ColumnFamilyOptions(),
+                                       "new_unknown_field=whatever; "
+                                       "bottommost_compression_opts=4:5:6:7",
+                                       &base_cf_opt));
+  // Test Ignoring Unknown Options
+  config_options.ignore_unknown_options = true;
+  ASSERT_OK(
+      GetColumnFamilyOptionsFromString(config_options, ColumnFamilyOptions(),
+                                       "new_unknown_field=whatever; "
+                                       "bottommost_compression_opts=4:5:6:7",
+                                       &base_cf_opt));
 }
 
 TEST_F(OptionsTest, OldInterfaceTest) {
diff --git a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/parse_struct_ignore_unknown_options.md b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/parse_struct_ignore_unknown_options.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfcb7a449d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/parse_struct_ignore_unknown_options.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Honor ConfigOptions.ignore_unknown_options in ParseStruct()