diff --git a/addon/components/bread-crumb.js b/addon/components/bread-crumb.js
index 8282c25..387a671 100644
--- a/addon/components/bread-crumb.js
+++ b/addon/components/bread-crumb.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import Ember from 'ember';
 import layout from '../templates/components/bread-crumb';
 
 const {
-  Component,
-  computed
+  get,
+  set,
+  computed,
+  Component
 } = Ember;
 const {
   oneWay,
@@ -14,8 +16,28 @@ export default Component.extend({
   layout,
   tagName: 'li',
   classNameBindings: ['crumbClass'],
+  attributeBindings: [],
 
   crumbClass: oneWay('breadCrumbs.crumbClass'),
   linkClass: oneWay('breadCrumbs.linkClass'),
-  hasBlock: bool('template').readOnly()
+  hasSchema: oneWay('breadCrumbs.hasSchema'),
+  hasBlock: bool('template').readOnly(),
+  itemscope: true,
+  itemtype: 'http://schema.org/ListItem',
+  itemprop: 'itemListElement',
+
+  position: computed('index', function() {
+    return Number(this.get('index') + 1);
+  }).readOnly(),
+
+  init() {
+    this._super(...arguments);
+    const hasSchema = get(this, 'breadCrumbs.hasSchema');
+
+    if (hasSchema) {
+      const newAttributeBindings = ['itemprop', 'itemscope', 'itemtype'];
+
+      set(this, 'attributeBindings', this.attributeBindings.concat(newAttributeBindings));
+    }
+  }
 });
diff --git a/addon/components/bread-crumbs.js b/addon/components/bread-crumbs.js
index d17cdab..a1740a6 100644
--- a/addon/components/bread-crumbs.js
+++ b/addon/components/bread-crumbs.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import layout from '../templates/components/bread-crumbs';
 
 const {
   get,
+  set,
   Component,
   computed,
   copy,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   typeOf,
   setProperties,
   getOwner,
+  LinkComponent,
   A: emberArray,
   String: { classify }
 } = Ember;
@@ -26,11 +28,29 @@ export default Component.extend({
   tagName: 'ol',
   linkable: true,
   reverse: false,
+  hasSchema: false,
   classNameBindings: ['breadCrumbClass'],
+  attributeBindings: [],
+  itemscope: true,
+  itemtype: 'http://schema.org/BreadcrumbList',
   hasBlock: bool('template').readOnly(),
   currentUrl: readOnly('applicationRoute.router.url'),
   currentRouteName: readOnly('applicationRoute.controller.currentRouteName'),
 
+  init() {
+    this._super(...arguments);
+
+    LinkComponent.reopen({
+      attributeBindings: ['itemscope', 'itemtype', 'itemprop']
+    });
+
+    if (get(this, 'hasSchema')) {
+      const newAttributeBindings = ['itemscope', 'itemtype'];
+
+      set(this, 'attributeBindings', this.attributeBindings.concat(newAttributeBindings));
+    }
+  },
+
   routeHierarchy: computed('currentUrl', 'currentRouteName', 'reverse', {
     get() {
       const currentRouteName = getWithDefault(this, 'currentRouteName', false);
diff --git a/addon/templates/components/bread-crumb.hbs b/addon/templates/components/bread-crumb.hbs
index 195e94a..fd49634 100644
--- a/addon/templates/components/bread-crumb.hbs
+++ b/addon/templates/components/bread-crumb.hbs
@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
 {{#if route.linkable}}
-  {{#link-to route.path class=linkClass}}
-    {{#if hasBlock}}
-      {{yield this route}}
-    {{else}}
-      {{route.title}}
-    {{/if}}
+  {{#link-to route.path class=linkClass itemscope=true itemtype="http://schema.org/Thing" itemprop="item"}}
+      {{#if hasBlock}}
+        {{yield this route}}
+      {{else}}
+        {{#if hasSchema}}
+          <span itemprop="name">
+            {{route.title}}
+          </span>
+        {{else}}
+          {{route.title}}
+        {{/if}}
+      {{/if}}
   {{/link-to}}
+  {{#if hasSchema}}
+    <meta itemprop="position" content={{position}}>
+  {{/if}}
 {{else}}
   {{#if hasBlock}}
     {{yield this route}}
   {{else}}
-    {{route.title}}
+    {{#if hasSchema}}
+      <span itemprop="name">
+        {{route.title}}
+      </span>
+      <meta itemprop="position" content={{position}}>
+    {{else}}
+      {{route.title}}
+    {{/if}}
   {{/if}}
 {{/if}}
diff --git a/addon/templates/components/bread-crumbs.hbs b/addon/templates/components/bread-crumbs.hbs
index 96520f6..c54944f 100644
--- a/addon/templates/components/bread-crumbs.hbs
+++ b/addon/templates/components/bread-crumbs.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{{#each routeHierarchy as |route|}}
+{{#each routeHierarchy as |route index|}}
   {{#if hasBlock}}
     {{yield this route}}
   {{else}}
-    {{bread-crumb route=route breadCrumbs=this}}
+    {{bread-crumb route=route breadCrumbs=this index=index}}
   {{/if}}
 {{/each}}
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/integration-test.js b/tests/acceptance/integration-test.js
index 5e5e274..bc5c22c 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/integration-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/integration-test.js
@@ -297,3 +297,23 @@ test('uses path from breadCrumb if present', function(assert) {
     assert.equal(currentRouteName(), 'foo.index', 'correct current route name');
   });
 });
+
+test('use schema.org BreadcrumbList Schema if present', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(12);
+  visit('/bar/baz');
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema').attr('itemtype'), 'http://schema.org/BreadcrumbList', 'correct itemtype');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema').attr('itemscope'), '', 'has itemscope');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first').attr('itemtype'), 'http://schema.org/ListItem', 'li has itemtype');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first').attr('itemscope'), '', 'li has itemscope');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first').attr('itemprop'), 'itemListElement', 'li has correct itemprop');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first a').attr('itemtype'), 'http://schema.org/Thing', 'li a has correct itemtype');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first a').attr('itemprop'), 'item', 'li a has correct itemprop');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first a').attr('itemscope'), '', 'li a has correct itemscope');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first a span').attr('itemprop'), 'name', 'li a span has correct itemprop');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first > meta').attr('itemprop'), 'position', 'meta tag itemprop should be position');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:first > meta').attr('content'), '1', '1st meta tag correct content');
+    assert.equal(find('#hasSchema li:last > meta').attr('content'), '2', '2nd meta tag correct content');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs b/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
index 24aa40d..afe3320 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 {{bread-crumbs id="foundationNotLinkable" tagName="ul" outputStyle="foundation" linkable=false}}
 <hr>
 
+<h2>With BreadcrumbList Schema</h2>
+{{bread-crumbs id="hasSchema" hasSchema=true}}
+<hr>
+
 <h2>Custom block</h2>
 {{#bread-crumbs id="customBlock" as |component route|}}
   {{#bread-crumb route=route breadCrumbs=component}}