diff --git a/crates/pile/src/command/fields.rs b/crates/pile/src/command/fields.rs
index b1596a0..8b29fed 100644
--- a/crates/pile/src/command/fields.rs
+++ b/crates/pile/src/command/fields.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use clap::Args;
+use pile_config::objectpath::ObjectPath;
 use pile_dataset::Datasets;
 use pile_toolbox::cancelabletask::{CancelFlag, CancelableTaskError};
 use pile_value::{extract::traits::ExtractState, value::PileValue};
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ pub struct FieldsCommand {
 	#[arg(long)]
 	max_percent: Option<f64>,
 
+	/// Print counts of non-null schema fields instead of raw fields
+	#[arg(long)]
+	schema: bool,
+
 	/// Restrict to these sources (all sources if empty)
 	#[arg(long, short = 's')]
 	source: Vec<String>,
@@ -67,6 +72,17 @@ impl CliCmd for FieldsCommand {
 		let jobs = self.jobs.max(1);
 		let state = ExtractState { ignore_mime: false };
 
+		// Pre-collect schema fields for the --schema mode
+		let schema_fields: Vec<(String, Vec<ObjectPath>)> = if self.schema {
+			ds.config
+				.schema
+				.iter()
+				.map(|(name, spec)| (name.to_string(), spec.path.clone()))
+				.collect()
+		} else {
+			Vec::new()
+		};
+
 		for (name, dataset) in ds.sources.iter().filter(|(name, _)| {
 			self.source.is_empty() || self.source.iter().any(|s| s == name.as_str())
 		}) {
@@ -98,19 +114,50 @@ impl CliCmd for FieldsCommand {
 						let item = item.clone();
 						let name = name.clone();
 						let state = state.clone();
-						join_set.spawn(async move {
-							let item = PileValue::Item(item);
-							let result = item.count_fields(&state).await.with_context(|| {
-								format!("while counting fields in source {name}")
-							})?;
-							Ok(result.and_then(|v| {
-								if let Value::Object(m) = v {
-									Some(m)
-								} else {
-									None
+						if self.schema {
+							let schema_fields = schema_fields.clone();
+							join_set.spawn(async move {
+								let pv = PileValue::Item(item);
+								let mut counts = Map::new();
+								for (field_name, paths) in &schema_fields {
+									let mut present = false;
+									for path in paths {
+										let v =
+											pv.query(&state, path).await.with_context(|| {
+												format!(
+													"while extracting field {field_name} in source {name}"
+												)
+											})?;
+										if let Some(v) = v
+											&& !matches!(v, PileValue::Null)
+										{
+											present = true;
+											break;
+										}
+									}
+									counts.insert(
+										field_name.clone(),
+										Value::Number((present as u64).into()),
+									);
 								}
-							}))
-						});
+								Ok(Some(counts))
+							});
+						} else {
+							join_set.spawn(async move {
+								let item = PileValue::Item(item);
+								let result =
+									item.count_fields(&state).await.with_context(|| {
+										format!("while counting fields in source {name}")
+									})?;
+								Ok(result.and_then(|v| {
+									if let Value::Object(m) = v {
+										Some(m)
+									} else {
+										None
+									}
+								}))
+							});
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}