diff --git a/src/Element/Form/FieldDefinition.php b/src/Element/Form/FieldDefinition.php
index 94e12b868..1c441406a 100644
--- a/src/Element/Form/FieldDefinition.php
+++ b/src/Element/Form/FieldDefinition.php
@@ -144,6 +144,24 @@ public function options($value = null)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * optionsDefinition
+     */
+    public function optionsDefinition()
+    {
+        $options = $this->options();
+
+        $result = [];
+
+        foreach ($options as $key => $option) {
+            $definition = new FieldOptionDefinition;
+            $definition->useOptionConfig($option);
+            $result[$key] = $definition;
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * matchesContext returns true if the field matches the supplied context
      */
diff --git a/src/Element/Form/FieldOptionDefinition.php b/src/Element/Form/FieldOptionDefinition.php
index 8531e2690..065b0c67e 100644
--- a/src/Element/Form/FieldOptionDefinition.php
+++ b/src/Element/Form/FieldOptionDefinition.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php namespace October\Rain\Element;
+<?php namespace October\Rain\Element\Form;
 
 /**
  * FieldOptionDefinition represents a single option that can be associated to an field field
@@ -32,4 +32,14 @@ protected function initDefaultValues()
             ->disabled(false)
             ->comment('');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * useOptionConfig
+     */
+    public function useOptionConfig(array $config): FieldOptionDefinition
+    {
+        // process option as documented
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }