diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index f6b435d..dbe480b 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ Requirement: `pip install tqdm`
 
 ### Thinking - Enable thinking mode for a model
 - [thinking.py](thinking.py)
+
+### Thinking (generate) - Enable thinking mode for a model
+- [thinking-generate.py](thinking-generate.py)
diff --git a/examples/thinking-generate.py b/examples/thinking-generate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17e9e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/thinking-generate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from ollama import generate
+
+messages = [
+  {
+    'role': 'user',
+    'content': 'What is 10 + 23?',
+  },
+]
+
+response = generate('deepseek-r1', 'why is the sky blue', think=True)
+
+print('Thinking:\n========\n\n' + response.thinking)
+print('\nResponse:\n========\n\n' + response.response)
diff --git a/ollama/_client.py b/ollama/_client.py
index 2d34fec..4555a93 100644
--- a/ollama/_client.py
+++ b/ollama/_client.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def generate(
     template: str = '',
     context: Optional[Sequence[int]] = None,
     stream: Literal[False] = False,
+    think: Optional[bool] = None,
     raw: bool = False,
     format: Optional[Union[Literal['', 'json'], JsonSchemaValue]] = None,
     images: Optional[Sequence[Union[str, bytes, Image]]] = None,
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ def generate(
     template: str = '',
     context: Optional[Sequence[int]] = None,
     stream: Literal[True] = True,
+    think: Optional[bool] = None,
     raw: bool = False,
     format: Optional[Union[Literal['', 'json'], JsonSchemaValue]] = None,
     images: Optional[Sequence[Union[str, bytes, Image]]] = None,
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ def generate(
     template: Optional[str] = None,
     context: Optional[Sequence[int]] = None,
     stream: bool = False,
+    think: Optional[bool] = None,
     raw: Optional[bool] = None,
     format: Optional[Union[Literal['', 'json'], JsonSchemaValue]] = None,
     images: Optional[Sequence[Union[str, bytes, Image]]] = None,
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ def generate(
         template=template,
         context=context,
         stream=stream,
+        think=think,
         raw=raw,
         format=format,
         images=list(_copy_images(images)) if images else None,