diff --git a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactory.java b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactory.java
index 6bc592782..d0a732011 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactory.java
+++ b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactory.java
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes.ClockType;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes.CreateStoreOptions;
+import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes.SlateDbStorageOptions;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.RS3Client;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.WalEntry;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.grpc.GrpcRS3Client;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.metrics.ResponsiveMetrics;
+import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.stores.SchemaTypes.KVSchema;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.stores.TtlResolver;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@
 
 public class RS3TableFactory {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RS3TableFactory.class);
+
+  // TODO: move this and make it configurable
+  private static final int DEFAULT_FACT_STORE_FILTER_BITS = 20;
+
   private final GrpcRS3Client.Connector connector;
 
   // kafka store names to track which stores we've created in RS3
@@ -47,9 +53,9 @@ public RemoteKVTable<WalEntry> kvTable(
       final Optional<TtlResolver<?, ?>> ttlResolver,
       final ResponsiveMetrics responsiveMetrics,
       final ResponsiveMetrics.MetricScopeBuilder scopeBuilder,
-      final Supplier<Integer> computeNumKafkaPartitions
+      final Supplier<Integer> computeNumKafkaPartitions,
+      final KVSchema schema
   ) {
-
     final Optional<Duration> defaultTtl = ttlResolver.isPresent()
         && ttlResolver.get().defaultTtl().isFinite()
         ? Optional.of(ttlResolver.get().defaultTtl().duration())
@@ -57,17 +63,23 @@ public RemoteKVTable<WalEntry> kvTable(
     final Optional<ClockType> clockType = ttlResolver.isPresent()
         ? Optional.of(ClockType.WALL_CLOCK)
         : Optional.empty();
+    final Optional<SlateDbStorageOptions> storageOptions = schema == KVSchema.FACT
+        ? Optional.of(new SlateDbStorageOptions(Optional.of(DEFAULT_FACT_STORE_FILTER_BITS)))
+        : Optional.empty();
 
     final var rs3Client = connector.connect();
 
-    final UUID storeId = createdStores.computeIfAbsent(storeName, n -> createStore(
+    final UUID storeId = createdStores.computeIfAbsent(
         storeName,
-        CreateStoreTypes.StoreType.BASIC,
-        clockType,
-        defaultTtl,
-        computeNumKafkaPartitions.get(),
-        rs3Client
-    ));
+        n -> createStore(
+            storeName,
+            CreateStoreTypes.StoreType.BASIC,
+            clockType,
+            defaultTtl,
+            storageOptions,
+            computeNumKafkaPartitions.get(),
+            rs3Client
+        ));
 
     final PssPartitioner pssPartitioner = new PssDirectPartitioner();
     return new RS3KVTable(
@@ -93,6 +105,7 @@ public RemoteWindowTable<WalEntry> windowTable(
         CreateStoreTypes.StoreType.WINDOW,
         Optional.of(ClockType.WALL_CLOCK),
         Optional.of(defaultTtl),
+        Optional.empty(),
         computeNumKafkaPartitions.get(),
         rs3Client
     ));
@@ -113,6 +126,7 @@ public static UUID createStore(
       final CreateStoreTypes.StoreType storeType,
       final Optional<ClockType> clockType,
       final Optional<Duration> defaultTtl,
+      final Optional<SlateDbStorageOptions> storageOptions,
       final int numKafkaPartitions,
       final RS3Client rs3Client
   ) {
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ public static UUID createStore(
         storeType,
         clockType,
         defaultTtl.map(Duration::toMillis),
-        Optional.empty()
+        storageOptions
     );
 
     final var result = rs3Client.createStore(storeName, options);
diff --git a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/client/CreateStoreTypes.java b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/client/CreateStoreTypes.java
index bf2faa68d..469dca508 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/client/CreateStoreTypes.java
+++ b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/client/CreateStoreTypes.java
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ public static class SlateDbStorageOptions {
     private final Optional<Integer> filterBitsPerKey;
 
     public SlateDbStorageOptions(
-        final Optional<Integer> filterBitsPerKey) {
+        final Optional<Integer> filterBitsPerKey
+    ) {
       this.filterBitsPerKey = Objects.requireNonNull(filterBitsPerKey);
     }
 
diff --git a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/stores/PartitionedOperations.java b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/stores/PartitionedOperations.java
index 604dcbe81..aa026a871 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/stores/PartitionedOperations.java
+++ b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/stores/PartitionedOperations.java
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ private static RemoteKVTable<?> createRS3(
         ttlResolver,
         responsiveMetrics,
         scopeBuilder,
-        () -> numPartitionsForKafkaTopic(sessionClients.admin(), changelogTopicName)
+        () -> numPartitionsForKafkaTopic(sessionClients.admin(), changelogTopicName),
+        params.schemaType()
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactoryTest.java b/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactoryTest.java
index 12e6caf63..2a0937efd 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactoryTest.java
+++ b/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/db/rs3/RS3TableFactoryTest.java
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes.CreateStoreOptions;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes.CreateStoreResult;
+import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.CreateStoreTypes.SlateDbStorageOptions;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.grpc.GrpcRS3Client;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.db.rs3.client.grpc.GrpcRS3Client.Connector;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.metrics.ClientVersionMetadata;
 import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.metrics.ResponsiveMetrics;
+import dev.responsive.kafka.internal.stores.SchemaTypes.KVSchema;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ public void setup() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testBasicTableMapping() {
+  public void testBasicKeyValueTableMapping() {
     final UUID storeId = new UUID(100, 200);
     final String tableName = "test-table";
     final int partitions = 5;
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ public void testBasicTableMapping() {
         NO_TTL,
         metrics,
         scopeBuilder,
-        () -> partitions
+        () -> partitions,
+        KVSchema.KEY_VALUE
     );
     assertEquals(tableName, rs3Table.name());
     assertEquals(storeId, rs3Table.storeId());
@@ -99,6 +102,38 @@ public void testBasicTableMapping() {
     verify(client).createStore(tableName, expectedOptions);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testFactTableMapping() {
+    final UUID storeId = new UUID(100, 200);
+    final String tableName = "test-table";
+    final int partitions = 5;
+
+    when(client.createStore(anyString(), any(CreateStoreOptions.class)))
+        .thenReturn(new CreateStoreResult(storeId, List.of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)));
+
+    final RS3TableFactory factory = newTestFactory();
+    final RS3KVTable rs3Table = (RS3KVTable) factory.kvTable(
+        tableName,
+        NO_TTL,
+        metrics,
+        scopeBuilder,
+        () -> partitions,
+        KVSchema.FACT
+    );
+    assertEquals(tableName, rs3Table.name());
+    assertEquals(storeId, rs3Table.storeId());
+
+    final var expectedStorageOptions = Optional.of(new SlateDbStorageOptions(Optional.of(20)));
+    final var expectedOptions = new CreateStoreOptions(
+        partitions,
+        CreateStoreTypes.StoreType.BASIC,
+        Optional.empty(),
+        Optional.empty(),
+        expectedStorageOptions
+    );
+    verify(client).createStore(tableName, expectedOptions);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testWindowTableMapping() {
     final UUID storeId = new UUID(100, 200);