diff --git a/src/marshmallow/schema.py b/src/marshmallow/schema.py
index 936f09272..6065da3d0 100644
--- a/src/marshmallow/schema.py
+++ b/src/marshmallow/schema.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ def __init__(self, meta: type):
         self.include = getattr(meta, "include", {})
         self.load_only = getattr(meta, "load_only", ())
         self.dump_only = getattr(meta, "dump_only", ())
+        self.partial = getattr(meta, "partial", False)
         self.unknown = getattr(meta, "unknown", RAISE)
         self.register = getattr(meta, "register", True)
         self.many = getattr(meta, "many", False)