diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index ebfcdfe3772..30324a17fa0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ New Features
     using SolrQueryParser syntax as a mechanism for specifying what query
     the dismax handler should execute if the main user query (q) is blank.
     (Ryan McKinley via hossman)
+
+15. SOLR-158: new "qs" (Query Slop) param for DisMaxRequestHandler
+    allows for specifying the amount of default slop to use when parsing
+    explicit phrase queries from the user.
+    (Adam Hiatt via hossman)
     
 Changes in runtime behavior
  1. Highlighting using DisMax will only pick up terms from the main 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/request/DisMaxRequestHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/request/DisMaxRequestHandler.java
index 6a9dec4c2b0..d227526be12 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/request/DisMaxRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/request/DisMaxRequestHandler.java
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ import org.apache.solr.util.SolrPluginUtils;
  * <li> ps - (Phrase Slop) amount of slop on phrase queries built for pf
  *           fields.
  * </li>
+ * <li> ps - (Query Slop) amount of slop on phrase queries explicitly
+ *           specified in the "q" for qf fields.
+ * </li>
  * <li> bq - (Boost Query) a raw lucene query that will be included in the 
  *           users query to influence the score.  If this is a BooleanQuery
  *           with a default boost (1.0f), then the individual clauses will be
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ public class DisMaxRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase  {
       float tiebreaker = params.getFloat(DMP.TIE, 0.0f);
             
       int pslop = params.getInt(DMP.PS, 0);
+      int qslop = params.getInt(DMP.QS, 0);
 
       /* a generic parser for parsing regular lucene queries */
       QueryParser p = new SolrQueryParser(schema, null);
@@ -187,7 +191,8 @@ public class DisMaxRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase  {
         new U.DisjunctionMaxQueryParser(schema, IMPOSSIBLE_FIELD_NAME);
       up.addAlias(IMPOSSIBLE_FIELD_NAME,
                   tiebreaker, queryFields);
-
+      up.setPhraseSlop(qslop);
+      
       /* for parsing slopy phrases using DisjunctionMaxQueries */
       U.DisjunctionMaxQueryParser pp =
         new U.DisjunctionMaxQueryParser(schema, IMPOSSIBLE_FIELD_NAME);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/DisMaxParams.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/DisMaxParams.java
index ff8427a2183..edadab54744 100755
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/DisMaxParams.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/DisMaxParams.java
@@ -55,8 +55,16 @@ import java.io.IOException;
     public static String PF = "pf";
     /** query and init param for MinShouldMatch specification */
     public static String MM = "mm";
-    /** query and init param for Phrase Slop value */
+    /**
+     * query and init param for Phrase Slop value in phrase
+     * boost query (in pf fields)
+     */
     public static String PS = "ps";
+    /**
+     * query and init param for phrase Slop value in phrases
+     * explicitly included in the user's query string ( in qf fields)
+     */
+    public static String QS = "qs";
     /** query and init param for boosting query */
     public static String BQ = "bq";
     /** query and init param for boosting functions */
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/solr/DisMaxRequestHandlerTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/solr/DisMaxRequestHandlerTest.java
index 67976c379db..a9fc84cca29 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/solr/DisMaxRequestHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/solr/DisMaxRequestHandlerTest.java
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ public class DisMaxRequestHandlerTest extends AbstractSolrTestCase {
                  "facet", "false" )
             ,"//*[@numFound='0']"
             );
+
+    assertQ("no query slop == no match",
+            req( "qt", "dismax",
+                 "q", "\"cool chick\"" )
+            ,"//*[@numFound='0']"
+            );
+    assertQ("query slop == match",
+            req( "qt", "dismax",
+                 "qs", "2",
+                 "q", "\"cool chick\"" )
+            ,"//*[@numFound='1']"
+            );
   }
 
   public void testOldStyleDefaults() throws Exception {