diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/MaxScoreQParser.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/MaxScoreQParser.java
index f2ba28db2ff..d105ab11c28 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/MaxScoreQParser.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/MaxScoreQParser.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class MaxScoreQParser extends LuceneQParser {
     for(BooleanClause c : prohibOrReq) {
       newq.add(c);
     }
+    newq.setBoost(obq.getBoost());
     return newq;
   }
 }
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diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/TestMaxScoreQueryParser.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/TestMaxScoreQueryParser.java
index b6e14836098..2023e5b1187 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/TestMaxScoreQueryParser.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/TestMaxScoreQueryParser.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public class TestMaxScoreQueryParser extends AbstractSolrTestCase {
   Query q;
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ public class TestMaxScoreQueryParser extends AbstractSolrTestCase {
     q = parse("foo");
     assertTrue(q instanceof TermQuery);
 
+    q = parse("foo^3.0");
+    assertTrue(q instanceof TermQuery);
+
     q = parse("price:[0 TO 10]");
     assertTrue(q instanceof NumericRangeQuery);
   }
@@ -92,6 +96,38 @@ public class TestMaxScoreQueryParser extends AbstractSolrTestCase {
     assertEquals(0.5, ((DisjunctionMaxQuery) clauses[0].getQuery()).getTieBreakerMultiplier(), 1e-15);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testBoost() {
+    // Simple term query
+    q = parse("foo^3.0");
+    assertEquals(3.0, q.getBoost(), 1e-15);
+
+    // Some DMQ and one plain required
+    q = parse("foo^5.0 bar^6.0 +baz^7");
+    clauses = clauses(q);
+    assertEquals(2, clauses.length);
+    assertTrue(clauses[0].getQuery() instanceof DisjunctionMaxQuery);
+    DisjunctionMaxQuery dmq = ((DisjunctionMaxQuery) clauses[0].getQuery());
+    float fooClause = ((BooleanQuery)dmq.getDisjuncts().get(0)).clauses().get(0).getQuery().getBoost();
+    assertEquals(5.0, fooClause, 1e-15);
+    float barClause = ((BooleanQuery)dmq.getDisjuncts().get(1)).clauses().get(0).getQuery().getBoost();
+    assertEquals(6.0, barClause, 1e-15);
+    assertEquals(7.0, clauses[1].getQuery().getBoost(), 1e-15);
+    assertEquals(1.0, q.getBoost(), 1e-15);
+
+    // Grouped with parens on top level
+    q = parse("(foo^2.0 bar)^3.0");
+    clauses = clauses(q);
+    assertEquals(1, clauses.length);
+    assertTrue(clauses[0].getQuery() instanceof DisjunctionMaxQuery);
+    dmq = ((DisjunctionMaxQuery) clauses[0].getQuery());
+    fooClause = ((BooleanQuery)dmq.getDisjuncts().get(0)).clauses().get(0).getQuery().getBoost();
+    assertEquals(2.0, fooClause, 1e-15);
+    barClause = ((BooleanQuery)dmq.getDisjuncts().get(1)).clauses().get(0).getQuery().getBoost();
+    assertEquals(1.0, barClause, 1e-15);
+    assertEquals(3.0, q.getBoost(), 1e-15);
+  }
+
   //
   // Helper methods
   //