diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQuery.java
index fb77f28fb..1fc9f5f72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQuery.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.aggregations.Aggregation;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.query_dsl.Query;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.search.FieldCollapse;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.search.Suggester;
+import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonData;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ public class NativeQuery extends BaseQuery {
 	private List<ScriptedField> scriptedFields = Collections.emptyList();
 	private List<SortOptions> sortOptions = Collections.emptyList();
 
+	private Map<String, JsonData> searchExtensions = Collections.emptyMap();
+
 	public NativeQuery(NativeQueryBuilder builder) {
 		super(builder);
 		this.query = builder.getQuery();
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ public class NativeQuery extends BaseQuery {
 		this.fieldCollapse = builder.getFieldCollapse();
 		this.scriptedFields = builder.getScriptedFields();
 		this.sortOptions = builder.getSortOptions();
+		this.searchExtensions = builder.getSearchExtensions();
 	}
 
 	public NativeQuery(@Nullable Query query) {
@@ -99,4 +103,8 @@ public class NativeQuery extends BaseQuery {
 	public List<SortOptions> getSortOptions() {
 		return sortOptions;
 	}
+
+	public Map<String, JsonData> getSearchExtensions() {
+		return searchExtensions;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQueryBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQueryBuilder.java
index 0a046282d..1deafc0d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/NativeQueryBuilder.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.aggregations.Aggregation;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.query_dsl.Query;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.search.FieldCollapse;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.search.Suggester;
+import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonData;
 import co.elastic.clients.util.ObjectBuilder;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ public class NativeQueryBuilder extends BaseQueryBuilder<NativeQuery, NativeQuer
 	@Nullable private FieldCollapse fieldCollapse;
 	private final List<ScriptedField> scriptedFields = new ArrayList<>();
 	private List<SortOptions> sortOptions = new ArrayList<>();
+	private Map<String, JsonData> searchExtensions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
-	public NativeQueryBuilder() {
-	}
+	public NativeQueryBuilder() {}
 
 	@Nullable
 	public Query getQuery() {
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ public class NativeQueryBuilder extends BaseQueryBuilder<NativeQuery, NativeQuer
 		return sortOptions;
 	}
 
+	public Map<String, JsonData> getSearchExtensions() {
+		return this.searchExtensions;
+	}
+
 	public NativeQueryBuilder withQuery(Query query) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(query, "query must not be null");
@@ -167,6 +171,23 @@ public class NativeQueryBuilder extends BaseQueryBuilder<NativeQuery, NativeQuer
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	public NativeQueryBuilder withSearchExtension(String key, JsonData value) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(key, "key must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(value, "value must not be null");
+
+		searchExtensions.put(key, value);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public NativeQueryBuilder withSearchExtensions(Map<String, JsonData> searchExtensions) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(searchExtensions, "searchExtensions must not be null");
+
+		searchExtensions.putAll(searchExtensions);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public NativeQuery build() {
 		return new NativeQuery(this);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java
index 6f7258834..7d96d3b05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java
@@ -1398,7 +1398,9 @@ class RequestConverter {
 			builder.aggregations(query.getAggregations());
 		}
 
-		// todo #2150 searchExt, currently not supported by the new client
+		if (!isEmpty(query.getSearchExtensions())) {
+			builder.ext(query.getSearchExtensions());
+		}
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("DuplicatedCode")
@@ -1416,7 +1418,9 @@ class RequestConverter {
 			builder.aggregations(query.getAggregations());
 		}
 
-		// todo #2150 searchExt, currently not supported by the new client
+		if (!isEmpty(query.getSearchExtensions())) {
+			builder.ext(query.getSearchExtensions());
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Nullable