diff --git a/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/MultiPercolateResponse.java b/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/MultiPercolateResponse.java
index afc5b7ab6c7..86ca3b0046d 100644
--- a/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/MultiPercolateResponse.java
+++ b/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/MultiPercolateResponse.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Streamable;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContent;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContentObject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
  * @deprecated Instead use multi search API with {@link PercolateQueryBuilder}
  */
 @Deprecated
-public class MultiPercolateResponse extends ActionResponse implements Iterable<MultiPercolateResponse.Item>, ToXContent {
+public class MultiPercolateResponse extends ActionResponse implements Iterable<MultiPercolateResponse.Item>, ToXContentObject {
 
     private Item[] items;
 
@@ -73,17 +73,19 @@ public class MultiPercolateResponse extends ActionResponse implements Iterable<M
 
     @Override
     public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
+        builder.startObject();
         builder.startArray(Fields.RESPONSES);
         for (MultiPercolateResponse.Item item : items) {
-            builder.startObject();
             if (item.isFailure()) {
+                builder.startObject();
                 ElasticsearchException.renderException(builder, params, item.getFailure());
+                builder.endObject();
             } else {
                 item.getResponse().toXContent(builder, params);
             }
-            builder.endObject();
         }
         builder.endArray();
+        builder.endObject();
         return builder;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/PercolateResponse.java b/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/PercolateResponse.java
index 500d5416d52..7e25af7ea6e 100644
--- a/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/PercolateResponse.java
+++ b/modules/percolator/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/percolator/PercolateResponse.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Streamable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.text.Text;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContent;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContentObject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.action.RestActions;
 import org.elasticsearch.search.aggregations.InternalAggregations;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * @deprecated Instead use search API with {@link PercolateQueryBuilder}
  */
 @Deprecated
-public class PercolateResponse extends BroadcastResponse implements Iterable<PercolateResponse.Match>, ToXContent {
+public class PercolateResponse extends BroadcastResponse implements Iterable<PercolateResponse.Match>, ToXContentObject {
 
     public static final Match[] EMPTY = new Match[0];
     // PercolateQuery emits this score if no 'query' is defined in the percolate request
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ public class PercolateResponse extends BroadcastResponse implements Iterable<Per
 
     @Override
     public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
+        builder.startObject();
+        innerToXContent(builder, params);
+        builder.endObject();
+        return builder;
+    }
+
+    public XContentBuilder innerToXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
         builder.field(Fields.TOOK, tookInMillis);
         RestActions.buildBroadcastShardsHeader(builder, params, this);