diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java
index e186ab3732b..50412d6a6b9 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java
@@ -440,6 +440,20 @@ public class SearchRequestBuilder extends BaseRequestBuilder<SearchRequest, Sear
         return this;
     }
 
+     /**
+     * Adds a field to be highlighted with a provided fragment size (in characters),
+     * a provided (maximum) number of fragments and an offset for the highlight.
+     *
+     * @param name              The field to highlight
+     * @param fragmentSize      The size of a fragment in characters
+     * @param numberOfFragments The (maximum) number of fragments
+     */
+    public SearchRequestBuilder addHighlightedField(String name, int fragmentSize, int numberOfFragments,
+                                                    int fragmentOffset) {
+        highlightBuilder().field(name, fragmentSize, numberOfFragments, fragmentOffset);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set a tag scheme that encapsulates a built in pre and post tags. The allows schemes
      * are <tt>styled</tt> and <tt>default</tt>.
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/highlight/HighlightBuilder.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/highlight/HighlightBuilder.java
index 90adb07f49b..bc13e068f08 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/highlight/HighlightBuilder.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/highlight/HighlightBuilder.java
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ public class HighlightBuilder implements ToXContent {
         return this;
     }
 
+     /**
+     * Adds a field to be highlighted with a provided fragment size (in characters), and
+     * a provided (maximum) number of fragments.
+     *
+     * @param name              The field to highlight
+     * @param fragmentSize      The size of a fragment in characters
+     * @param numberOfFragments The (maximum) number of fragments
+     * @param fragmentOffset    The offset from the start of the fragment to the start of the highlight
+     */
+    public HighlightBuilder field(String name, int fragmentSize, int numberOfFragments, int fragmentOffset) {
+        if (fields == null) {
+            fields = newArrayList();
+        }
+        fields.add(new Field(name).fragmentSize(fragmentSize).numOfFragments(numberOfFragments).fragmentOffset(fragmentOffset));
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set a tag scheme that encapsulates a built in pre and post tags. The allows schemes
      * are <tt>styled</tt> and <tt>default</tt>.
@@ -151,6 +168,9 @@ public class HighlightBuilder implements ToXContent {
                 if (field.numOfFragments() != -1) {
                     builder.field("number_of_fragments", field.numOfFragments());
                 }
+                if (field.fragmentOffset() != -1) {
+                    builder.field("fragment_offset", field.fragmentOffset());
+                }
                 builder.endObject();
             }
             builder.endObject();
@@ -162,8 +182,10 @@ public class HighlightBuilder implements ToXContent {
     private static class Field {
         private final String name;
         private int fragmentSize = -1;
+        private int fragmentOffset = -1;
         private int numOfFragments = -1;
 
+
         private Field(String name) {
             this.name = name;
         }
@@ -181,6 +203,15 @@ public class HighlightBuilder implements ToXContent {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public int fragmentOffset() {
+            return fragmentOffset;
+        }
+
+        public Field fragmentOffset(int fragmentOffset) {
+            this.fragmentOffset = fragmentOffset;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public int numOfFragments() {
             return numOfFragments;
         }
diff --git a/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/search/highlight/HighlighterSearchTests.java b/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/search/highlight/HighlighterSearchTests.java
index 296cc763ff1..4b85fe5565e 100644
--- a/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/search/highlight/HighlighterSearchTests.java
+++ b/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/search/highlight/HighlighterSearchTests.java
@@ -404,4 +404,37 @@ public class HighlighterSearchTests extends AbstractNodesTests {
             assertThat(hit.highlightFields().get("title").fragments()[0], equalTo("This is a test on the highlighting <em>bug</em> present in elasticsearch "));
         }
     }
+
+     @Test public void testFastVectorHighlighterOffsetParameter() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            client.admin().indices().prepareDelete("test").execute().actionGet();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // ignore
+        }
+
+        client.admin().indices().prepareCreate("test").setSettings(ImmutableSettings.settingsBuilder().put("number_of_shards", 2))
+                .addMapping("type1", jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("type1").startObject("properties")
+                        .startObject("title").field("type", "string").field("store", "yes").field("term_vector", "with_positions_offsets").endObject()
+                        .endObject().endObject().endObject())
+                .execute().actionGet();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            client.prepareIndex("test", "type1", Integer.toString(i))
+                    .setSource("title", "This is a test on the highlighting bug present in elasticsearch").setRefresh(true).execute().actionGet();
+        }
+
+        SearchResponse search = client.prepareSearch()
+                .setQuery(fieldQuery("title", "bug"))
+                .addHighlightedField("title", 50, 1, 10)
+                .execute().actionGet();
+
+        assertThat(search.hits().totalHits(), equalTo(5l));
+        assertThat(search.hits().hits().length, equalTo(5));
+        assertThat(search.getFailedShards(), equalTo(0));
+
+        for (SearchHit hit : search.hits()) {
+            // LUCENE 3.1 UPGRADE: Caused adding the space at the end...
+            assertThat(hit.highlightFields().get("title").fragments()[0], equalTo("hlighting <em>bug</em> present in elasticsearch "));
+        }
+    }
 }