diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
index 53a0f587105..ac30479d1ca 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class SearchRequest implements ActionRequest {
 
     private String[] types = Strings.EMPTY_ARRAY;
 
-    private TObjectFloatHashMap<String> queryBoost = EMPTY;
+    private TObjectFloatHashMap<String> indexBoost = EMPTY;
 
     private TimeValue timeout;
 
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ public class SearchRequest implements ActionRequest {
      * Allows to set a dynamic query boost on an index level query. Very handy when, for example, each user has
      * his own index, and friends matter more than friends of friends.
      */
-    public TObjectFloatHashMap<String> queryBoost() {
-        return queryBoost;
+    public TObjectFloatHashMap<String> indexBoost() {
+        return indexBoost;
     }
 
-    public SearchRequest queryBoost(String index, float queryBoost) {
-        if (this.queryBoost == EMPTY) {
-            this.queryBoost = new TObjectFloatHashMap<String>();
+    public SearchRequest indexBoost(String index, float indexBoost) {
+        if (this.indexBoost == EMPTY) {
+            this.indexBoost = new TObjectFloatHashMap<String>();
         }
-        this.queryBoost.put(index, queryBoost);
+        this.indexBoost.put(index, indexBoost);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ public class SearchRequest implements ActionRequest {
 
         int size = in.readInt();
         if (size == 0) {
-            queryBoost = EMPTY;
+            indexBoost = EMPTY;
         } else {
-            queryBoost = new TObjectFloatHashMap<String>(size);
+            indexBoost = new TObjectFloatHashMap<String>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-                queryBoost.put(in.readUTF(), in.readFloat());
+                indexBoost.put(in.readUTF(), in.readFloat());
             }
         }
 
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ public class SearchRequest implements ActionRequest {
             timeout.writeTo(out);
         }
         out.writeUTF(source);
-        if (queryBoost == null) {
+        if (indexBoost == null) {
             out.writeInt(0);
         } else {
-            out.writeInt(queryBoost.size());
-            for (TObjectFloatIterator<String> it = queryBoost.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+            out.writeInt(indexBoost.size());
+            for (TObjectFloatIterator<String> it = indexBoost.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
                 it.advance();
                 out.writeUTF(it.key());
                 out.writeFloat(it.value());
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchHelper.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchHelper.java
index a2be9d6a311..3eb35dc608b 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchHelper.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchHelper.java
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ public abstract class TransportSearchHelper {
         InternalSearchRequest internalRequest = new InternalSearchRequest(shardRouting, request.source());
         internalRequest.from(request.from()).size(request.size());
         internalRequest.scroll(request.scroll());
-        if (request.queryBoost() != null) {
-            if (request.queryBoost().containsKey(shardRouting.index())) {
-                internalRequest.queryBoost(request.queryBoost().get(shardRouting.index()));
+        if (request.indexBoost() != null) {
+            if (request.indexBoost().containsKey(shardRouting.index())) {
+                internalRequest.queryBoost(request.indexBoost().get(shardRouting.index()));
             }
         }
         internalRequest.timeout(request.timeout());
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/search/RestSearchAction.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/search/RestSearchAction.java
index 97aa1ecb42c..a9210efe0a3 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/search/RestSearchAction.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/search/RestSearchAction.java
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.rest.RestResponse.Status.*;
  */
 public class RestSearchAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
-    public final static Pattern fieldsPattern;
+    private final static Pattern fieldsPattern;
+
+    private final static Pattern indicesBoostPattern;
 
     static {
         fieldsPattern = Pattern.compile(",");
+        indicesBoostPattern = Pattern.compile(",");
     }
 
     @Inject public RestSearchAction(Settings settings, Client client, RestController controller) {
@@ -139,8 +142,23 @@ public class RestSearchAction extends BaseRestHandler {
             searchRequest.size(Integer.parseInt(size));
         }
 
-        // TODO query boost per index
-//        searchRequest.queryBoost();
+        String sIndicesBoost = request.param("indicesBoost");
+        if (sIndicesBoost != null) {
+            String[] indicesBoost = indicesBoostPattern.split(sIndicesBoost);
+            for (String indexBoost : indicesBoost) {
+                int divisor = indexBoost.indexOf(',');
+                if (divisor == -1) {
+                    throw new ElasticSearchIllegalArgumentException("Illegal index boost [" + indexBoost + "], no ','");
+                }
+                String indexName = indexBoost.substring(0, divisor);
+                String sBoost = indexBoost.substring(divisor + 1);
+                try {
+                    searchRequest.indexBoost(indexName, Float.parseFloat(sBoost));
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    throw new ElasticSearchIllegalArgumentException("Illegal index boost [" + indexBoost + "], boost not a float number");
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         String scroll = request.param("scroll");
         if (scroll != null) {