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 f46cef0d81d..8349d834994 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
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public class RestSearchAction extends BaseRestHandler {
             QueryStringQueryBuilder queryBuilder = QueryBuilders.queryString(queryString);
             queryBuilder.defaultField(request.param("df"));
             queryBuilder.analyzer(request.param("analyzer"));
+            queryBuilder.analyzeWildcard(request.paramAsBoolean("analyze_wildcard", false));
+            queryBuilder.lowercaseExpandedTerms(request.paramAsBoolean("lowercase_expanded_terms", true));
             String defaultOperator = request.param("default_operator");
             if (defaultOperator != null) {
                 if ("OR".equals(defaultOperator)) {