diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildFilterParser.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildFilterParser.java
index b9c552a8750..af94400f4f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildFilterParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildFilterParser.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.index.query;
 
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Filter;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.XConstantScoreQuery;
@@ -106,13 +107,13 @@ public class HasChildFilterParser implements FilterParser {
             }
         }
         if (!queryFound) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[child] filter requires 'query' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_child] filter requires 'query' field");
         }
         if (query == null) {
             return null;
         }
         if (childType == null) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[child] filter requires 'type' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_child] filter requires 'type' field");
         }
 
         DocumentMapper childDocMapper = parseContext.mapperService().documentMapper(childType);
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@ public class HasChildFilterParser implements FilterParser {
         query = new XFilteredQuery(query, parseContext.cacheFilter(childDocMapper.typeFilter(), null));
 
         SearchContext searchContext = SearchContext.current();
+        if (searchContext == null) {
+            throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("[has_child] Can't execute, search context not set.");
+        }
 
         HasChildFilter childFilter = HasChildFilter.create(query, parentType, childType, searchContext);
         searchContext.addRewrite(childFilter);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildQueryParser.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildQueryParser.java
index ce729c98008..88474292dc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildQueryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasChildQueryParser.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.index.query;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.ConstantScoreQuery;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Filter;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentParser;
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ public class HasChildQueryParser implements QueryParser {
 
         // wrap the query with type query
         SearchContext searchContext = SearchContext.current();
+        if (searchContext == null) {
+            throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("[has_child] Can't execute, search context not set.");
+        }
         Query query;
         if (scoreType != null) {
             Filter parentFilter = parseContext.cacheFilter(parentDocMapper.typeFilter(), null);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentFilterParser.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentFilterParser.java
index 6105f410fc9..e4e1bd8fb41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentFilterParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentFilterParser.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.index.query;
 
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Filter;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.XConstantScoreQuery;
@@ -105,25 +106,29 @@ public class HasParentFilterParser implements FilterParser {
             }
         }
         if (!queryFound) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[parent] filter requires 'query' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_parent] filter requires 'query' field");
         }
         if (query == null) {
             return null;
         }
 
         if (parentType == null) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[parent] filter requires 'parent_type' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_parent] filter requires 'parent_type' field");
         }
 
         DocumentMapper parentDocMapper = parseContext.mapperService().documentMapper(parentType);
         if (parentDocMapper == null) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[parent] filter configured 'parent_type' [" + parentType + "] is not a valid type");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_parent] filter configured 'parent_type' [" + parentType + "] is not a valid type");
         }
 
         // wrap the query with type query
         query = new XFilteredQuery(query, parseContext.cacheFilter(parentDocMapper.typeFilter(), null));
 
         SearchContext searchContext = SearchContext.current();
+        // In case of delete by query api
+        if (searchContext == null) {
+            throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("[has_parent] Can't execute, search context not set");
+        }
 
         HasParentFilter parentFilter = HasParentFilter.create(query, parentType, searchContext);
         searchContext.addRewrite(parentFilter);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentQueryParser.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentQueryParser.java
index df6fc3253a4..f7927df53f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentQueryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/HasParentQueryParser.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanClause;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.ConstantScoreQuery;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Filter;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.XBooleanFilter;
@@ -99,19 +100,19 @@ public class HasParentQueryParser implements QueryParser {
             }
         }
         if (!queryFound) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[parent] query requires 'query' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_parent] query requires 'query' field");
         }
         if (innerQuery == null) {
             return null;
         }
 
         if (parentType == null) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[parent] query requires 'parent_type' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_parent] query requires 'parent_type' field");
         }
 
         DocumentMapper parentDocMapper = parseContext.mapperService().documentMapper(parentType);
         if (parentDocMapper == null) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[parent] query configured 'parent_type' [" + parentType + "] is not a valid type");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[has_parent] query configured 'parent_type' [" + parentType + "] is not a valid type");
         }
 
         List<String> childTypes = new ArrayList<String>(2);
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ public class HasParentQueryParser implements QueryParser {
         // wrap the query with type query
         innerQuery = new XFilteredQuery(innerQuery, parseContext.cacheFilter(parentDocMapper.typeFilter(), null));
         SearchContext searchContext = SearchContext.current();
+        if (searchContext == null) {
+            throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("[has_parent] Can't execute, search context not set.");
+        }
+
         Query query;
         if (score) {
             ParentQuery parentQuery = new ParentQuery(searchContext, innerQuery, parentType, childTypes, childFilter);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/TopChildrenQueryParser.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/TopChildrenQueryParser.java
index 31811bba8e7..fa33b9cb31b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/TopChildrenQueryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/TopChildrenQueryParser.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.index.query;
 
 import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.XFilteredQuery;
@@ -97,10 +98,10 @@ public class TopChildrenQueryParser implements QueryParser {
             }
         }
         if (!queryFound) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[child] requires 'query' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[top_children] requires 'query' field");
         }
         if (childType == null) {
-            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[child] requires 'type' field");
+            throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[top_children] requires 'type' field");
         }
 
         if (query == null) {
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ public class TopChildrenQueryParser implements QueryParser {
         query = new XFilteredQuery(query, parseContext.cacheFilter(childDocMapper.typeFilter(), null));
 
         SearchContext searchContext = SearchContext.current();
+        if (searchContext == null) {
+            throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("[top_children] Can't execute, search context not set.");
+        }
         TopChildrenQuery childQuery = new TopChildrenQuery(searchContext, query, childType, parentType, scoreType, factor, incrementalFactor);
         searchContext.addRewrite(childQuery);
         return childQuery;