diff --git a/examples_test.go b/examples_test.go
index edb0774e..f33968cf 100644
--- a/examples_test.go
+++ b/examples_test.go
@@ -416,6 +416,19 @@ func ExampleNewConjunctionQuery() {
 	// document id 2
 }
 
+func ExampleNewMatchQueryOperator() {
+	query := NewMatchQueryOperator("great one", MatchQueryOperatorAnd)
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(query)
+	searchResults, err := example_index.Search(searchRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(searchResults.Hits[0].ID)
+	// Output:
+	// document id 2
+}
+
 func ExampleNewDisjunctionQuery() {
 	disjuncts := make([]Query, 2)
 	disjuncts[0] = NewMatchQuery("great")
diff --git a/query_match.go b/query_match.go
index 582dbd69..79ea3bcf 100644
--- a/query_match.go
+++ b/query_match.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 package bleve
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/blevesearch/bleve/index"
@@ -17,12 +18,58 @@ import (
 )
 
 type matchQuery struct {
-	Match        string  `json:"match"`
-	FieldVal     string  `json:"field,omitempty"`
-	Analyzer     string  `json:"analyzer,omitempty"`
-	BoostVal     float64 `json:"boost,omitempty"`
-	PrefixVal    int     `json:"prefix_length"`
-	FuzzinessVal int     `json:"fuzziness"`
+	Match        string             `json:"match"`
+	FieldVal     string             `json:"field,omitempty"`
+	Analyzer     string             `json:"analyzer,omitempty"`
+	BoostVal     float64            `json:"boost,omitempty"`
+	PrefixVal    int                `json:"prefix_length"`
+	FuzzinessVal int                `json:"fuzziness"`
+	OperatorVal  MatchQueryOperator `json:"operator,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type MatchQueryOperator int
+
+const (
+	// Document must satisfy AT LEAST ONE of term searches.
+	MatchQueryOperatorOr = 0
+	// Document must satisfy ALL of term searches.
+	MatchQueryOperatorAnd = 1
+)
+
+func (o MatchQueryOperator) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	switch o {
+	case MatchQueryOperatorOr:
+		return json.Marshal("or")
+	case MatchQueryOperatorAnd:
+		return json.Marshal("and")
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot marshal match operator %d to JSON", o)
+	}
+}
+
+func (o *MatchQueryOperator) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var operatorString string
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &operatorString)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch operatorString {
+	case "or":
+		*o = MatchQueryOperatorOr
+		return nil
+	case "and":
+		*o = MatchQueryOperatorAnd
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return matchQueryOperatorUnmarshalError(operatorString)
+	}
+}
+
+type matchQueryOperatorUnmarshalError string
+
+func (e matchQueryOperatorUnmarshalError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("cannot unmarshal match operator '%s' from JSON", e)
 }
 
 // NewMatchQuery creates a Query for matching text.
@@ -33,8 +80,23 @@ type matchQuery struct {
 // must satisfy at least one of these term searches.
 func NewMatchQuery(match string) *matchQuery {
 	return &matchQuery{
-		Match:    match,
-		BoostVal: 1.0,
+		Match:       match,
+		BoostVal:    1.0,
+		OperatorVal: MatchQueryOperatorOr,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewMatchQuery creates a Query for matching text.
+// An Analyzer is chosen based on the field.
+// Input text is analyzed using this analyzer.
+// Token terms resulting from this analysis are
+// used to perform term searches.  Result documents
+// must satisfy term searches according to given operator.
+func NewMatchQueryOperator(match string, operator MatchQueryOperator) *matchQuery {
+	return &matchQuery{
+		Match:       match,
+		BoostVal:    1.0,
+		OperatorVal: operator,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +136,15 @@ func (q *matchQuery) SetPrefix(p int) Query {
 	return q
 }
 
+func (q *matchQuery) Operator() MatchQueryOperator {
+	return q.OperatorVal
+}
+
+func (q *matchQuery) SetOperator(operator MatchQueryOperator) Query {
+	q.OperatorVal = operator
+	return q
+}
+
 func (q *matchQuery) Searcher(i index.IndexReader, m *IndexMapping, explain bool) (search.Searcher, error) {
 
 	field := q.FieldVal
@@ -114,10 +185,22 @@ func (q *matchQuery) Searcher(i index.IndexReader, m *IndexMapping, explain bool
 			}
 		}
 
-		shouldQuery := NewDisjunctionQueryMin(tqs, 1).
-			SetBoost(q.BoostVal)
+		switch q.OperatorVal {
+		case MatchQueryOperatorOr:
+			shouldQuery := NewDisjunctionQueryMin(tqs, 1).
+				SetBoost(q.BoostVal)
 
-		return shouldQuery.Searcher(i, m, explain)
+			return shouldQuery.Searcher(i, m, explain)
+
+		case MatchQueryOperatorAnd:
+			mustQuery := NewConjunctionQuery(tqs).
+				SetBoost(q.BoostVal)
+
+			return mustQuery.Searcher(i, m, explain)
+
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unhandled operator %d", q.OperatorVal)
+		}
 	}
 	noneQuery := NewMatchNoneQuery()
 	return noneQuery.Searcher(i, m, explain)
diff --git a/query_test.go b/query_test.go
index 91c27619..5cd4f3ea 100644
--- a/query_test.go
+++ b/query_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ func TestParseQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			input:  []byte(`{"match":"beer","field":"desc"}`),
 			output: NewMatchQuery("beer").SetField("desc"),
 		},
+		{
+			input:  []byte(`{"match":"beer","field":"desc","operator":"or"}`),
+			output: NewMatchQuery("beer").SetField("desc"),
+		},
+		{
+			input:  []byte(`{"match":"beer","field":"desc","operator":"and"}`),
+			output: NewMatchQueryOperator("beer", MatchQueryOperatorAnd).SetField("desc"),
+		},
+		{
+			input:  []byte(`{"match":"beer","field":"desc","operator":"or"}`),
+			output: NewMatchQueryOperator("beer", MatchQueryOperatorOr).SetField("desc"),
+		},
+		{
+			input:  []byte(`{"match":"beer","field":"desc","operator":"does not exist"}`),
+			output: nil,
+			err:    matchQueryOperatorUnmarshalError("does not exist"),
+		},
 		{
 			input:  []byte(`{"match_phrase":"light beer","field":"desc"}`),
 			output: NewMatchPhraseQuery("light beer").SetField("desc"),