diff --git a/src/Nest/DSL/Query/MatchQueryDescriptor.cs b/src/Nest/DSL/Query/MatchQueryDescriptor.cs
index 0a9260d1430..43ea7b12a9c 100644
--- a/src/Nest/DSL/Query/MatchQueryDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/DSL/Query/MatchQueryDescriptor.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ public interface IMatchQuery : IFieldNameQuery
 		Operator? Operator { get; set; }
 
 		PropertyPathMarker Field { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "fuzzy_transpositions")]
+        bool? FuzzyTranspositions { get; set; }
 	}
 	
 	public class MatchQuery : PlainQuery, IMatchQuery
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ void IFieldNameQuery.SetFieldName(string fieldName)
 		public string MinimumShouldMatch { get; set; }
 		public Operator? Operator { get; set; }
 		public PropertyPathMarker Field { get; set; }
+        public bool? FuzzyTranspositions { get; set; }
 	}
 
 
@@ -129,7 +133,9 @@ public class MatchQueryDescriptor<T> : IMatchQuery where T : class
 
 		PropertyPathMarker IMatchQuery.Field { get; set; }
 
-		bool IQuery.IsConditionless
+        bool? IMatchQuery.FuzzyTranspositions { get; set; }
+
+	    bool IQuery.IsConditionless
 		{
 			get
 			{
@@ -235,6 +241,12 @@ public MatchQueryDescriptor<T> Operator(Operator op)
 			Self.Operator = op;
 			return this;
 		}
+
+        public MatchQueryDescriptor<T> FuzzyTranspositions(bool transpositions = true)
+        {
+            Self.FuzzyTranspositions = transpositions;
+            return this;
+        }
 	
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/Queries/MatchQueryJsonConverter.cs b/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/Queries/MatchQueryJsonConverter.cs
index 96dead1b771..54062b96f9f 100644
--- a/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/Queries/MatchQueryJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/Queries/MatchQueryJsonConverter.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object exist
 			fq.PrefixLength = GetPropValue<int?>(jo, "prefix_length");
 			fq.Query = GetPropValue<string>(jo, "query");
 			fq.Slop = GetPropValue<int?>(jo, "slop");
+			fq.FuzzyTranspositions = GetPropValue<bool?>(jo, "fuzzy_transpositions");
 			
 			var rewriteString = GetPropValue<string>(jo, "rewrite");
 			if (!rewriteString.IsNullOrEmpty())
diff --git a/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/QueryParsers/Queries/MatchQueryTests.cs b/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/QueryParsers/Queries/MatchQueryTests.cs
index f4c7e2afc9b..9cf3c4d7424 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/QueryParsers/Queries/MatchQueryTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/QueryParsers/Queries/MatchQueryTests.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public void Match_Deserializes()
 					.Query("querytext")
 					.Rewrite(RewriteMultiTerm.ConstantScoreBoolean)
 					.Slop(2)
+					.FuzzyTranspositions()
 					)
 				);
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public void Match_Deserializes()
 			q.Query.Should().Be("querytext");
 			q.Rewrite.Should().Be(RewriteMultiTerm.ConstantScoreBoolean);
 			q.Slop.Should().Be(2);
+		    q.FuzzyTranspositions.Should().BeTrue();
 		}
 
 		[Test]
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ public void MatchPhrasePhrefix_Deserializes()
 					.Query("querytext")
 					.Rewrite(RewriteMultiTerm.ConstantScoreBoolean)
 					.Slop(2)
+                    .FuzzyTranspositions(false)
 					)
 				);
 			q.Type.Should().Be("phrase_prefix");
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ public void MatchPhrasePhrefix_Deserializes()
 			q.Query.Should().Be("querytext");
 			q.Rewrite.Should().Be(RewriteMultiTerm.ConstantScoreBoolean);
 			q.Slop.Should().Be(2);
+			q.FuzzyTranspositions.Should().BeFalse();
 		}
 
 		[Test]