diff --git a/src/Nest/DSL/Filter/RangeFilterDescriptor.cs b/src/Nest/DSL/Filter/RangeFilterDescriptor.cs
index 18d66a926f3..f5a9e732472 100644
--- a/src/Nest/DSL/Filter/RangeFilterDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/DSL/Filter/RangeFilterDescriptor.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public interface IRangeFilter : IFieldNameFilter
 		[JsonProperty("time_zone")]
 		string TimeZone { get; set; }
 
+		[JsonProperty("format")]
+		string Format { get; set; }
+
 		[JsonProperty("execution")]
 		RangeExecution? Execution { get; set; }
 	}
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ protected internal override void WrapInContainer(IFilterContainer container)
 		public string GreaterThan { get; set; }
 		public string LowerThan { get; set; }
 		public string TimeZone { get; set; }
+		public string Format { get; set; }
 		public RangeExecution? Execution { get; set; }
 		public PropertyPathMarker Field { get; set; }
 	}
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ public class RangeFilterDescriptor<T> : FilterBase, IRangeFilter where T : class
 
 		string IRangeFilter.TimeZone { get; set; }
 
+		string IRangeFilter.Format { get; set; }
+
 		RangeExecution? IRangeFilter.Execution { get; set; }
 
 		PropertyPathMarker IFieldNameFilter.Field { get; set; }
@@ -196,6 +202,12 @@ public RangeFilterDescriptor<T> LowerOrEquals(DateTime? to, string format = "yyy
 			return this;
 		}
 	
+		public RangeFilterDescriptor<T> Format(string format)
+		{
+			this.Self.Format = format;
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		public RangeFilterDescriptor<T> TimeZone(string timeZone)
 		{
 			this.Self.TimeZone = timeZone;
diff --git a/src/Nest/DSL/Query/RangeQueryDescriptor.cs b/src/Nest/DSL/Query/RangeQueryDescriptor.cs
index 0f75b4e2652..5371121a859 100644
--- a/src/Nest/DSL/Query/RangeQueryDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/DSL/Query/RangeQueryDescriptor.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public interface IRangeQuery : IFieldNameQuery
 		[JsonProperty("time_zone")]
 		string TimeZone { get; set; }
 
+		[JsonProperty("format")]
+		string Format { get; set; }
+
 		PropertyPathMarker Field { get; set; }
 	}
 	public class RangeQuery : PlainQuery, IRangeQuery
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ void IFieldNameQuery.SetFieldName(string fieldName)
 		public bool? Cache { get; set; }
 		public string Name { get; set; }
 		public string TimeZone { get; set; }
+		public string Format { get; set; }
 		public PropertyPathMarker Field { get; set; }
 	}
 	[JsonObject(MemberSerialization = MemberSerialization.OptIn)]
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ public class RangeQueryDescriptor<T> : IRangeQuery where T : class
 
 		string IRangeQuery.TimeZone { get; set; }
 
+		string IRangeQuery.Format { get; set; }
+
 		PropertyPathMarker IRangeQuery.Field { get; set; }
 		
 		bool IQuery.IsConditionless
@@ -210,5 +216,12 @@ public RangeQueryDescriptor<T> TimeZone(string timeZone)
 			return this;
 		}
 
+		public RangeQueryDescriptor<T> Format(string format)
+		{
+			this.Self.Format = format;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+
 	}
 }