diff --git a/lib/blacklight/solr_helper.rb b/lib/blacklight/solr_helper.rb
index df8d04e99b..a049827423 100644
--- a/lib/blacklight/solr_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/blacklight/solr_helper.rb
@@ -322,6 +322,13 @@ def add_facetting_to_solr(solr_parameters, user_params)
           if facet.sort
             solr_parameters[:"f.#{facet.field}.facet.sort"] = facet.sort
           end
+
+          if facet.solr_params
+            facet.solr_params.each do |k, v|
+              solr_parameters[:"f.#{facet.field}.#{k}"] = v
+            end
+          end
+
         end
 
         # Support facet paging and 'more'
@@ -341,11 +348,26 @@ def with_ex_local_param(ex, value)
 
     def add_solr_fields_to_query solr_parameters, user_parameters
       return unless blacklight_config.add_field_configuration_to_solr_request
+
+      blacklight_config.show_fields.each do |field_name, field|
+        if field.solr_params
+          field.solr_params.each do |k, v|
+            solr_parameters[:"f.#{field.field}.#{k}"] = v
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       blacklight_config.index_fields.each do |field_name, field|
         if field.highlight
           solr_parameters[:hl] = true
           solr_parameters.append_highlight_field field.field
         end
+
+        if field.solr_params
+          field.solr_params.each do |k, v|
+            solr_parameters[:"f.#{field.field}.#{k}"] = v
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/blacklight/solr_helper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/blacklight/solr_helper_spec.rb
index 19b7a2fdca..2430de4365 100644
--- a/spec/lib/blacklight/solr_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/blacklight/solr_helper_spec.rb
@@ -263,7 +263,31 @@ def params
       end
     end
 
-    describe "Allow passing :sort when defining facet" do
+    describe "#add_solr_fields_to_query" do
+      let(:blacklight_config) do
+        config = Blacklight::Configuration.new do |config|
+
+          config.add_index_field 'an_index_field', solr_params: { 'hl.alternativeField' => 'field_x'}
+          config.add_show_field 'a_show_field', solr_params: { 'hl.alternativeField' => 'field_y'}
+          config.add_field_configuration_to_solr_request!
+        end
+      end
+
+      subject do
+        solr_parameters = Blacklight::Solr::Request.new
+        
+        add_solr_fields_to_query(solr_parameters, {})
+
+        solr_parameters
+      end
+
+      it "should add any extra solr parameters from index and show fields" do
+        expect(subject['f.an_index_field.hl.alternativeField']).to eq "field_x"
+        expect(subject['f.a_show_field.hl.alternativeField']).to eq "field_y"
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#add_facetting_to_solr" do
 
       let(:blacklight_config) do
          config = Blacklight::Configuration.new
@@ -271,12 +295,13 @@ def params
          config.add_facet_field 'test_field', :sort => 'count'
          config.add_facet_field 'some-query', :query => {'x' => {:fq => 'some:query' }}, :ex => 'xyz'
          config.add_facet_field 'some-pivot', :pivot => ['a','b'], :ex => 'xyz'
+         config.add_facet_field 'some-field', solr_params: { 'facet.mincount' => 15 }
          config.add_facet_fields_to_solr_request!
 
          config
       end
 
-      it "should return the correct solr parameters" do
+      it "should add sort parameters" do
 
         solr_parameters = Blacklight::Solr::Request.new
         
@@ -296,6 +321,14 @@ def params
         expect(solr_parameters[:'facet.query']).to include('{!ex=xyz}some:query')
         expect(solr_parameters[:'facet.pivot']).to include('{!ex=xyz}a,b')
       end
+
+      it "should add any additional solr_params" do
+        solr_parameters = Blacklight::Solr::Request.new
+
+        add_facetting_to_solr(solr_parameters, {})
+
+        expect(solr_parameters['f.solr-field.facet.mincount']).to eq 15
+      end
     end
 
     describe "with a complex parameter environment" do