diff --git a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuery.scala b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuery.scala
index 224889176..6c6194715 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuery.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuery.scala
@@ -899,6 +899,48 @@ object ElasticQuery {
   final def prefix(field: String, value: String): Prefix[Any] =
     Prefix(field = field, value = value, caseInsensitive = None)
 
+  /**
+   * Constructs an instance of [[zio.elasticsearch.query.QueryStringQuery]] using the specified parameters.
+   * [[zio.elasticsearch.query.QueryStringQuery]] supports query strings with simple syntax for searching multiple
+   * fields.
+   *
+   * @param query
+   *   the query string to search for
+   * @return
+   *   an instance of [[zio.elasticsearch.query.QueryStringQuery]] that represents the query to be performed.
+   */
+  final def queryStringQuery(query: String): QueryString[Any] =
+    QueryString(
+      query = query,
+      fields = Chunk.empty,
+      defaultField = None,
+      boost = None,
+      minimumShouldMatch = None
+    )
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a type-safe instance of [[zio.elasticsearch.query.QueryStringQuery]] using the specified parameters.
+   * [[zio.elasticsearch.query.QueryStringQuery]] supports query strings with simple syntax for searching multiple
+   * fields.
+   *
+   * @param fields
+   *   the type-safe fields to be searched
+   * @param query
+   *   the query string to search for
+   * @tparam S
+   *   the document type on which the query is executed
+   * @return
+   *   an instance of [[zio.elasticsearch.query.QueryStringQuery]] that represents the query to be performed.
+   */
+  final def queryStringQuery[S: Schema](query: String, fields: Field[S, _]*): QueryStringQuery[S] =
+    QueryString[S](
+      query = query,
+      fields = Chunk.fromIterable(fields.map(_.toString)),
+      defaultField = None,
+      boost = None,
+      minimumShouldMatch = None
+    )
+
   /**
    * Constructs a type-safe unbounded instance of [[zio.elasticsearch.query.RangeQuery]] using the specified parameters.
    *
diff --git a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/query/Queries.scala b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/query/Queries.scala
index 189f4d86c..c76688461 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/query/Queries.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/query/Queries.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import zio.elasticsearch.Field
 import zio.elasticsearch.query.options._
 import zio.elasticsearch.query.sort.options.HasFormat
 import zio.json.ast.Json
-import zio.json.ast.Json.{Arr, Obj}
+import zio.json.ast.Json.{Arr, Obj, Str}
 import zio.schema.Schema
 
 sealed trait ElasticQuery[-S] { self =>
@@ -1016,6 +1016,49 @@ private[elasticsearch] final case class Prefix[S](
   }
 }
 
+sealed trait QueryStringQuery[S]
+    extends ElasticQuery[S]
+    with HasBoost[QueryStringQuery[S]]
+    with HasMinimumShouldMatch[QueryStringQuery[S]]
+
+private[elasticsearch] final case class QueryString[S](
+  defaultField: Option[String],
+  fields: Chunk[String],
+  query: String,
+  boost: Option[Double],
+  minimumShouldMatch: Option[Int]
+) extends QueryStringQuery[S] { self =>
+
+  def boost(value: Double): QueryStringQuery[S] =
+    self.copy(boost = Some(value))
+
+  def fields(field: String, fields: String*): QueryStringQuery[S] =
+    self.copy(fields = Chunk.fromIterable(field +: fields))
+
+  def fields(fields: Chunk[String]): QueryStringQuery[S] =
+    self.copy(fields = fields)
+
+  def minimumShouldMatch(value: Int): QueryStringQuery[S] =
+    self.copy(minimumShouldMatch = Some(value))
+
+  private[elasticsearch] def toJson(fieldPath: Option[String]): Json = {
+    val fieldsJson =
+      if (fields.nonEmpty) Some("fields" -> Arr(fields.map(Str(_))))
+      else None
+
+    val params = Chunk(
+      Some("query" -> Str(query)),
+      defaultField.map("default_field" -> Str(_)),
+      fieldsJson,
+      boost.map("boost" -> Json.Num(_)),
+      minimumShouldMatch.map("minimum_should_match" -> Json.Num(_))
+    ).flatten
+
+    Obj("query" -> Obj("query_string" -> Obj(params)))
+  }
+
+}
+
 sealed trait RangeQuery[S, A, LB <: LowerBound, UB <: UpperBound]
     extends ElasticQuery[S]
     with HasBoost[RangeQuery[S, A, LB, UB]]
diff --git a/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuerySpec.scala b/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuerySpec.scala
index c60bb91f5..07f57b34d 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuerySpec.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticQuerySpec.scala
@@ -1514,6 +1514,70 @@ object ElasticQuerySpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
             )
           )
         },
+        test("queryStringQuery") {
+          val queryNoFields   = queryStringQuery("(new york city) OR (big apple)")
+          val queryWithFields = queryStringQuery("(new york city) OR (big apple)")
+            .fields(Chunk("title", "description"))
+          val queryWithTypedFields = queryStringQuery("(new york city) OR (big apple)")
+            .fields(Chunk(TestDocument.stringField.toString))
+          val queryWithMinShouldMatch = queryNoFields.minimumShouldMatch(1)
+          val queryAllParams          = queryWithFields.minimumShouldMatch(1).boost(2.0)
+          assert(queryNoFields)(
+            equalTo(
+              QueryString[Any](
+                query = "(new york city) OR (big apple)",
+                fields = Chunk.empty,
+                defaultField = None,
+                boost = None,
+                minimumShouldMatch = None
+              )
+            )
+          ) &&
+          assert(queryWithFields)(
+            equalTo(
+              QueryString[Any](
+                query = "(new york city) OR (big apple)",
+                fields = Chunk("title", "description"),
+                defaultField = None,
+                boost = None,
+                minimumShouldMatch = None
+              )
+            )
+          ) &&
+          assert(queryWithTypedFields)(
+            equalTo(
+              QueryString[Any](
+                query = "(new york city) OR (big apple)",
+                fields = Chunk("string"),
+                defaultField = None,
+                boost = None,
+                minimumShouldMatch = None
+              )
+            )
+          ) &&
+          assert(queryWithMinShouldMatch)(
+            equalTo(
+              QueryString[Any](
+                query = "(new york city) OR (big apple)",
+                fields = Chunk.empty,
+                defaultField = None,
+                boost = None,
+                minimumShouldMatch = Some(1)
+              )
+            )
+          ) &&
+          assert(queryAllParams)(
+            equalTo(
+              QueryString[Any](
+                query = "(new york city) OR (big apple)",
+                fields = Chunk("title", "description"),
+                defaultField = None,
+                boost = Some(2.0),
+                minimumShouldMatch = Some(1)
+              )
+            )
+          )
+        },
         test("range") {
           val query                    = range("testField")
           val queryString              = range(TestDocument.stringField)