diff --git a/query_multi_match.go b/query_multi_match.go
index 3d76e58..db042a3 100644
--- a/query_multi_match.go
+++ b/query_multi_match.go
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ type multiMatchParams struct {
 	MinMatch     string         `structs:"minimum_should_match,omitempty"`
 	ZeroTerms    ZeroTerms      `structs:"zero_terms_query,string,omitempty"`
 	Slp          uint16         `structs:"slop,omitempty"`
+	Name         string         `structs:"_name,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // MultiMatch creates a new query of type "multi_match"
-func MultiMatch(simpleQuery ...interface{}) *MultiMatchQuery {
-	return newMultiMatch(simpleQuery...)
+func MultiMatch(fieldNames []string, simpleQuery ...interface{}) *MultiMatchQuery {
+	return newMultiMatch(fieldNames, simpleQuery...)
 }
 
-func newMultiMatch(simpleQuery ...interface{}) *MultiMatchQuery {
+func newMultiMatch(fieldNames []string, simpleQuery ...interface{}) *MultiMatchQuery {
 	var qry interface{}
 	if len(simpleQuery) > 0 {
 		qry = simpleQuery[len(simpleQuery)-1]
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ func newMultiMatch(simpleQuery ...interface{}) *MultiMatchQuery {
 
 	return &MultiMatchQuery{
 		params: multiMatchParams{
-			Qry: qry,
+			Fields: fieldNames,
+			Qry:    qry,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -68,12 +70,6 @@ func (q *MultiMatchQuery) Analyzer(a string) *MultiMatchQuery {
 	return q
 }
 
-// Fields sets the fields used in the query
-func (q *MultiMatchQuery) Fields(a ...string) *MultiMatchQuery {
-	q.params.Fields = append(q.params.Fields, a...)
-	return q
-}
-
 // AutoGenerateSynonymsPhraseQuery sets the "auto_generate_synonyms_phrase_query"
 // boolean.
 func (q *MultiMatchQuery) AutoGenerateSynonymsPhraseQuery(b bool) *MultiMatchQuery {
@@ -164,6 +160,11 @@ func (q *MultiMatchQuery) ZeroTermsQuery(s ZeroTerms) *MultiMatchQuery {
 	return q
 }
 
+func (q *MultiMatchQuery) Name(name string) Mappable {
+	q.params.Name = name
+	return q
+}
+
 // MatchType is an enumeration type representing supported values for a
 // multi match query's "type" parameter.
 type MultiMatchType uint8
diff --git a/query_multi_match_test.go b/query_multi_match_test.go
index 16eaecc..8cbfc30 100644
--- a/query_multi_match_test.go
+++ b/query_multi_match_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ func TestMultiMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	runMapTests(t, []mapTest{
 		{
 			"simple multi_match",
-			MultiMatch("value1", "value2").Fields("title"),
+			MultiMatch([]string{"title"}, "value1", "value2"),
 			map[string]interface{}{
 				"multi_match": map[string]interface{}{
 					"fields": []string{"title"},
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ func TestMultiMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"multi_match all params",
-			MultiMatch("original").
+			MultiMatch([]string{"title", "body"}, "original").
 				Query("test").
 				Analyzer("stop").
-				Fields("title", "body").
 				AutoGenerateSynonymsPhraseQuery(true).
 				Fuzziness("AUTO").
 				MaxExpansions(16).
@@ -35,7 +34,8 @@ func TestMultiMatch(t *testing.T) {
 				Type(MatchTypePhrase).
 				MinimumShouldMatch("3<90%").
 				Slop(2).
-				ZeroTermsQuery(ZeroTermsAll),
+				ZeroTermsQuery(ZeroTermsAll).
+				Name("query_name"),
 			map[string]interface{}{
 				"multi_match": map[string]interface{}{
 					"analyzer":                            "stop",
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestMultiMatch(t *testing.T) {
 					"slop":                                2,
 					"query":                               "test",
 					"fields":                              []string{"title", "body"},
+					"_name":                               "query_name",
 				},
 			},
 		},