diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f35c74f..d35c148 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ where: {
   store_id: {not: 2},           # not
   aisle_id: {not: [25, 30]},    # not in
   user_ids: {all: [1, 3]},      # all elements in array
+  category: {like: "%frozen%"}, # like [master]
   category: /frozen .+/,        # regexp
   store_id: {exists: true},     # exists [master]
   category: {prefix: "Frozen"}, # prefix
diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index f7334bf..d4c8e18 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -935,6 +935,9 @@ module Searchkick
                     }
                   }
                 }
+              when :like
+                regex = Regexp.escape(op_value).gsub("%", ".*").gsub("_", ".")
+                filters << {regexp: {field => {value: regex}}}
               when :prefix
                 filters << {prefix: {field => op_value}}
               when :regexp # support for regexp queries without using a regexp ruby object
diff --git a/test/where_test.rb b/test/where_test.rb
index 8a7e2d5..7a15948 100644
--- a/test/where_test.rb
+++ b/test/where_test.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ class WhereTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_search "product", ["Product A"], where: {user_ids: {exists: true}}
   end
 
+  def test_like
+    store_names ["Product ABC", "Product DEF"]
+    assert_search "product", ["Product ABC"], where: {name: {like: "%ABC%"}}
+    assert_search "product", ["Product ABC"], where: {name: {like: "%ABC"}}
+    assert_search "product", [], where: {name: {like: "ABC"}}
+    assert_search "product", [], where: {name: {like: "ABC%"}}
+    assert_search "product", [], where: {name: {like: "ABC%"}}
+    assert_search "product", ["Product ABC"], where: {name: {like: "Product_ABC"}}
+  end
+
   # def test_script
   #   store [
   #     {name: "Product A", store_id: 1},
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