diff --git a/lib/searchkick/results.rb b/lib/searchkick/results.rb
index 6c0b2d4..977baf5 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/results.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/results.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ module Searchkick
     end
 
     def model_name
-      klass.model_name
+      if klass.nil?
+        ActiveModel::Name.new(self.class, nil, 'Result')
+      else
+        klass.model_name
+      end
     end
 
     def entry_name(options = {})
diff --git a/test/results_test.rb b/test/results_test.rb
index d34eaea..c6f3881 100644
--- a/test/results_test.rb
+++ b/test/results_test.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,16 @@ class ResultsTest < Minitest::Test
     end
     assert_equal 2, count
   end
+
+  def test_model_name_with_klass
+    store_names ["Product A", "Product B"]
+    results = Product.search("product")
+    assert_equal "Product", results.model_name.human
+  end
+
+  def test_model_name_without_klass
+    store_names ["Product A", "Product B"]
+    results = Searchkick.search("product")
+    assert_equal "Result", results.model_name.human
+  end
 end
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