diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bfbcca..61ca248 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ gem 'gemoji-parser'
 And use:
 
 ```ruby
-Product.search("🍨🍰").emoji(true)
+Product.search("🍨🍰").emoji
 ```
 
 ## Indexing
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ end
 Reindex and search with:
 
 ```ruby
-products = Product.search("peantu butta").suggest(true)
+products = Product.search("peantu butta").suggest
 products.suggestions # ["peanut butter"]
 ```
 
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ end
 Highlight the search query in the results.
 
 ```ruby
-bands = Band.search("cinema").highlight(true)
+bands = Band.search("cinema").highlight
 ```
 
 View the highlighted fields with:
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ Animal.search("*").type(Dog, Cat)  # just cats and dogs
 1. The `suggest` option retrieves suggestions from the parent at the moment.
 
     ```ruby
-    Dog.search("airbudd").suggest(true) # suggestions for all animals
+    Dog.search("airbudd").suggest # suggestions for all animals
     ```
 2. This relies on a `type` field that is automatically added to the indexed document. Be wary of defining your own `type` field in `search_data`, as it will take precedence.
 
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ Animal.search("*").type(Dog, Cat)  # just cats and dogs
 To help with debugging queries, you can use:
 
 ```ruby
-Product.search("soap").debug(true)
+Product.search("soap").debug
 ```
 
 This prints useful info to `stdout`.
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ This prints useful info to `stdout`.
 See how Elasticsearch scores your queries with:
 
 ```ruby
-Product.search("soap").explain(true).response
+Product.search("soap").explain.response
 ```
 
 See how Elasticsearch tokenizes your queries with:
diff --git a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
index dd11693..b08cbf5 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ module Searchkick
       self
     end
 
-    def highlight(value)
+    def highlight(value = true)
       spawn.highlight!(value)
     end
 
-    def highlight!(value)
+    def highlight!(value = true)
       options[:highlight] = value
       self
     end
@@ -316,20 +316,20 @@ module Searchkick
       self
     end
 
-    def debug(value)
+    def debug(value = true)
       spawn.debug!(value)
     end
 
-    def debug!(value)
+    def debug!(value = true)
       options[:debug] = value
       self
     end
 
-    def explain(value)
+    def explain(value = true)
       spawn.explain!(value)
     end
 
-    def explain!(value)
+    def explain!(value = true)
       options[:explain] = value
       self
     end
@@ -352,15 +352,24 @@ module Searchkick
       self
     end
 
-    def suggest(value)
+    def suggest(value = true)
       spawn.suggest!(value)
     end
 
-    def suggest!(value)
+    def suggest!(value = true)
       options[:suggest] = value
       self
     end
 
+    def emoji(value = true)
+      spawn.emoji!(value)
+    end
+
+    def emoji!(value = true)
+      options[:emoji] = value
+      self
+    end
+
     def smart_aggs(value)
       spawn.smart_aggs!(value)
     end
diff --git a/test/match_test.rb b/test/match_test.rb
index 6d7fb6c..e2a8d01 100644
--- a/test/match_test.rb
+++ b/test/match_test.rb
@@ -296,12 +296,14 @@ class MatchTest < Minitest::Test
     skip unless defined?(EmojiParser)
     store_names ["Banana"]
     assert_search "🍌", ["Banana"], emoji: true
+    assert_search_relation ["Banana"], Product.search("🍌").emoji
   end
 
   def test_emoji_multiple
     skip unless defined?(EmojiParser)
     store_names ["Ice Cream Cake"]
     assert_search "🍨🍰", ["Ice Cream Cake"], emoji: true
+    assert_search_relation ["Ice Cream Cake"], Product.search("🍨🍰").emoji
   end
 
   # TODO find better place
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