diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a05728..075f53d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -759,6 +759,12 @@ Date histogram
 Product.search "pear", aggs: {products_per_year: {date_histogram: {field: :created_at, interval: :year}}}
 ```
 
+For other aggregation types, use `body_options`:
+
+```ruby
+Product.search "orange", body_options: {aggs: {price: {histogram: {field: :price, interval: 10}}}
+```
+
 #### Moving From Facets
 
 1. Replace `facets` with `aggs` in searches. **Note:** Stats facets are not supported at this time.
diff --git a/test/aggs_test.rb b/test/aggs_test.rb
index 9269dcb..8068ff0 100644
--- a/test/aggs_test.rb
+++ b/test/aggs_test.rb
@@ -178,6 +178,26 @@ class AggsTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal 66, products.aggs["sum_price"]["value"]
   end
 
+  def test_body_options
+    products =
+      Product.search("*",
+        body_options: {
+          aggs: {
+            price: {
+              histogram: {field: :price, interval: 10}
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      )
+
+    expected = [
+      {"key" => 0.0, "doc_count" => 1},
+      {"key" => 10.0, "doc_count" => 1},
+      {"key" => 20.0, "doc_count" => 2}
+    ]
+    assert_equal products.aggs["price"]["buckets"], expected
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def buckets_as_hash(agg)
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