diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 629e603..c455c94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -647,6 +647,22 @@ Also supports [additional options](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elastic
 City.search "san", boost_by_distance: {field: :location, origin: [37, -122], function: :linear, scale: "30mi", decay: 0.5}
 ```
 
+### Routing
+
+Searchkick supports elasticsearch's routing feature.
+
+```ruby
+class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
+  searchkick routing: :user_id
+end
+```
+
+Reindex and search with:
+
+```ruby
+Contact.search "John", routing: current_user.id
+```
+
 ## Inheritance
 
 Searchkick supports single table inheritance.
diff --git a/lib/searchkick/index.rb b/lib/searchkick/index.rb
index ef8aab5..d659cdd 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/index.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/index.rb
@@ -423,9 +423,15 @@ module Searchkick
           }
         end
 
+        routing = {}
+        if options[:routing]
+          routing = {required: true, path: options[:routing].to_s}
+        end
+
         mappings = {
           _default_: {
             properties: mapping,
+            _routing: routing,
             # https://gist.github.com/kimchy/2898285
             dynamic_templates: [
               {
diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index 0bac47b..6a21ce9 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ module Searchkick
         if options[:type] || klass != searchkick_klass
           @type = [options[:type] || klass].flatten.map { |v| searchkick_index.klass_document_type(v) }
         end
+
+        # routing
+        if options[:routing]
+          @routing = options[:routing]
+        end
       end
 
       @body = payload
@@ -407,6 +412,7 @@ module Searchkick
         body: body
       }
       params.merge!(type: @type) if @type
+      params.merge!(routing: @routing) if @routing
       params
     end
 
diff --git a/test/routing_test.rb b/test/routing_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a9aa65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/routing_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require_relative "test_helper"
+
+class TestRouting < Minitest::Test
+
+  def test_routing_query
+    query = Store.search("Dollar Tree", routing: "Dollar Tree", execute: false)
+    assert_equal query.params[:routing], "Dollar Tree"
+  end
+
+  def test_routing_mappings
+    index_options = Store.searchkick_index.index_options
+    assert_equal index_options[:mappings][:_default_][:_routing], {required: true, path: "name"}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 642fb65..f451aa5 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -212,12 +212,15 @@ class Product
 end
 
 class Store
-  searchkick mappings: {
-    store: {
-      properties: {
-        name: {type: "string", analyzer: "keyword"}
+  searchkick \
+    routing: :name,
+    merge_mappings: true,
+    mappings: {
+      store: {
+        properties: {
+          name: {type: "string", analyzer: "keyword"},
+        }
       }
-    }
   }
 end
 
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