diff --git a/src/main/java/de/otto/flummi/request/SearchRequestBuilder.java b/src/main/java/de/otto/flummi/request/SearchRequestBuilder.java
index 4abc141..e58a9b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/otto/flummi/request/SearchRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/otto/flummi/request/SearchRequestBuilder.java
@@ -206,7 +206,13 @@ public static SearchResponse.Builder parseResponse(JsonObject jsonObject, String
         SearchResponse.Builder searchResponse = SearchResponse.builder();
         searchResponse.setTookInMillis(jsonObject.get("took").getAsLong());
         JsonObject hits = jsonObject.get("hits").getAsJsonObject();
-        long totalHits = hits.get("total").getAsLong();
+        JsonElement total = hits.get("total");
+        long totalHits = 0;
+        if (total.isJsonPrimitive()) {
+            totalHits = total.getAsLong();
+        } else if (total.isJsonObject() && "eq".equals(total.getAsJsonObject().get("relation").getAsString())) {
+            totalHits = total.getAsJsonObject().get("value").getAsLong();
+        }
         JsonElement max_score = hits.get("max_score");
         Float maxScore = max_score.isJsonPrimitive() ? max_score.getAsFloat() : null;
         JsonElement scroll_id = jsonObject.get("_scroll_id");
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/otto/flummi/SearchRequestBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/de/otto/flummi/SearchRequestBuilderTest.java
index 2e5cc35..e17b055 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/otto/flummi/SearchRequestBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/otto/flummi/SearchRequestBuilderTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ public class SearchRequestBuilderTest {
             PRODUCT_JSON +
             "}" +
             "]}}";
+    public static final String SEARCH_RESPONSE_WITH_ONE_HIT_VERSION_7 = "{\"took\":1," +
+            "\"timed_out\":false," +
+            "\"_shards\":{\"total\":5,\"successful\":5,\"failed\":0}," +
+            "\"hits\":{\"total\":{\"value\":1,\"relation\":\"eq\"},\"max_score\":1.0,\"hits\":[" +
+            "{\"_index\":\"product_1460618266743\",\"_type\":\"product\",\"_id\":\"P0\",\"_score\":1.0,\"_source\":" +
+            PRODUCT_JSON +
+            "}" +
+            "]}}";
     public static final String SEARCH_RESPONSE_WITH_AGGREGATION = "{\"took\":85," +
             "\"timed_out\":false," +
             "\"_shards\":{\"total\":1,\"successful\":1,\"failed\":0}," +
@@ -136,6 +144,34 @@ public void shouldParseSearchResponseWithFullDocuments() throws Exception {
         assertThat(firstHit.getSource(), is(new Gson().fromJson(PRODUCT_JSON, JsonObject.class)));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldParseSearchResponseWithFullDocumentsForEsVersion7() throws Exception {
+        // given
+        BoundRequestBuilder boundRequestBuilderMock = mock(BoundRequestBuilder.class);
+        when(httpClient.preparePost("/some-index/_search")).thenReturn(boundRequestBuilderMock);
+        when(boundRequestBuilderMock.setBody(any(String.class))).thenReturn(boundRequestBuilderMock);
+        when(boundRequestBuilderMock.setCharset(Charset.forName("UTF-8"))).thenReturn(boundRequestBuilderMock);
+        when(boundRequestBuilderMock.addHeader(anyString(),anyString())).thenReturn(boundRequestBuilderMock);
+        when(boundRequestBuilderMock.execute()).thenReturn(new CompletedFuture<>(new MockResponse(200, "ok", SEARCH_RESPONSE_WITH_ONE_HIT_VERSION_7)));
+
+        // when
+        SearchResponse response = searchRequestBuilder.setQuery(createSampleQuery()).execute();
+
+        //then
+        verify(boundRequestBuilderMock).setBody("{\"query\":{\"term\":{\"someField\":\"someValue\"}}}");
+        verify(httpClient).preparePost("/some-index/_search");
+
+        assertThat(response.getTookInMillis(), is(1L));
+        assertThat(response.getHits().getMaxScore(), is(1F));
+        assertThat(response.getAggregations().size(), is(0));
+        assertThat(response.getHits().getTotalHits(), is(1L));
+        SearchHit firstHit = response.getHits().iterator().next();
+        assertThat(firstHit.getFields().entrySet().size(), is(0));
+        assertThat(firstHit.getId(), is("P0"));
+        assertThat(firstHit.getScore(), is(1F));
+        assertThat(firstHit.getSource(), is(new Gson().fromJson(PRODUCT_JSON, JsonObject.class)));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldParseSearchResponseWithAggregations() throws Exception {
         // given
@@ -390,4 +426,4 @@ public void shouldAddQueryToException() throws Exception {
     private JsonObject createSampleQuery() {
         return QueryBuilders.termQuery("someField", "someValue").build();
     }
-}
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+}