diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/query_ast/bool_query.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/query_ast/bool_query.rs
index e8f3dc9819a..b63a80493bf 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/query_ast/bool_query.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/query_ast/bool_query.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ use crate::InvalidQuery;
 /// - named queries
 ///
 /// Edge cases of BooleanQuery are not obvious,
-/// and different beahvior could be justified.
+/// and different behavior could be justified.
 ///
-/// Here we aligne ourselves with Elasticsearch.
+/// Here we align ourselves with Elasticsearch.
 /// A boolean query is to be interpreted like a filtering predicate
 /// over the set of documents.
 ///
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/model/search_query_params.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/model/search_query_params.rs
index 7165343266e..8dbada5d23e 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/model/search_query_params.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/model/search_query_params.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ pub struct SearchQueryParams {
     #[serde(serialize_with = "to_simple_list")]
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "from_simple_list")]
     #[serde(default)]
+    /// Additional filters to be applied to the query.
+    /// Useful for permissions and other use cases.
+    /// This is not part of the official Elasticsearch API.
+    pub extra_filters: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(serialize_with = "to_simple_list")]
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "from_simple_list")]
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub filter_path: Option<Vec<String>>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub force_synthetic_source: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs
index b2930fe3052..60e9acae877 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use quickwit_proto::search::{
 };
 use quickwit_proto::types::IndexUid;
 use quickwit_proto::ServiceErrorCode;
-use quickwit_query::query_ast::{QueryAst, UserInputQuery};
+use quickwit_query::query_ast::{BoolQuery, QueryAst, UserInputQuery};
 use quickwit_query::BooleanOperand;
 use quickwit_search::{list_all_splits, resolve_index_patterns, SearchError, SearchService};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn build_request_for_es_api(
     let default_operator = search_params.default_operator.unwrap_or(BooleanOperand::Or);
     // The query string, if present, takes priority over what can be in the request
     // body.
-    let query_ast = if let Some(q) = &search_params.q {
+    let mut query_ast = if let Some(q) = &search_params.q {
         let user_text_query = UserInputQuery {
             user_text: q.to_string(),
             default_fields: None,
@@ -224,6 +224,28 @@ fn build_request_for_es_api(
     } else {
         QueryAst::MatchAll
     };
+
+    if let Some(extra_filters) = &search_params.extra_filters {
+        let queries: Vec<QueryAst> = extra_filters
+            .iter()
+            .map(|query| {
+                let user_text_query = UserInputQuery {
+                    user_text: query.to_string(),
+                    default_fields: None,
+                    default_operator,
+                };
+                QueryAst::UserInput(user_text_query)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        query_ast = QueryAst::Bool(BoolQuery {
+            must: vec![query_ast],
+            must_not: vec![],
+            should: vec![],
+            filter: queries,
+        });
+    }
+
     let aggregation_request: Option<String> = if search_body.aggs.is_empty() {
         None
     } else {
diff --git a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0023-extra_filters.yaml b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0023-extra_filters.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..721469658ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0023-extra_filters.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Extra filters are additional filters that are applied to the query. Useful for permissions and other use cases. 
+json:
+  query:
+      match_all: {}
+params:
+  extra_filters: "type:PushEvent"
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 60
+--- # 2 extra filters
+json:
+  query:
+      match_all: {}
+params:
+  extra_filters: "type:PushEvent,actor.login:jadonk"
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 2
+--- # Test mixing
+json:
+  query:
+    query_string:
+      query: "type:PushEvent"
+params:
+  extra_filters: "actor.login:jadonk"
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 2
+--- # Test mixing
+json:
+  query:
+    query_string:
+      query: "type:PushEvent"
+params:
+  extra_filters: "type:PushEvent,actor.login:jadonk"
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 2
+
+
+