diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 823f3c9e..1e4cbadf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+ - Added support for FreeTextExtension. [#227](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/pull/227)
+
 ### Changed
 - Support escaped backslashes in CQL2 `LIKE` queries, and reject invalid (or incomplete) escape sequences. [#286](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/pull/286)
 
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/core.py b/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/core.py
index df20c103..56afcbc8 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/core.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/core.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Core client."""
+
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime as datetime_type
 from datetime import timezone
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ async def get_search(
         token: Optional[str] = None,
         fields: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         sortby: Optional[str] = None,
+        q: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         intersects: Optional[str] = None,
         filter: Optional[str] = None,
         filter_lang: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -473,6 +475,7 @@ async def get_search(
             token (Optional[str]): Access token to use when searching the catalog.
             fields (Optional[List[str]]): Fields to include or exclude from the results.
             sortby (Optional[str]): Sorting options for the results.
+            q (Optional[List[str]]): Free text query to filter the results.
             intersects (Optional[str]): GeoJSON geometry to search in.
             kwargs: Additional parameters to be passed to the API.
 
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ async def get_search(
             "limit": limit,
             "token": token,
             "query": orjson.loads(query) if query else query,
+            "q": q,
         }
 
         if datetime:
@@ -599,6 +603,15 @@ async def post_search(
                     status_code=400, detail=f"Error with cql2_json filter: {e}"
                 )
 
+        if hasattr(search_request, "q"):
+            free_text_queries = getattr(search_request, "q", None)
+            try:
+                search = self.database.apply_free_text_filter(search, free_text_queries)
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400, detail=f"Error with free text query: {e}"
+                )
+
         sort = None
         if search_request.sortby:
             sort = self.database.populate_sort(search_request.sortby)
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py
index 5c1a83f4..6b26c2ac 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from stac_fastapi.extensions.core import (
     AggregationExtension,
     FilterExtension,
+    FreeTextExtension,
     SortExtension,
     TokenPaginationExtension,
     TransactionExtension,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
     SortExtension(),
     TokenPaginationExtension(),
     filter_extension,
+    FreeTextExtension(),
 ]
 
 extensions = [aggregation_extension] + search_extensions
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/database_logic.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/database_logic.py
index 348b8784..7aa887b5 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/database_logic.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/database_logic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Database logic."""
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
@@ -509,6 +510,17 @@ def apply_stacql_filter(search: Search, op: str, field: str, value: float):
 
         return search
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def apply_free_text_filter(search: Search, free_text_queries: Optional[List[str]]):
+        """Database logic to perform query for search endpoint."""
+        if free_text_queries is not None:
+            free_text_query_string = '" OR properties.\\*:"'.join(free_text_queries)
+            search = search.query(
+                "query_string", query=f'properties.\\*:"{free_text_query_string}"'
+            )
+
+        return search
+
     @staticmethod
     def apply_cql2_filter(search: Search, _filter: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]):
         """
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py
index 186a85ab..2a764518 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from stac_fastapi.extensions.core import (
     AggregationExtension,
     FilterExtension,
+    FreeTextExtension,
     SortExtension,
     TokenPaginationExtension,
     TransactionExtension,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
     SortExtension(),
     TokenPaginationExtension(),
     filter_extension,
+    FreeTextExtension(),
 ]
 
 extensions = [aggregation_extension] + search_extensions
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/database_logic.py b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/database_logic.py
index 1a0e7c85..014ea57b 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/database_logic.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/database_logic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Database logic."""
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
@@ -426,6 +427,17 @@ def apply_collections_filter(search: Search, collection_ids: List[str]):
         """Database logic to search a list of STAC collection ids."""
         return search.filter("terms", collection=collection_ids)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def apply_free_text_filter(search: Search, free_text_queries: Optional[List[str]]):
+        """Database logic to perform query for search endpoint."""
+        if free_text_queries is not None:
+            free_text_query_string = '" OR properties.\\*:"'.join(free_text_queries)
+            search = search.query(
+                "query_string", query=f'properties.\\*:"{free_text_query_string}"'
+            )
+
+        return search
+
     @staticmethod
     def apply_datetime_filter(search: Search, datetime_search):
         """Apply a filter to search based on datetime field.
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/tests/conftest.py b/stac_fastapi/tests/conftest.py
index dde9375e..ca2d8436 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/tests/conftest.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     AggregationExtension,
     FieldsExtension,
     FilterExtension,
+    FreeTextExtension,
     SortExtension,
     TokenPaginationExtension,
     TransactionExtension,
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ async def app():
         QueryExtension(),
         TokenPaginationExtension(),
         FilterExtension(),
+        FreeTextExtension(),
     ]
 
     extensions = [aggregation_extension] + search_extensions
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ async def app_basic_auth():
         QueryExtension(),
         TokenPaginationExtension(),
         FilterExtension(),
+        FreeTextExtension(),
     ]
 
     extensions = [aggregation_extension] + search_extensions
@@ -380,6 +383,7 @@ async def route_dependencies_app():
         QueryExtension(),
         TokenPaginationExtension(),
         FilterExtension(),
+        FreeTextExtension(),
     ]
 
     post_request_model = create_post_request_model(extensions)
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/tests/resources/test_item.py b/stac_fastapi/tests/resources/test_item.py
index ce8a90fc..904adbbf 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/tests/resources/test_item.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/tests/resources/test_item.py
@@ -533,6 +533,48 @@ async def test_item_search_properties_field(app_client):
     assert len(resp_json["features"]) == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_item_search_free_text_extension(app_client, txn_client, ctx):
+    """Test POST search indexed field with q parameter (free-text)"""
+    first_item = ctx.item
+
+    second_item = dict(first_item)
+    second_item["id"] = "second-item"
+    second_item["properties"]["ft_field1"] = "hello"
+
+    await create_item(txn_client, second_item)
+
+    params = {"q": ["hello"]}
+    resp = await app_client.post("/search", json=params)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    resp_json = resp.json()
+    assert len(resp_json["features"]) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_item_search_free_text_extension_or_query(app_client, txn_client, ctx):
+    """Test POST search indexed field with q parameter with multiple terms (free-text)"""
+    first_item = ctx.item
+
+    second_item = dict(first_item)
+    second_item["id"] = "second-item"
+    second_item["properties"]["ft_field1"] = "hello"
+    second_item["properties"]["ft_field2"] = "world"
+
+    await create_item(txn_client, second_item)
+
+    third_item = dict(first_item)
+    third_item["id"] = "third-item"
+    third_item["properties"]["ft_field1"] = "world"
+    await create_item(txn_client, third_item)
+
+    params = {"q": ["hello", "world"]}
+    resp = await app_client.post("/search", json=params)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    resp_json = resp.json()
+    assert len(resp_json["features"]) == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_item_search_get_query_extension(app_client, ctx):
     """Test GET search with JSONB query (query extension)"""