diff --git a/invenio_records_rest/config.py b/invenio_records_rest/config.py
index fcb61d4..35a64f6 100644
--- a/invenio_records_rest/config.py
+++ b/invenio_records_rest/config.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def _(x):
         search_class=RecordsSearch,
         indexer_class=RecordIndexer,
         search_index=None,
+        search_query_parser=None,
         record_serializers={
             "application/json": (
                 "invenio_records_rest.serializers" ":json_v1_response"
@@ -80,6 +81,12 @@ def deleted_pid_error_handler(error):
             'message': error.description,
             'removal_reason': record.get('removal_reason')}), 410)
 
+    def query_parser_with_and(qstr=None):
+        if qstr:
+            return dsl.Q("query_string", query=qstr, default_operator="AND")
+        return dsl.Q()
+
+
     RECORDS_REST_ENDPOINTS = {
         'endpoint-prefix': {
             'create_permission_factory_imp': permission_check_factory(),
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ def deleted_pid_error_handler(error):
             'search_class': 'mypackage.utils:mysearchclass',
             'search_factory_imp': search_factory(),
             'search_index': 'search-index-name',
+            'search_query_parser': query_parser_with_and,
             'search_serializers': {
                 'application/json': 'mypackage.utils:my_json_search_serializer'
             },
@@ -193,6 +201,10 @@ def deleted_pid_error_handler(error):
 
 :param search_index: Name of the search index used when searching records.
 
+:param search_query_parser: Name of the function that will be used to parse the
+    query. The default parser does an 'OR' of all the terms that have been
+    specified. This could be used to do, as an example, and 'AND' of the terms.
+
 :param search_serializers: It contains the list of records serializers for all
     supported format. This configuration differ from the previous because in
     this case it handle a list of records resulted by a search query instead of
diff --git a/invenio_records_rest/views.py b/invenio_records_rest/views.py
index d422309..9735788 100644
--- a/invenio_records_rest/views.py
+++ b/invenio_records_rest/views.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def create_url_rules(
     links_factory_imp=None,
     suggesters=None,
     default_endpoint_prefix=None,
+    search_query_parser=None,
 ):
     """Create Werkzeug URL rules.
 
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ def create_url_rules(
     :param search_factory_imp: Factory to parse queries.
     :param links_factory_imp: Factory for record links generation.
     :param suggesters: Suggester fields configuration.
+    :param search_query_parser: Function that implements the query parser
 
     :returns: a list of dictionaries with can each be passed as keywords
         arguments to ``Blueprint.add_url_rule``.
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ def links_factory(pid, record=None, **kwargs):
         ),
         item_links_factory=links_factory,
         record_class=record_class,
+        search_query_parser=search_query_parser,
     )
     item_view = RecordResource.as_view(
         RecordResource.view_name.format(endpoint),
@@ -591,6 +594,7 @@ def __init__(
         item_links_factory=None,
         record_class=None,
         indexer_class=None,
+        search_query_parser=None,
         **kwargs
     ):
         """Constructor."""
@@ -623,6 +627,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.loaders = record_loaders or current_records_rest.loaders
         self.record_class = record_class or Record
         self.indexer_class = indexer_class
+        self.search_query_parser = search_query_parser
 
     @need_record_permission("list_permission_factory")
     @use_paginate_args(
@@ -647,7 +652,7 @@ def get(self, pagination=None, **kwargs):
         search = search[pagination["from_idx"] : pagination["to_idx"]]
         search = search.extra(track_total_hits=True)
 
-        search, qs_kwargs = self.search_factory(search)
+        search, qs_kwargs = self.search_factory(search, self.search_query_parser)
         urlkwargs.update(qs_kwargs)
 
         # Execute search