diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index 637646e03..75673e98e 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -555,8 +555,14 @@ def build_query(query, filters, should, must_not, custom_filters, multiply_filte
         bool[:must_not] = must_not if must_not.any?  # exclude
         bool[:should] = should if should.any?        # conversions
 
-        # nested query and does not contain match all
-        if nested && !bool.dig(:must, :match_all)
+        # nested query
+        if nested
+          # If query is nested ensure dis_max queries
+          # is available. This allows processing of JSON
+          # field as nested without adding to mappings
+          unless bool.dig(:must, :dis_max, :queries)
+            bool[:must] = { dis_max: { queries: [] } }
+          end
           bool.dig(:must, :dis_max, :queries) << nested_query(nested, filters)
         end
 
@@ -857,6 +863,11 @@ def set_order(payload)
     def where_filters(where)
       filters = []
       (where || {}).each do |field, value|
+
+        # Ensure nested JSON field keys are symbols
+        # and not strings for processing below
+        value.try(:deep_symbolize_keys!)
+
         field = :_id if field.to_s == "id"
 
         if field == :or
@@ -869,8 +880,11 @@ def where_filters(where)
           filters << {bool: {must_not: where_filters(value)}}
         elsif field == :_and
           filters << {bool: {must: value.map { |or_statement| {bool: {filter: where_filters(or_statement)}} }}}
-        elsif field == :nested
+        elsif field.to_sym == :nested
           Array.wrap(value).each { |v| filters << nested_filters(v) }
+        elsif value.try(:keys).try(:include?, :nested)
+          # Handle nested field containing JSON data
+          Array.wrap(value).each { |v| filters << nested_filters(value[:nested]) }
         else
           # expand ranges
           if value.is_a?(Range)
diff --git a/lib/searchkick/version.rb b/lib/searchkick/version.rb
index 58a62d9cc..5dfa04002 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/version.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Searchkick
-  VERSION = "3.1.1"
+  VERSION = "3.1.1-everfi.1"
 end
diff --git a/test/sql_test.rb b/test/sql_test.rb
index 7b782a050..2f0aaf59a 100644
--- a/test/sql_test.rb
+++ b/test/sql_test.rb
@@ -409,6 +409,53 @@ def test_where_nested
 
   end
 
+  def test_json_field
+    store [
+      {name: 'Amazon', nested_json: {foo: 'bar', nested_field: {name: 'test1'}}},
+      {name: 'Costco', nested_json: {foo: 'boo', nested_field: {name: 'test2'}}},
+      {name: 'Walmart', nested_json: {foo: 'boo', nested_field: {name: 'test3'}}}
+    ], Store
+
+    # Flattened dot notation
+    result = Store.search "*", { where: {
+                                   'nested_json.nested_field.name': 'test1'
+                                 }
+                               }
+
+    assert_equal result.results.first.name, 'Amazon'
+
+    # Directly access nested JSON field
+    result = Store.search "*", { where: {
+                                   name: 'Amazon',
+                                   nested: {
+                                     path: 'nested_field',
+                                     where: {
+                                       name: 'test1'
+                                     }
+                                   }
+                                 }
+                               }
+
+    assert_equal result.results.first.name, 'Amazon'
+
+    # Access JSON from field then nested mapping
+    result = Store.search "*", { where: {
+                                   name: 'Amazon',
+                                   nested_json: {
+                                     foo: 'bar',
+                                     nested: {
+                                       path: 'nested_field',
+                                       where: {
+                                         name: 'test1'
+                                       }
+                                     }
+                                   }
+                                 }
+                               }
+
+    assert_equal result.results.first.name, 'Amazon'
+  end
+
   def test_nested_json
     store [
       {name: 'Jim', reviews: [Review.create(name: 'Review A')]},
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 071002e22..9f9b2f9c5 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ class Tenant < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   ActiveRecord::Migration.create_table :stores do |t|
     t.string :name
+    t.json :nested_json
   end
 
   ActiveRecord::Migration.create_table :employees do |t|
@@ -542,7 +543,12 @@ class Store
     mappings: {
       store: {
         properties: {
-          name: {type: "keyword"},
+          nested_field: {
+            type: 'nested',
+            properties: {
+              name: {type: 'text'}
+            }
+          },
           employees: {
             type: 'nested',
             properties: {
@@ -595,6 +601,7 @@ def search_data
         }
       }
     }
+    data[:nested_field] = nested_json&.dig('nested_field')
     serializable_hash.except("id", "_id").merge(
       data
     )