diff --git a/src/Elasticsearch/Endpoints/TermVectors.php b/src/Elasticsearch/Endpoints/TermVectors.php
index 5ac9569e3..199491d1a 100644
--- a/src/Elasticsearch/Endpoints/TermVectors.php
+++ b/src/Elasticsearch/Endpoints/TermVectors.php
@@ -39,27 +39,31 @@ public function setBody($body)
     public function getURI()
     {
         if (isset($this->index) !== true) {
-            throw new Exceptions\RuntimeException(
-                'index is required for TermVectors'
-            );
-        }
-        if (isset($this->type) !== true) {
-            throw new Exceptions\RuntimeException(
-                'type is required for TermVectors'
-            );
-        }
-        if (isset($this->id) !== true) {
-            throw new Exceptions\RuntimeException(
-                'id is required for TermVectors'
-            );
-        }
+           throw new Exceptions\RuntimeException(
+               'index is required for TermVectors'
+           );
+       }
+       if (isset($this->type) !== true) {
+           throw new Exceptions\RuntimeException(
+               'type is required for TermVectors'
+           );
+       }
+       if (isset($this->id) !== true && isset($this->body['doc']) !== true) {
+           throw new Exceptions\RuntimeException(
+               'id or doc is required for TermVectors'
+           );
+       }
+
+       $index = $this->index;
+       $type  = $this->type;
+       $id    = $this->id;
+       $uri   = "/$index/$type/_termvectors";
 
-        $index = $this->index;
-        $type  = $this->type;
-        $id    = $this->id;
-        $uri   = "/$index/$type/$id/_termvectors";
+       if ($id !== null) {
+           $uri = "/$index/$type/$id/_termvectors";
+       }
 
-        return $uri;
+       return $uri;
     }
 
     /**