diff --git a/_query-dsl/query-dsl/term.md b/_query-dsl/query-dsl/term.md
index 38a43f9709..b31cb5ba62 100644
--- a/_query-dsl/query-dsl/term.md
+++ b/_query-dsl/query-dsl/term.md
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ Feature | Behavior
 :--- | :---
 `*` | Specifies all valid values.
 `?` | Specifies a single valid value.
+`case_insensitive` | If `true`, the wildcard query is case insensitive. If `false`, the wildcard query is case sensitive. Optional. Default is `true` (case insensitive).
 
 To search for terms that start with `H` and end with `Y`:
 
@@ -420,6 +421,22 @@ GET shakespeare/_search
   }
 }
 ```
+
+Use the following request for a case-sensitive term search:
+```json
+GET shakespeare/_search
+{
+  "query": {
+    "wildcard": {
+      "speaker": {
+        "value": "H*Y",
+	"case_insensitive": false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 {% include copy-curl.html %}
 
 If we change `*` to `?`, we get no matches, because `?` refers to a single character.