diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/string_or_struct.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/literal_or_struct.rs
similarity index 75%
rename from quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/string_or_struct.rs
rename to quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/literal_or_struct.rs
index c2be03c8367..c290ef3a6c0 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/string_or_struct.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/literal_or_struct.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use serde::de::{MapAccess, Visitor};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, de};
 
-/// The point of `StringOrStructForSerialization` is to support
+/// The point of `LiteralOrStructForSerialization` is to support
 /// the two following formats for various queries.
 ///
 /// `{"field": {"query": "my query", "default_operator": "OR"}}`
@@ -26,37 +26,37 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, de};
 /// and the shorter.
 /// `{"field": "my query"}`
 ///
-/// If a integer is passed, we cast it to string. Floats are not supported.
+/// If a number or bool is passed, we cast it to string
 ///
 /// We don't use untagged enum to support this, in order to keep good errors.
 ///
 /// The code below is adapted from solution described here: <https://serde.rs/string-or-struct.html>
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
-pub(crate) struct StringOrStructForSerialization<T>
+pub(crate) struct LiteralOrStructForSerialization<T>
 where
     T: From<String>,
     for<'de2> T: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "string_or_struct")]
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "literal_or_struct")]
     pub inner: T,
 }
 
-struct StringOrStructVisitor<T> {
+struct LiteralOrStructVisitor<T> {
     phantom_data: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-fn string_or_struct<'de, D, T>(deserializer: D) -> Result<T, D::Error>
+fn literal_or_struct<'de, D, T>(deserializer: D) -> Result<T, D::Error>
 where
     D: Deserializer<'de>,
     T: From<String> + Deserialize<'de>,
 {
-    deserializer.deserialize_any(StringOrStructVisitor {
+    deserializer.deserialize_any(LiteralOrStructVisitor {
         phantom_data: Default::default(),
     })
 }
 
-impl<'de, T> Visitor<'de> for StringOrStructVisitor<T>
+impl<'de, T> Visitor<'de> for LiteralOrStructVisitor<T>
 where
     T: From<String>,
     T: Deserialize<'de>,
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ where
         formatter.write_str(&format!("string or map to deserialize {type_str}."))
     }
 
+    fn visit_bool<E>(self, v: bool) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where E: de::Error {
+        self.visit_str(&v.to_string())
+    }
+
     fn visit_i64<E>(self, v: i64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
     where E: de::Error {
         self.visit_str(&v.to_string())
@@ -78,6 +83,11 @@ where
         self.visit_str(&v.to_string())
     }
 
+    fn visit_f64<E>(self, v: f64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where E: de::Error {
+        self.visit_str(&v.to_string())
+    }
+
     fn visit_str<E>(self, query: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
     where E: serde::de::Error {
         Ok(T::from(query.to_string()))
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_bool_prefix.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_bool_prefix.rs
index 752f4f2c0a2..dbb2491903b 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_bool_prefix.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_bool_prefix.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-use super::{ElasticQueryDslInner, StringOrStructForSerialization};
+use super::{ElasticQueryDslInner, LiteralOrStructForSerialization};
 use crate::OneFieldMap;
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::match_query::MatchQueryParams;
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{ConvertibleToQueryAst, default_max_expansions};
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::query_ast::{FullTextParams, FullTextQuery, QueryAst};
 /// `MatchBoolPrefixQuery` as defined in
 /// <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-match-bool-prefix-query.html>
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
-#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>")]
+#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>")]
 pub(crate) struct MatchBoolPrefixQuery {
     pub(crate) field: String,
     pub(crate) params: MatchQueryParams,
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ impl From<MatchBoolPrefixQuery> for ElasticQueryDslInner {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>> for MatchBoolPrefixQuery {
+impl From<OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>> for MatchBoolPrefixQuery {
     fn from(
-        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>,
+        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let OneFieldMap { field, value } = match_query_params;
         MatchBoolPrefixQuery {
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_phrase_query.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_phrase_query.rs
index 1f49929782f..e178a053ea1 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_phrase_query.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_phrase_query.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{
-    ConvertibleToQueryAst, ElasticQueryDslInner, StringOrStructForSerialization,
+    ConvertibleToQueryAst, ElasticQueryDslInner, LiteralOrStructForSerialization,
 };
 use crate::query_ast::{FullTextMode, FullTextParams, FullTextQuery, QueryAst};
 use crate::{MatchAllOrNone, OneFieldMap};
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::{MatchAllOrNone, OneFieldMap};
 /// `MatchPhraseQuery` as defined in
 /// <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-match-query-phrase.html>
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
-#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchPhraseQueryParams>>")]
+#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchPhraseQueryParams>>")]
 pub(crate) struct MatchPhraseQuery {
     pub(crate) field: String,
     pub(crate) params: MatchPhraseQueryParams,
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ impl From<MatchPhraseQuery> for ElasticQueryDslInner {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchPhraseQueryParams>>>
+impl From<OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchPhraseQueryParams>>>
     for MatchPhraseQuery
 {
     fn from(
-        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchPhraseQueryParams>>,
+        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchPhraseQueryParams>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let OneFieldMap { field, value } = match_query_params;
         MatchPhraseQuery {
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_query.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_query.rs
index 9f0f56a3184..5286c9736e0 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_query.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/match_query.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use super::LeniencyBool;
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{
-    ConvertibleToQueryAst, ElasticQueryDslInner, StringOrStructForSerialization,
+    ConvertibleToQueryAst, ElasticQueryDslInner, LiteralOrStructForSerialization,
 };
 use crate::query_ast::{FullTextParams, FullTextQuery, QueryAst};
 use crate::{BooleanOperand, MatchAllOrNone, OneFieldMap};
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use crate::{BooleanOperand, MatchAllOrNone, OneFieldMap};
 /// `MatchQuery` as defined in
 /// <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-match-query.html>
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
-#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>")]
+#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>")]
 pub struct MatchQuery {
     pub(crate) field: String,
     pub(crate) params: MatchQueryParams,
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ impl From<MatchQuery> for ElasticQueryDslInner {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>> for MatchQuery {
+impl From<OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>> for MatchQuery {
     fn from(
-        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>,
+        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<MatchQueryParams>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let OneFieldMap { field, value } = match_query_params;
         MatchQuery {
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/mod.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/mod.rs
index 871032951e2..e4af368534d 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/mod.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 mod bool_query;
 mod exists_query;
+mod literal_or_struct;
 mod match_bool_prefix;
 mod match_phrase_query;
 mod match_query;
@@ -26,18 +27,17 @@ mod prefix_query;
 mod query_string_query;
 mod range_query;
 mod regex_query;
-mod string_or_struct;
 mod term_query;
 mod terms_query;
 mod wildcard_query;
 
 use bool_query::BoolQuery;
+pub(crate) use literal_or_struct::LiteralOrStructForSerialization;
 pub use one_field_map::OneFieldMap;
 use phrase_prefix_query::MatchPhrasePrefixQuery;
 use prefix_query::PrefixQuery;
 pub(crate) use query_string_query::QueryStringQuery;
 use range_query::RangeQuery;
-pub(crate) use string_or_struct::StringOrStructForSerialization;
 use term_query::TermQuery;
 
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::exists_query::ExistsQuery;
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/prefix_query.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/prefix_query.rs
index f19fad61037..0542c9de954 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/prefix_query.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/prefix_query.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::one_field_map::OneFieldMap;
-use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{ConvertibleToQueryAst, StringOrStructForSerialization};
+use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{ConvertibleToQueryAst, LiteralOrStructForSerialization};
 use crate::query_ast::{QueryAst, WildcardQuery as AstWildcardQuery};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
-#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<PrefixQueryParams>>")]
+#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<PrefixQueryParams>>")]
 pub(crate) struct PrefixQuery {
     pub(crate) field: String,
     pub(crate) params: PrefixQueryParams,
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ impl ConvertibleToQueryAst for PrefixQuery {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<PrefixQueryParams>>> for PrefixQuery {
+impl From<OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<PrefixQueryParams>>> for PrefixQuery {
     fn from(
-        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<PrefixQueryParams>>,
+        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<PrefixQueryParams>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let OneFieldMap { field, value } = match_query_params;
         PrefixQuery {
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/term_query.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/term_query.rs
index 5fd320a2580..d8b34a5ebbc 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/term_query.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/term_query.rs
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 
-use super::StringOrStructForSerialization;
+use super::LiteralOrStructForSerialization;
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::one_field_map::OneFieldMap;
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{ConvertibleToQueryAst, ElasticQueryDslInner};
 use crate::not_nan_f32::NotNaNf32;
 use crate::query_ast::{self, QueryAst};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
-#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<TermQueryParams>>")]
+#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<TermQueryParams>>")]
 pub struct TermQuery {
     pub field: String,
     pub value: TermQueryParams,
 }
 
-impl From<OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<TermQueryParams>>> for TermQuery {
-    fn from(one_field_map: OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<TermQueryParams>>) -> Self {
+impl From<OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<TermQueryParams>>> for TermQuery {
+    fn from(one_field_map: OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<TermQueryParams>>) -> Self {
         TermQuery {
             field: one_field_map.field,
             value: one_field_map.value.inner,
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ enum TermValue {
     I64(i64),
     U64(u64),
     Str(String),
+    Bool(bool),
+    F64(f64),
 }
 
 fn deserialize_term_value<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<String, D::Error>
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ where D: Deserializer<'de> {
         TermValue::I64(i64) => Ok(i64.to_string()),
         TermValue::U64(u64) => Ok(u64.to_string()),
         TermValue::Str(str) => Ok(str),
+        TermValue::Bool(b) => Ok(b.to_string()),
+        TermValue::F64(f) => Ok(f.to_string()),
     }
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_term_query_simple() {
+    fn test_term_query_string() {
         let term_query_json = r#"{ "product_id": { "value": "61809" } }"#;
         let term_query: TermQuery = serde_json::from_str(term_query_json).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_term_query_deserialization_in_short_format() {
+    fn test_term_query_string_short_form() {
         let term_query: TermQuery = serde_json::from_str(
             r#"{
             "product_id": "61809"
@@ -145,4 +149,38 @@ mod tests {
             &term_query_from_field_value("product_id", "61809")
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_term_query_bool() {
+        let term_query_json = r#"{ "is_product_pretty": { "value": true } }"#;
+        let term_query: TermQuery = serde_json::from_str(term_query_json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            &term_query,
+            &term_query_from_field_value("is_product_pretty", "true")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_term_query_bool_short_form() {
+        let term_query_json = r#"{ "is_product_pretty": true }"#;
+        let term_query: TermQuery = serde_json::from_str(term_query_json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            &term_query,
+            &term_query_from_field_value("is_product_pretty", "true")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_term_query_float() {
+        let term_query_json = r#"{ "price": { "value": 1.1 } }"#;
+        let term_query: TermQuery = serde_json::from_str(term_query_json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&term_query, &term_query_from_field_value("price", "1.1"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_term_query_float_short_form() {
+        let term_query_json = r#"{ "price": 1.1 }"#;
+        let term_query: TermQuery = serde_json::from_str(term_query_json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&term_query, &term_query_from_field_value("price", "1.1"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/wildcard_query.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/wildcard_query.rs
index 3b975e896e9..5fef8c667a8 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/wildcard_query.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-query/src/elastic_query_dsl/wildcard_query.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::NotNaNf32;
 use crate::elastic_query_dsl::one_field_map::OneFieldMap;
-use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{ConvertibleToQueryAst, StringOrStructForSerialization};
+use crate::elastic_query_dsl::{ConvertibleToQueryAst, LiteralOrStructForSerialization};
 use crate::query_ast::{QueryAst, WildcardQuery as AstWildcardQuery};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
-#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<WildcardQueryParams>>")]
+#[serde(from = "OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<WildcardQueryParams>>")]
 pub(crate) struct WildcardQuery {
     pub(crate) field: String,
     pub(crate) params: WildcardQueryParams,
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ impl ConvertibleToQueryAst for WildcardQuery {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<WildcardQueryParams>>> for WildcardQuery {
+impl From<OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<WildcardQueryParams>>> for WildcardQuery {
     fn from(
-        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<StringOrStructForSerialization<WildcardQueryParams>>,
+        match_query_params: OneFieldMap<LiteralOrStructForSerialization<WildcardQueryParams>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let OneFieldMap { field, value } = match_query_params;
         WildcardQuery {
diff --git a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0006-term_query.yaml b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0006-term_query.yaml
index 3fe75d61973..9a691dbb75e 100644
--- a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0006-term_query.yaml
+++ b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/0006-term_query.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ expected:
       relation: "eq"
 # Also testing numbers, and numbers as string in the JSON query
 ---
-engines: ["elasticsearch"]
 params:
   size: 0
 json:
@@ -170,3 +169,57 @@ expected:
     total:
       value: 1
       relation: "eq"
+---
+params:
+  size: 0
+json:
+  track_total_hits: true
+  query:
+    term:
+      payload.commits.distinct: "true"
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 60
+      relation: "eq"
+---
+params:
+  size: 0
+json:
+  track_total_hits: true
+  query:
+    term:
+      payload.commits.distinct: true
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 60
+      relation: "eq"
+---
+endpoint: "simple_es_compat/_search"
+params:
+  size: 0
+json:
+  track_total_hits: true
+  query:
+    term:
+      float_field: "1.1"
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 1
+      relation: "eq"
+---
+endpoint: "simple_es_compat/_search"
+params:
+  size: 0
+json:
+  track_total_hits: true
+  query:
+    term:
+      float_field: 1.1
+expected:
+  hits:
+    total:
+      value: 1
+      relation: "eq"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.elasticsearch.yaml b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.elasticsearch.yaml
index 22d847c8679..553b94d7c81 100644
--- a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@ params:
 headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
 ndjson:
   - {"index":{"_index":"simple_es_compat"}}
-  - {"keyword_text": "red"}
+  - {"keyword_text": "red", "float_field": 1.1}
   - {"index":{"_index":"simple_es_compat"}}
-  - {"keyword_text": "gold$"}
+  - {"keyword_text": "gold$", "float_field": 2.2}
diff --git a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.quickwit.yaml b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.quickwit.yaml
index f84d3587fed..0e1f76b3b28 100644
--- a/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.quickwit.yaml
+++ b/quickwit/rest-api-tests/scenarii/es_compatibility/_setup.quickwit.yaml
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ endpoint: simple_es_compat/ingest
 params:
   commit: force
 ndjson:
-  - {"keyword_text": "red"}
-  - {"keyword_text": "gold$"}
+  - {"keyword_text": "red", "float_field": 1.1}
+  - {"keyword_text": "gold$", "float_field": 2.2}