diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch_backend.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch_backend.py
index 7cccf6ba4..df928a08d 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch_backend.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch_backend.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import unittest
 import datetime
 import json
 
+import mock
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.db.models import Q
 
@@ -334,6 +336,191 @@ class TestElasticSearchQuery(TestCase):
         self.assertDictEqual(query.to_es(), expected_result)
 
 
+class TestElasticSearchResults(TestCase):
+    def assertDictEqual(self, a, b):
+        default = self.JSONSerializer().default
+        self.assertEqual(json.dumps(a, sort_keys=True, default=default), json.dumps(b, sort_keys=True, default=default))
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Import using a try-catch block to prevent crashes if the elasticsearch-py
+        # module is not installed
+        try:
+            from wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends.elasticsearch import ElasticSearch
+            from wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends.elasticsearch import ElasticSearchResults
+            from elasticsearch.serializer import JSONSerializer
+        except ImportError:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("elasticsearch-py not installed")
+
+        self.ElasticSearch = ElasticSearch
+        self.ElasticSearchResults = ElasticSearchResults
+        self.JSONSerializer = JSONSerializer
+
+        self.objects = []
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            self.objects.append(models.SearchTest.objects.create(title=str(i)))
+
+    def get_results(self):
+        backend = self.ElasticSearch({})
+        query = mock.MagicMock()
+        query.queryset = models.SearchTest.objects.all()
+        query.to_es.return_value = 'QUERY'
+        return self.ElasticSearchResults(backend, query)
+
+    def construct_search_response(self, results):
+        return {
+            '_shards': {'failed': 0, 'successful': 5, 'total': 5},
+            'hits': {
+                'hits': [
+                     {
+                         '_id': 'searchtests_searchtest:' + str(result),
+                         '_index': 'wagtail',
+                         '_score': 1,
+                         '_type': 'searchtests_searchtest',
+                         'fields': {
+                             'pk': [str(result)],
+                         }
+                     }
+                     for result in results
+                ],
+                'max_score': 1,
+                'total': len(results)
+            },
+            'timed_out': False,
+            'took': 2
+        }
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_basic_search(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([])
+        results = self.get_results()
+
+        list(results) # Performs search
+
+        search.assert_any_call(
+            from_=0,
+            body={'query': 'QUERY'},
+            _source=False,
+            fields='pk',
+            index='wagtail'
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_get_single_item(self, search):
+        # Need to return something to prevent index error
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id])
+        results = self.get_results()
+
+        results[10] # Performs search
+
+        search.assert_any_call(
+            from_=10,
+            body={'query': 'QUERY'},
+            _source=False,
+            fields='pk',
+            index='wagtail',
+            size=1
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_slice_results(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([])
+        results = self.get_results()[1:4]
+
+        list(results) # Performs search
+
+        search.assert_any_call(
+            from_=1,
+            body={'query': 'QUERY'},
+            _source=False,
+            fields='pk',
+            index='wagtail',
+            size=3
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_slice_results_multiple_times(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([])
+        results = self.get_results()[10:][:10]
+
+        list(results) # Performs search
+
+        search.assert_any_call(
+            from_=10,
+            body={'query': 'QUERY'},
+            _source=False,
+            fields='pk',
+            index='wagtail',
+            size=10
+        )
+
+    @unittest.expectedFailure # 1271
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_slice_results_and_get_item(self, search):
+        # Need to return something to prevent index error
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id])
+        results = self.get_results()[10:]
+
+        results[10] # Performs search
+
+        search.assert_any_call(
+            from_=20,
+            body={'query': 'QUERY'},
+            _source=False,
+            fields='pk',
+            index='wagtail',
+            size=1
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_result_returned(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id])
+        results = self.get_results()
+
+        self.assertEqual(results[0], self.objects[0])
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_len_1(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id])
+        results = self.get_results()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_len_2(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id, self.objects[1].id])
+        results = self.get_results()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_duplicate_results(self, search): # Duplicates will not be removed
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id, self.objects[0].id])
+        results = list(self.get_results()) # Must cast to list so we only create one query
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0], self.objects[0])
+        self.assertEqual(results[1], self.objects[0])
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_result_order(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[0].id, self.objects[1].id, self.objects[2].id])
+        results = list(self.get_results()) # Must cast to list so we only create one query
+
+        self.assertEqual(results[0], self.objects[0])
+        self.assertEqual(results[1], self.objects[1])
+        self.assertEqual(results[2], self.objects[2])
+
+    @mock.patch('elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.search')
+    def test_result_order_2(self, search):
+        search.return_value = self.construct_search_response([self.objects[2].id, self.objects[1].id, self.objects[0].id])
+        results = list(self.get_results()) # Must cast to list so we only create one query
+
+        self.assertEqual(results[0], self.objects[2])
+        self.assertEqual(results[1], self.objects[1])
+        self.assertEqual(results[2], self.objects[0])
+
+
 class TestElasticSearchMapping(TestCase):
     def assertDictEqual(self, a, b):
         default = self.JSONSerializer().default