diff --git a/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_backend.py b/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_backend.py
index 024ffd8..fa9cf9c 100644
--- a/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_backend.py
+++ b/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_backend.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from haystack import indexes, sites, backends
 from haystack.backends.xapian_backend import SearchBackend, SearchQuery, _marshal_value
 from haystack.exceptions import HaystackError
+from haystack.models import SearchResult
 from haystack.query import SearchQuerySet, SQ
 from haystack.sites import SearchSite
 
 from core.models import MockTag, MockModel, AnotherMockModel, AFourthMockModel
+from core.tests.mocks import MockSearchResult
 
 
 class XapianMockModel(models.Model):
@@ -188,6 +190,9 @@ class XapianSearchBackendTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual([result.pk for result in self.backend.search(xapian.Query(''))['results']], [1, 2, 3])
         self.assertEqual(self.backend.search(xapian.Query('indexed'))['hits'], 3)
         self.assertEqual([result.pk for result in self.backend.search(xapian.Query(''))['results']], [1, 2, 3])
+        
+        # Ensure that swapping the ``result_class`` works.
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(self.backend.search(xapian.Query('indexed'), result_class=MockSearchResult)['results'][0], MockSearchResult))
 
     def test_search_field_with_punctuation(self):
         self.backend.update(self.index, self.sample_objs)
@@ -301,6 +306,9 @@ class XapianSearchBackendTestCase(TestCase):
         results = self.backend.more_like_this(self.sample_objs[0], limit_to_registered_models=True)
         self.assertEqual(results['hits'], 2)
         self.assertEqual([result.pk for result in results['results']], [3, 2])
+        
+        # Ensure that swapping the ``result_class`` works.
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(self.backend.more_like_this(self.sample_objs[0], result_class=MockSearchResult)['results'][0], MockSearchResult))
     
     def test_order_by(self):
         self.backend.update(self.index, self.sample_objs)
@@ -484,6 +492,38 @@ class LiveXapianSearchQueryTestCase(TestCase):
         settings.DEBUG = old_debug
 
 
+class LiveXapianSearchQuerySetTestCase(TestCase):
+    """
+    SearchQuerySet specific tests
+    """
+    fixtures = ['initial_data.json']
+    
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(LiveXapianSearchQuerySetTestCase, self).setUp()
+        
+        site = SearchSite()
+        backend = SearchBackend(site=site)
+        index = LiveXapianMockSearchIndex(MockModel, backend=backend)
+        site.register(MockModel, LiveXapianMockSearchIndex)
+        backend.update(index, MockModel.objects.all())
+        
+        self.sq = SearchQuery(backend=backend)
+        self.sqs = SearchQuerySet(query=self.sq)
+    
+    def test_result_class(self):
+        # Assert that we're defaulting to ``SearchResult``.
+        sqs = self.sqs.all()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(sqs[0], SearchResult))
+        
+        # Custom class.
+        sqs = self.sqs.result_class(MockSearchResult).all()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(sqs[0], MockSearchResult))
+        
+        # Reset to default.
+        sqs = self.sqs.result_class(None).all()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(sqs[0], SearchResult))
+
+
 class XapianBoostBackendTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(XapianBoostBackendTestCase, self).setUp()
diff --git a/xapian_backend.py b/xapian_backend.py
index 8fb3c88..44af56b 100755
--- a/xapian_backend.py
+++ b/xapian_backend.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class SearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
     def search(self, query, sort_by=None, start_offset=0, end_offset=None,
                fields='', highlight=False, facets=None, date_facets=None,
                query_facets=None, narrow_queries=None, spelling_query=None,
-               limit_to_registered_models=True, **kwargs):
+               limit_to_registered_models=True, result_class=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Executes the Xapian::query as defined in `query`.
         
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ class SearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
         
         database = self._database()
         
+        if result_class is None:
+            result_class = SearchResult
+        
         if getattr(settings, 'HAYSTACK_INCLUDE_SPELLING', False) is True:
             spelling_suggestion = self._do_spelling_suggestion(database, query, spelling_query)
         else:
@@ -424,7 +427,7 @@ class SearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
                     )
                 }
             results.append(
-                SearchResult(app_label, module_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
+                result_class(app_label, module_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
             )
         
         if facets:
@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ class SearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
     
     def more_like_this(self, model_instance, additional_query=None,
                        start_offset=0, end_offset=None,
-                       limit_to_registered_models=True, **kwargs):
+                       limit_to_registered_models=True, result_class=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Given a model instance, returns a result set of similar documents.
         
@@ -475,6 +478,9 @@ class SearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
         """
         database = self._database()
         
+        if result_class is None:
+            result_class = SearchResult
+        
         query = xapian.Query(DOCUMENT_ID_TERM_PREFIX + get_identifier(model_instance))
         
         enquire = xapian.Enquire(database)
@@ -521,7 +527,7 @@ class SearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
         for match in matches:
             app_label, module_name, pk, model_data = pickle.loads(self._get_document_data(database, match.document))
             results.append(
-                SearchResult(app_label, module_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
+                result_class(app_label, module_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
             )
 
         return {