diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Search/QueryFactory.php b/Classes/Domain/Search/QueryFactory.php
index 978d88a..dcf6ce5 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Search/QueryFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Search/QueryFactory.php
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ class QueryFactory
             return;
         }
 
+        if (trim($searchRequest->getSearchTerm()) === '') {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $boostQueryParts = [];
 
         foreach ($fields as $fieldName => $boostValue) {
@@ -238,6 +242,18 @@ class QueryFactory
             }
         }
 
+        if (isset($config['raw'])) {
+            $filter = array_merge($config['raw'], $filter);
+        }
+
+        if ($config['type'] === 'range') {
+            return [
+                'range' => [
+                    $config['field'] => $filter,
+                ],
+            ];
+        }
+
         return [$config['field'] => $filter];
     }
 
diff --git a/Documentation/source/configuration/searching.rst b/Documentation/source/configuration/searching.rst
index bfed51e..857aa74 100644
--- a/Documentation/source/configuration/searching.rst
+++ b/Documentation/source/configuration/searching.rst
@@ -119,20 +119,48 @@ E.g. you submit a filter in form of:
 
 .. code-block:: html
 
-    <f:form.textfield property="filter.distance.location.lat" value="51.168098" />
-    <f:form.textfield property="filter.distance.location.lon" value="6.381384" />
-    <f:form.textfield property="filter.distance.distance" value="100km" />
+        <f:comment>
+            Due to TYPO3 7.x fluid limitations, we build this input ourself.
+            No longer necessary in 8 and above
+        </f:comment>
+        <select name="tx_searchcore_search[searchRequest][filter][month][from]" class="_control" >
+            <option value="">Month</option>
+            <f:for each="{searchResult.facets.month.options}" as="month">
+                <f:if condition="{month.count}">
+                    <option
+                        value="{month.displayName -> f:format.date(format: 'Y-m')}"
+                        {f:if(condition: '{searchRequest.filter.month.from} == {month.displayName -> f:format.date(format: \'Y-m\')}', then: 'selected="true"')}
+                    >{month.displayName -> f:format.date(format: '%B %Y')}</option>
+                </f:if>
+            </f:for>
+        </select>
+        <select name="tx_searchcore_search[searchRequest][filter][month][to]" class="_control" >
+            <option value="">Month</option>
+            <f:for each="{searchResult.facets.month.options}" as="month">
+                <f:if condition="{month.count}">
+                    <option
+                        value="{month.displayName -> f:format.date(format: 'Y-m')}"
+                        {f:if(condition: '{searchRequest.filter.month.from} == {month.displayName -> f:format.date(format: \'Y-m\')}', then: 'selected="true"')}
+                    >{month.displayName -> f:format.date(format: '%B %Y')}</option>
+                </f:if>
+            </f:for>
+        </select>
 
 This will create a ``distance`` filter with subproperties. To make this filter actually work, you
 can add the following TypoScript, which will be added to the filter::
 
     mapping {
         filter {
-            distance {
-                field = geo_distance
+            month {
+                type = range
+                field = released
+                raw {
+                    format = yyyy-MM
+                }
+
                 fields {
-                    distance = distance
-                    location = location
+                    gte = from
+                    lte = to
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -143,9 +171,12 @@ in elasticsearch. In above example they do match, but you can also use different
 On the left hand side is the elasticsearch field name, on the right side the one submitted as a
 filter.
 
-The ``field``, in above example ``geo_distance``, will be used as the elasticsearch field for
+The ``field``, in above example ``released``, will be used as the elasticsearch field for
 filtering. This way you can use arbitrary filter names and map them to existing elasticsearch fields.
 
+Everything that is configured inside ``raw`` is passed, as is, to search service, e.g.
+elasticsearch.
+
 .. _fields:
 
 fields
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/Domain/Search/QueryFactoryTest.php b/Tests/Unit/Domain/Search/QueryFactoryTest.php
index 881cd8b..dc824c5 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/Domain/Search/QueryFactoryTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Unit/Domain/Search/QueryFactoryTest.php
@@ -86,6 +86,58 @@ class QueryFactoryTest extends AbstractUnitTestCase
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function rangeFilterIsAddedToQuery()
+    {
+        $this->configureConfigurationMockWithDefault();
+        $this->configuration->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getIfExists')
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($configName) {
+                if ($configName === 'searching.mapping.filter.month') {
+                    return [
+                        'type' => 'range',
+                        'field' => 'released',
+                        'raw' => [
+                            'format' => 'yyyy-MM',
+                        ],
+                        'fields' => [
+                            'gte' => 'from',
+                            'lte' => 'to',
+                        ],
+                    ];
+                }
+
+                return [];
+            }));
+
+        $searchRequest = new SearchRequest('SearchWord');
+        $searchRequest->setFilter([
+            'month' => [
+                'from' => '2016-03',
+                'to' => '2017-11',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $query = $this->subject->create($searchRequest);
+        $this->assertSame(
+            [
+                [
+                    'range' => [
+                        'released' => [
+                            'format' => 'yyyy-MM',
+                            'gte' => '2016-03',
+                            'lte' => '2017-11',
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]
+            ],
+            $query->toArray()['query']['bool']['filter'],
+            'Filter was not added to query.'
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      */