diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7120442..be1ed8a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    cdris_api_client (3.4.0dev0.09)
+    cdris_api_client (3.5.0dev0.01)
       activesupport (~> 3.0)
       api-auth (= 1.4.1)
       mime-types (< 2.99)
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yard (= 0.8.7)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.12.5
+   1.13.1
diff --git a/lib/cdris/gateway/patient_document.rb b/lib/cdris/gateway/patient_document.rb
index e0f8599..36fc65b 100644
--- a/lib/cdris/gateway/patient_document.rb
+++ b/lib/cdris/gateway/patient_document.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,23 @@ def search(options = {})
                                 .to_hash
         end
 
+        # Searches for documents
+        #
+        # @param [String] search_term specify what to search for
+        # @param [Hash] options specify query values
+        # @return [Hash] the patient's document metadata
+        # @raise [Cdris::Gateway::Exceptions::BadRequestError] when CDRIS returns a 400 status
+        # @raise [Cdris::Gateway::Exceptions::InvalidTenantOperation] when CDRIS returns a 403 status
+        # @raise [Cdris::Gateway::Exceptions::PatientDocumentNotFoundError] when CDRIS returns a 404 status
+        def literal_search(search_term, options = {})
+          path = "#{api}/patient_document/search"
+          request(path, options.merge(literal: search_term))
+              .if_400_raise(Cdris::Gateway::Exceptions::BadRequestError)
+              .if_403_raise(Cdris::Gateway::Exceptions::InvalidTenantOperation)
+              .if_404_raise(Cdris::Gateway::Exceptions::PatientDocumentNotFoundError)
+              .to_hash
+        end
+
         # Gets a patient document cluster
         #
         # @param [Hash] params specify what patient to get, must specify either `:id` or `:root` and `extension`
diff --git a/lib/cdris/gateway/version.rb b/lib/cdris/gateway/version.rb
index 830c5fe..db1bf68 100644
--- a/lib/cdris/gateway/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cdris/gateway/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Cdris
   module Gateway
-    VERSION = '3.4.0dev0.09'.freeze
+    VERSION = '3.5.0dev0.01'.freeze
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/cdris/gateway/patient_document_spec.rb b/spec/cdris/gateway/patient_document_spec.rb
index ab9938a..9c5c2fe 100644
--- a/spec/cdris/gateway/patient_document_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cdris/gateway/patient_document_spec.rb
@@ -684,6 +684,20 @@
 
   end
 
+  describe 'self.literal_search' do
+
+    FakeWeb.register_uri(
+      :get,
+      'http://testhost:4242/api/v1/patient_document/search?literal=FizzBuzz&user%5Bextension%5D=spameggs&user%5Broot%5D=foobar',
+      body: DataSamples.patient_document_search.to_s)
+
+    it 'requests and returns the expected patient document literal search' do
+      expect(described_class.literal_search('FizzBuzz', { user: { root: 'foobar', extension: 'spameggs' } }
+          )).to eq(DataSamples.patient_document_search.to_hash)
+    end
+
+  end
+
   describe 'self.cluster' do
 
     FakeWeb.register_uri(