diff --git a/gcloud/search/client.py b/gcloud/search/client.py
index 138d62385e25..757533fc1f21 100644
--- a/gcloud/search/client.py
+++ b/gcloud/search/client.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def index(self, name):
         """Construct an index bound to this client.
 
         :type name: string
-        :param name: Name of the zone.
+        :param name: Name of the index.
 
         :rtype: :class:`gcloud.search.index.Index`
         :returns: a new ``Index`` instance
diff --git a/gcloud/search/index.py b/gcloud/search/index.py
index 5f418fa2b188..0dc979a740c1 100644
--- a/gcloud/search/index.py
+++ b/gcloud/search/index.py
@@ -197,3 +197,18 @@ def list_documents(self, max_results=None, page_token=None,
         zones = [Document.from_api_repr(resource, self)
                  for resource in resp['documents']]
         return zones, resp.get('nextPageToken')
+
+    def document(self, name, rank=None):
+        """Construct a document bound to this index.
+
+        :type name: string
+        :param name: Name of the document.
+
+        :type rank: integer
+        :param rank: Rank of the document (defaults to a server-assigned
+                     value based on timestamp).
+
+        :rtype: :class:`gcloud.search.document.Document`
+        :returns: a new ``Document`` instance
+        """
+        return Document(name, index=self, rank=rank)
diff --git a/gcloud/search/test_index.py b/gcloud/search/test_index.py
index 54d31ac17646..4627bc524e11 100644
--- a/gcloud/search/test_index.py
+++ b/gcloud/search/test_index.py
@@ -200,6 +200,33 @@ def test_list_documents_explicit(self):
                           'pageToken': TOKEN,
                           'view': 'FULL'})
 
+    def test_document_defaults(self):
+        from gcloud.search.document import Document
+        DOCUMENT_ID = 'document-id'
+        client = _Client(self.PROJECT)
+        index = self._makeOne(self.INDEX_ID, client)
+
+        document = index.document(DOCUMENT_ID)
+
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(document, Document))
+        self.assertEqual(document.name, DOCUMENT_ID)
+        self.assertEqual(document.rank, None)
+        self.assertTrue(document.index is index)
+
+    def test_document_explicit(self):
+        from gcloud.search.document import Document
+        DOCUMENT_ID = 'document-id'
+        RANK = 1234
+        client = _Client(self.PROJECT)
+        index = self._makeOne(self.INDEX_ID, client)
+
+        document = index.document(DOCUMENT_ID, rank=RANK)
+
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(document, Document))
+        self.assertEqual(document.name, DOCUMENT_ID)
+        self.assertEqual(document.rank, RANK)
+        self.assertTrue(document.index is index)
+
 
 class _Client(object):