diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 83f24ce..4e175e3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ The standard jquery.autocomplete.js file is around 2.7KB when minified via Closu
         * `onSearchStart`: `function (query) {}` called before ajax request. `this` is bound to input element.
         * `onSearchComplete`: `function (query) {}` called after ajax response is processed. `this` is bound to input element.
         * `tabDisabled`: Default `false`. Set to true to leave the cursor in the input field after the user tabs to select a suggestion.
-
+        * `paramName`: Default `query`. The name of the request parameter that contains the query.
+        * `transformResult`: `function(response) {}` called after the result of the query is ready. Converts the result into response.suggestions format.
 ##Usage
 
 Html:
@@ -103,6 +104,21 @@ supply just a string array for suggestions:
         suggestions: ["United Arab Emirates", "United Kingdom", "United States"]
     }
 
+## Non standard query/results
+
+If your ajax service expects the query in a different format, and returns data in a different format then the standard response,
+you can supply the "paramName" and "transformResult" options:
+
+    $('#autocomplete').autocomplere({
+        paramName: 'searchString',
+        transformResult: function(response) {
+            return $.map(response.myData, function(dataItem) {
+                return {value: dataItem.valueField, data: dataItem.dataField};
+            });
+	}
+    })
+        
+
 Important: query value must match original value in the input 
 field, otherwise suggestions will not be displayed.
 
diff --git a/src/jquery.autocomplete.js b/src/jquery.autocomplete.js
index b5c14e6..99e2957 100644
--- a/src/jquery.autocomplete.js
+++ b/src/jquery.autocomplete.js
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
                 tabDisabled: false,
                 lookupFilter: function (suggestion, originalQuery, queryLowerCase) {
                     return suggestion.value.toLowerCase().indexOf(queryLowerCase) !== -1;
+                },
+                paramName: 'query',
+                transformResult: function(response) {
+                    return response.suggestions;
                 }
             };
 
@@ -379,7 +383,7 @@
                 that.suggest();
             } else if (!that.isBadQuery(q)) {
                 options.onSearchStart.call(that.element, q);
-                options.params.query = q;
+                options.params[options.paramName] = q;
                 $.ajax({
                     url: options.serviceUrl,
                     data: options.params,
@@ -454,18 +458,18 @@
             var that = this,
                 response = $.parseJSON(text);
 
-            response.suggestions = that.verifySuggestionsFormat(response.suggestions);
+            response.suggestions = that.verifySuggestionsFormat(that.options.transformResult(response));
 
             // Cache results if cache is not disabled:
             if (!that.options.noCache) {
-                that.cachedResponse[response.query] = response;
+                that.cachedResponse[response[that.options.paramName]] = response;
                 if (response.suggestions.length === 0) {
-                    that.badQueries.push(response.query);
+                    that.badQueries.push(response[that.options.paramName]);
                 }
             }
 
             // Display suggestions only if returned query matches current value:
-            if (response.query === that.getQuery(that.currentValue)) {
+            if (response[that.options.paramName] === that.getQuery(that.currentValue)) {
                 that.suggestions = response.suggestions;
                 that.suggest();
             }