diff --git a/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQuery.cs b/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQuery.cs
index b608712760f..a65170d717b 100644
--- a/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQuery.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQuery.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
@@ -26,14 +27,14 @@ public class TermsQuery : FieldNameQueryBase, ITermsQuery
 		internal override void WrapInContainer(IQueryContainer c) => c.Terms = this;
 		internal static bool IsConditionless(ITermsQuery q)
 		{
-			return q.Field.IsConditionless() 
+			return q.Field.IsConditionless()
 				|| (
-				(q.Terms == null 
-					|| !q.Terms.HasAny() 
-					|| q.Terms.All(t=>t == null 
+				(q.Terms == null
+					|| !q.Terms.HasAny()
+					|| q.Terms.All(t=>t == null
 					|| ((t as string)?.IsNullOrEmpty()).GetValueOrDefault(false))
 				)
-				&& 
+				&&
 				(q.TermsLookup == null
 					|| q.TermsLookup.Id == null
 					|| q.TermsLookup.Path.IsConditionless()
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ internal static bool IsConditionless(ITermsQuery q)
 	}
 
 	/// <summary>
-	/// A query that match on any (configurable) of the provided terms. 
+	/// A query that match on any (configurable) of the provided terms.
 	/// This is a simpler syntax query for using a bool query with several term queries in the should clauses.
 	/// </summary>
 	/// <typeparam name="T">The type that represents the expected hit type</typeparam>
-	public class TermsQueryDescriptor<T> 
+	public class TermsQueryDescriptor<T>
 		: FieldNameQueryDescriptorBase<TermsQueryDescriptor<T>, ITermsQuery, T>
 		, ITermsQuery where T : class
 	{
@@ -67,7 +68,13 @@ public TermsQueryDescriptor<T> TermsLookup<TOther>(Func<FieldLookupDescriptor<TO
 
 		public TermsQueryDescriptor<T> Terms<TValue>(IEnumerable<TValue> terms) => Assign(a => a.Terms = terms?.Cast<object>());
 
-		public TermsQueryDescriptor<T> Terms<TValue>(params TValue[] terms) => Assign(a => a.Terms = terms?.Cast<object>());
+		public TermsQueryDescriptor<T> Terms<TValue>(params TValue[] terms) => Assign(a => {
+			if(terms?.Length == 1 && typeof(IEnumerable).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(TValue)) && typeof(TValue) != typeof(string))
+			{
+				a.Terms = (terms.First() as IEnumerable)?.Cast<object>();
+			}
+			else a.Terms = terms?.Cast<object>();
+		});
 
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryJsonConverter.cs b/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryJsonConverter.cs
index 1c2ff54e267..0b7c495c8b9 100644
--- a/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryJsonConverter.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object exist
 					case "minimum_should_match":
 						reader.Read();
 						var min = serializer.Deserialize<MinimumShouldMatch>(reader);
-						f.MinimumShouldMatch = min;	
+						f.MinimumShouldMatch = min;
 						break;
 					case "boost":
 						reader.Read();
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ private void ReadTerms(ITermsQuery termsQuery, JsonReader reader, JsonSerializer
 			}
 			else if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
 			{
-				var values = JArray.Load(reader).Values<string>();
+				var values = JArray.Load(reader).Values<object>();
 				termsQuery.Terms = values;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/Tests/QueryDsl/QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase.cs b/src/Tests/QueryDsl/QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec08ce2e540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/QueryDsl/QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Elasticsearch.Net;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Nest;
+using Tests.Framework;
+using Tests.Framework.Integration;
+using Tests.Framework.MockData;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Tests.QueryDsl
+{
+	[Collection(IntegrationContext.ReadOnly)]
+	public abstract class QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase : ApiIntegrationTestBase<ISearchResponse<Project>, ISearchRequest, SearchDescriptor<Project>, SearchRequest<Project>>
+	{
+		protected QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase(IIntegrationCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base(cluster, usage) { }
+		protected override LazyResponses ClientUsage() => Calls(
+			fluent: (client, f) => client.Search<Project>(f),
+			fluentAsync: (client, f) => client.SearchAsync<Project>(f),
+			request: (client, r) => client.Search<Project>(r),
+			requestAsync: (client, r) => client.SearchAsync<Project>(r)
+		);
+
+		protected override HttpMethod HttpMethod => HttpMethod.POST;
+		protected override string UrlPath => "/project/project/_search";
+		protected override int ExpectStatusCode => 200;
+		protected override bool ExpectIsValid => true;
+
+		protected abstract object QueryJson { get; }
+
+		protected abstract QueryContainer QueryInitializer { get; }
+		protected abstract QueryContainer QueryFluent(QueryContainerDescriptor<Project> q);
+
+		protected override object ExpectJson => new { query = this.QueryJson };
+
+		protected override Func<SearchDescriptor<Project>, ISearchRequest> Fluent => s => s
+			.Query(this.QueryFluent);
+
+		protected override SearchRequest<Project> Initializer =>
+			new SearchRequest<Project>
+			{
+				Query = this.QueryInitializer
+			};
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsListQueryUsageTests.cs b/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsListQueryUsageTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f69b7edf224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsListQueryUsageTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Nest;
+using Tests.Framework;
+using Tests.Framework.Integration;
+using Tests.Framework.MockData;
+
+namespace Tests.QueryDsl.TermLevel.Terms
+{
+	public class TermsListQueryUsageTests : QueryDslUsageTestsBase
+	{
+		public TermsListQueryUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base(cluster, usage) {}
+
+		protected override object QueryJson => new
+		{
+			terms = new
+			{
+				_name = "named_query",
+				boost = 1.1,
+				description = new[] { "term1", "term2" },
+				disable_coord = true,
+				minimum_should_match = 2
+			}
+		};
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryInitializer => new TermsQuery
+		{
+			Name = "named_query",
+			Boost = 1.1,
+			Field = "description",
+			Terms = new List<string> { "term1", "term2" },
+			DisableCoord = true,
+			MinimumShouldMatch = 2
+		};
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryFluent(QueryContainerDescriptor<Project> q) => q
+			.Terms(c => c
+				.Name("named_query")
+				.Boost(1.1)
+				.Field(p => p.Description)
+				.DisableCoord()
+				.MinimumShouldMatch(MinimumShouldMatch.Fixed(2))
+				.Terms(new List<string> { "term1", "term2" })
+			);
+	}
+
+	public class TermsListOfListIntegrationTests : QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase
+	{
+		public TermsListOfListIntegrationTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base(cluster, usage) { }
+
+		private List<List<string>> _terms = new List<List<string>> { new List<string> { "term1", "term2" } };
+
+		protected override object QueryJson => new
+		{
+			terms = new
+			{
+				_name = "named_query",
+				boost = 1.1,
+				description = new[] { new [] { "term1", "term2" } },
+				disable_coord = true,
+			}
+		};
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryInitializer => new TermsQuery
+		{
+			Name = "named_query",
+			Boost = 1.1,
+			Field = "description",
+			Terms = _terms,
+			DisableCoord = true,
+		};
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryFluent(QueryContainerDescriptor<Project> q) => q
+			.Terms(c => c
+				.Name("named_query")
+				.Boost(1.1)
+				.Field(p => p.Description)
+				.DisableCoord()
+				.Terms(_terms)
+			);
+
+	}
+
+	public class TermsListOfListStringAgainstNumericFieldIntegrationTests : QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase
+	{
+		public TermsListOfListStringAgainstNumericFieldIntegrationTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base(cluster, usage) { }
+
+		private List<List<string>> _terms = new List<List<string>> { new List<string> { "term1", "term2" } };
+
+
+		protected override int ExpectStatusCode => 400;
+		protected override bool ExpectIsValid => false;
+
+		protected override object QueryJson => new
+		{
+			terms = new
+			{
+				_name = "named_query",
+				boost = 1.1,
+				numberOfCommits = new[] { new [] { "term1", "term2" } },
+				disable_coord = true,
+			}
+		};
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryInitializer => new TermsQuery
+		{
+			Name = "named_query",
+			Boost = 1.1,
+			Field = "numberOfCommits",
+			Terms = _terms,
+			DisableCoord = true,
+		};
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryFluent(QueryContainerDescriptor<Project> q) => q
+			.Terms(c => c
+				.Name("named_query")
+				.Boost(1.1)
+				.Field(p => p.NumberOfCommits)
+				.DisableCoord()
+				.Terms(_terms)
+			);
+
+		[I] public Task AsserResponse() => AssertOnAllResponses(r =>
+		{
+			r.ServerError.Should().NotBeNull();
+			r.ServerError.Status.Should().Be(400);
+			r.ServerError.Error.Should().NotBeNull();
+			var rootCauses = r.ServerError.Error.RootCause;
+			rootCauses.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+			var rootCause = rootCauses.First();
+			rootCause.Type.Should().Be("number_format_exception");
+		});
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryUsageTests.cs b/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryUsageTests.cs
index 0443c63f879..1984fba674b 100644
--- a/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryUsageTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/QueryDsl/TermLevel/Terms/TermsQueryUsageTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Nest;
 using Tests.Framework.Integration;
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ namespace Tests.QueryDsl.TermLevel.Terms
 {
 	public class TermsQueryUsageTests : QueryDslUsageTestsBase
 	{
+		protected virtual string[] ExpectedTerms => new [] { "term1", "term2" };
+
 		public TermsQueryUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base(cluster, usage) {}
 
 		protected override object QueryJson => new
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ public TermsQueryUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base
 			{
 				_name = "named_query",
 				boost = 1.1,
-				description = new[] { "term1", "term2" },
+				description = ExpectedTerms,
 				disable_coord = true,
 				minimum_should_match = 2
 			}
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ public TermsQueryUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base
 			Name = "named_query",
 			Boost = 1.1,
 			Field = "description",
-			Terms = new [] { "term1", "term2" },
+			Terms = ExpectedTerms,
 			DisableCoord = true,
 			MinimumShouldMatch = 2
 		};
@@ -49,4 +52,23 @@ protected override QueryContainer QueryFluent(QueryContainerDescriptor<Project>
 			q => q.Terms = new [] { "" }
 		};
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	public class SingleTermTermsQueryUsageTests : TermsQueryUsageTests
+	{
+		protected override string[] ExpectedTerms => new [] { "term1"  };
+
+		public SingleTermTermsQueryUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster cluster, EndpointUsage usage) : base(cluster, usage) { }
+
+		protected override QueryContainer QueryFluent(QueryContainerDescriptor<Project> q) => q
+			.Terms(c => c
+				.Name("named_query")
+				.Boost(1.1)
+				.Field(p => p.Description)
+				.DisableCoord()
+				.MinimumShouldMatch(MinimumShouldMatch.Fixed(2))
+				.Terms("term1")
+			);
+	}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.csproj b/src/Tests/Tests.csproj
index 87ed005a0ec..73db5892d1a 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Tests/Tests.csproj
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Cat\CatRepositories\CatRepositoriesUrlTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cat\CatSnapshots\CatSnapshotsApiTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cat\CatSnapshots\CatSnapshotsUrlTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="QueryDsl\QueryDslIntegrationTestsBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="QueryDsl\TermLevel\Terms\TermsListQueryUsageTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Search\Request\ProfileUsageTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Indices\StatusManagement\ForceMerge\ForceMergeApiTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Indices\StatusManagement\ForceMerge\ForceMergeUrlTests.cs" />