diff --git a/mongoengine/document.py b/mongoengine/document.py
index d9d2774c..1f1f81ae 100644
--- a/mongoengine/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/document.py
@@ -143,13 +143,6 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
         return property(fget, fset)
     pk = pk()
 
-    @property
-    def text_score(self):
-        """
-        Used for text searchs
-        """
-        return self._data.get('text_score')
-
     @classmethod
     def _get_db(cls):
         """Some Model using other db_alias"""
diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
index e9e87cfc..7887ef3f 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import operator
 import pprint
 import re
 import warnings
+import types
 
 from bson import SON
 from bson.code import Code
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ PULL = 4
 
 RE_TYPE = type(re.compile(''))
 
+def get_text_score(doc):
+    return doc._data.get('_text_score')
 
 class BaseQuerySet(object):
 
@@ -158,8 +161,14 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
 
             if queryset._as_pymongo:
                 return queryset._get_as_pymongo(queryset._cursor[key])
-            return queryset._document._from_son(queryset._cursor[key],
+            doc = queryset._document._from_son(queryset._cursor[key],
                                                 _auto_dereference=self._auto_dereference, only_fields=self.only_fields)
+
+            if self._include_text_scores:
+                doc.get_text_score = types.MethodType(get_text_score, doc)
+
+            return doc
+
         raise AttributeError
 
     def __iter__(self):
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         """
         return self.__call__(*q_objs, **query)
 
-    def search_text(self, text, language=None, include_text_scores=False):
+    def search_text(self, text, language=None, include_text_scores=True):
         """
         Start a text search, using text indexes.
         Require: MongoDB server version 2.6+.
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
             If not specified, the search uses the default language of the index.
             For supported languages, see `Text Search Languages <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/text-search-languages/#text-search-languages>`.
 
-        :param include_text_scores: If True, automaticaly add a text_score attribute to Document.
+        :param include_text_scores: If True, automatically add a get_text_score method to Document.
 
         """
         queryset = self.clone()
@@ -1341,6 +1350,10 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
             return self._get_as_pymongo(raw_doc)
         doc = self._document._from_son(raw_doc,
                                        _auto_dereference=self._auto_dereference, only_fields=self.only_fields)
+
+        if self._include_text_scores:
+            doc.get_text_score = types.MethodType(get_text_score, doc)
+
         if self._scalar:
             return self._get_scalar(doc)
 
@@ -1380,7 +1393,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
             if 'fields' not in cursor_args:
                 cursor_args['fields'] = {}
 
-            cursor_args['fields']['text_score'] = {'$meta': "textScore"}
+            cursor_args['fields']['_text_score'] = {'$meta': "textScore"}
 
         return cursor_args
 
@@ -1597,7 +1610,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
             if key == '$text_score':
                 # automatically set to include text scores
                 self._include_text_scores = True
-                key_list.append(('text_score', {'$meta': "textScore"}))
+                key_list.append(('_text_score', {'$meta': "textScore"}))
                 continue
 
             direction = pymongo.ASCENDING
diff --git a/tests/queryset/queryset.py b/tests/queryset/queryset.py
index 703728fe..a743a933 100644
--- a/tests/queryset/queryset.py
+++ b/tests/queryset/queryset.py
@@ -2783,13 +2783,12 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue('dilma' in new.content)
         self.assertTrue('planejamento' in new.title)
 
-        query = News.objects.search_text(
-            "candidata", include_text_scores=True)
+        query = News.objects.search_text("candidata")
 
         self.assertTrue(query._include_text_scores)
         new = query.first()
 
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(new.text_score, float))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(new.get_text_score(), float))
 
         # count
         query = News.objects.search_text('brasil').order_by('$text_score')
@@ -2799,9 +2798,9 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(query._query, {'$text': {'$search': 'brasil'}})
         cursor_args = query._cursor_args
         self.assertEqual(
-            cursor_args['fields'], {'text_score': {'$meta': 'textScore'}})
+            cursor_args['fields'], {'_text_score': {'$meta': 'textScore'}})
 
-        text_scores = [i.text_score for i in query]
+        text_scores = [i.get_text_score() for i in query]
         self.assertEqual(len(text_scores), 3)
 
         self.assertTrue(text_scores[0] > text_scores[1])
@@ -2811,7 +2810,7 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # get item
         item = News.objects.search_text(
             'brasil').order_by('$text_score').first()
-        self.assertEqual(item.text_score, max_text_score)
+        self.assertEqual(item.get_text_score(), max_text_score)
 
     @skip_older_mongodb
     def test_distinct_handles_references_to_alias(self):