diff --git a/lib/search-query-parser.js b/lib/search-query-parser.js
index d5bd2f1..a81aca1 100644
--- a/lib/search-query-parser.js
+++ b/lib/search-query-parser.js
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ exports.parse = function (string, options) {
   else {
     // Our object to store the query object
     var query = {text: []};
-    // Get a list of search term. Reverse to ensure proper order when pop()'ing.
-    var terms = string.split(' ').reverse();
+    // Get a list of search terms respecting single and double quotes
+    var terms = string.match(/(\S+:(".+?"|'.+?'))|(\S+:\S+)|\S+/g);
+    // Rip out the quotes
+    for (var i = 0; i < terms.length; i++) {
+        terms[i] = terms[i].replace(/['"]+/g, '');
+    };
+    // Reverse to ensure proper order when pop()'ing.
+    terms.reverse();
     // For each search term
     while (term = terms.pop()) {
       // Advanced search terms syntax has key and value