diff --git a/wikipedia/README.md b/wikipedia/README.md
index a42d1344..08fc3a60 100644
--- a/wikipedia/README.md
+++ b/wikipedia/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ This track accepts the following parameters with Rally 0.8.0+ using `--track-par
 - Index settings:
   - `number_of_replicas` (default: `0`)
   - `number_of_shards` (default: `1`)
-  - `index_mapping_type` (default: `minimal`)
+  - `index_mapping_type`: `minimal` / `semantic` / `full` (default: `minimal`)
 - Initial indexing:
   - `initial_indexing_bulk_clients` (default: `5`)
   - `initial_indexing_bulk_size` (default: `500`)
diff --git a/wikipedia/wikipedia-semantic-mapping.json b/wikipedia/wikipedia-semantic-mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d22bedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wikipedia/wikipedia-semantic-mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "settings": {
+    "index.number_of_replicas": {{ number_of_replicas | default(0) }},
+    "index.number_of_shards": {{ number_of_shards | default(1) }}
+  },
+  "mappings": {
+    "properties": {
+      "title": {
+        "type": "semantic_text"
+      },
+      "content": {
+        "type": "semantic_text"
+      },
+      "namespace": {
+        "ignore_above": 1024,
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
+      "redirect": {
+        "ignore_above": 1024,
+        "type": "keyword"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}