diff --git a/apachesolr_views_query.inc b/apachesolr_views_query.inc
index 53c25f5..870b18b 100644
--- a/apachesolr_views_query.inc
+++ b/apachesolr_views_query.inc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class apachesolr_views_query extends views_plugin_query {
  protected $params;
  protected $query_params;
  public $orderby = array();
  {+public $shards = array();+}

  /**
   * Store results of apachesolr search.
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ class apachesolr_views_query extends views_plugin_query {
      $params['defType'] = $this->params['defType'];
    }

    {+// Add shards.+}
{+    if (!empty($this->shards)) {+}
{+      $params['shards'] = implode(',', $this->shards);+}
{+    }+}

    $this->query_params = $params;

    // Export parameters for preview.
@@ -188,6 +194,10 @@ class apachesolr_views_query extends views_plugin_query {
    return $alias;
  }

  {+public function add_shard($url) {+}
{+    $this->shards[] = $url;+}
{+  }+}

  public function get_params() {
    return $this->params;
  }