diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/__tests__/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js b/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/__tests__/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js
index cf4563458ecef..7444d38384638 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/__tests__/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/__tests__/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js
@@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ describe('createMappingsFromPatternFields', function () {
     let mappings = createMappingsFromPatternFields(testFields);
 
     _.forEach(mappings, function (mapping) {
-      if (mapping.type !== 'string') {
+      if (mapping.type !== 'text') {
         expect(_.isEqual(mapping, {
           type: mapping.type,
-          index: 'not_analyzed',
+          index: true,
           doc_values: true
         })).to.be.ok();
       }
     });
   });
 
-  it('should give strings a multi-field mapping', function () {
+  it('should give strings a multi-field mapping with a "text" base type', function () {
     let mappings = createMappingsFromPatternFields(testFields);
 
     _.forEach(mappings, function (mapping) {
-      if (mapping.type === 'string') {
+      if (mapping.type === 'text') {
         expect(mapping).to.have.property('fields');
       }
     });
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('createMappingsFromPatternFields', function () {
     expect(mappings.geo.properties).to.have.property('coordinates');
     expect(_.isEqual(mappings.geo.properties.coordinates, {
       type: 'geo_point',
-      index: 'not_analyzed',
+      index: true,
       doc_values: true
     })).to.be.ok();
   });
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js b/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js
index d05e650991613..b9ee189e35c4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/server/lib/create_mappings_from_pattern_fields.js
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ module.exports = function createMappingsFromPatternFields(fields) {
 
     if (field.type === 'string') {
       mapping = {
-        type: 'string',
-        index: 'analyzed',
+        type: 'text',
         fields: {
-          raw: {type: 'string', index: 'not_analyzed', doc_values: true, ignore_above: 256}
+          raw: {type: 'keyword', ignore_above: 256}
         }
       };
     }
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function createMappingsFromPatternFields(fields) {
       const fieldType = field.type === 'number' ? 'double' : field.type;
       mapping = {
         type: fieldType,
-        index: 'not_analyzed',
+        index: true,
         doc_values: true
       };
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_post.js b/src/plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_post.js
index fe944f5307055..a4e259d6efaed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_post.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/server/routes/api/ingest/register_post.js
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ module.exports = function registerPost(server) {
                       match: '*',
                       match_mapping_type: 'string',
                       mapping: {
-                        type: 'string',
-                        index: 'analyzed',
+                        type: 'text',
                         fields: {
-                          raw: {type: 'string', index: 'not_analyzed', doc_values: true, ignore_above: 256}
+                          raw: {type: 'keyword', ignore_above: 256}
                         }
                       }
                     }
diff --git a/test/unit/api/ingest/_post.js b/test/unit/api/ingest/_post.js
index d2e986ca176ac..06df94ec319aa 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/ingest/_post.js
+++ b/test/unit/api/ingest/_post.js
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ define(function (require) {
       });
 
       bdd.afterEach(function () {
-        return request.del('/kibana/ingest/logstash-*');
+        return request.del('/kibana/ingest/logstash-*')
+        .then(function () {
+          return scenarioManager.client.indices.delete({
+            index: 'logstash-*'
+          });
+        });
       });
 
       bdd.it('should return 400 for an invalid payload', function invalidPayload() {
@@ -57,6 +62,29 @@ define(function (require) {
           });
       });
 
+      bdd.it('should successfully create new indices based on the template', function newIndices() {
+        return request.post('/kibana/ingest')
+          .send(createTestData())
+          .expect(204)
+          .then(function () {
+            return scenarioManager.client.create({
+              index: 'logstash-1',
+              type: 'foo',
+              id: '1',
+              body: {
+                ip: '192.168.1.1',
+                '@timestamp': '2015-09-20T10:28:22.684Z',
+                agent: 'Jack',
+                bytes: 9001,
+                geo: {coordinates: {lat: 43.07260861, lon: -92.61077833}}
+              }
+            })
+            .then(function (response) {
+              expect(response.created).to.be.ok();
+            });
+          });
+      });
+
       bdd.it('should provide defaults for field properties', function createTemplate() {
         return request.post('/kibana/ingest')
           .send(createTestData())
@@ -92,15 +120,15 @@ define(function (require) {
             .then(function (template) {
               var mappings = template['kibana-logstash-*'].mappings._default_.properties;
               expect(mappings).to.be.ok();
-              expect(_.isEqual(mappings.ip, {index: 'not_analyzed', type: 'ip', doc_values: true})).to.be.ok();
-              expect(_.isEqual(mappings['@timestamp'], {index: 'not_analyzed', type: 'date', doc_values: true})).to.be.ok();
-              expect(_.isEqual(mappings.bytes, {index: 'not_analyzed', type: 'double', doc_values: true})).to.be.ok();
+              expect(_.isEqual(mappings.ip, {index: true, type: 'ip', doc_values: true})).to.be.ok();
+              expect(_.isEqual(mappings['@timestamp'], {index: true, type: 'date', doc_values: true})).to.be.ok();
+              expect(_.isEqual(mappings.bytes, {index: true, type: 'double', doc_values: true})).to.be.ok();
 
               // object fields are mapped as such, with individual mappings for each of their properties
               expect(_.isEqual(mappings.geo, {
                 properties: {
                   coordinates: {
-                    index: 'not_analyzed',
+                    index: true,
                     type: 'geo_point',
                     doc_values: true
                   }