diff --git a/controller/suggest.js b/controller/suggest.js
index 956363b8..e5f87084 100644
--- a/controller/suggest.js
+++ b/controller/suggest.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 var service = { suggest: require('../service/suggest') };
 var geojsonify = require('../helper/geojsonify').suggest;
+var async = require('async');
 
 function setup( backend, query ){
 
@@ -10,28 +11,108 @@ function setup( backend, query ){
 
   function controller( req, res, next ){
 
-    // backend command
     var cmd = {
       index: 'pelias',
       body: query( req.clean )
     };
 
-    // query backend
-    service.suggest( backend, cmd, function( err, docs ){
+    var SIZE = req.clean.size || 10;
 
-      // error handler
-      if( err ){ return next( err ); }
+    var query_backend = function(cmd, callback) {
+      // query backend
+      service.suggest( backend, cmd, function( err, docs ){
+        
+        // error handler
+        if( err ){ return next( err ); }
+
+        callback(null, docs);
+      });
+    };
+
+    var dedup = function(combined) {
+      var unique_ids = [];
+      return combined.filter(function(item, pos) {
+        if (unique_ids.indexOf(item.payload.id) == -1) {
+          unique_ids.push(item.payload.id);
+          return true;  
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    };
+
+    var respond = function(data) {
 
       // convert docs to geojson
-      var geojson = geojsonify( docs );
+      var geojson = geojsonify( data );
 
       // response envelope
       geojson.date = new Date().getTime();
 
       // respond
       return res.status(200).json( geojson );
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (req.clean.input) {
+      var async_query;
+
+      // admin only
+      req.admin = {};
+      for (k in req.clean) { req.admin[k] = req.clean[k] }
+      req.admin.layers = ['admin0','admin1','admin2'];
 
+      if (req.clean.input.length < 4 && isNaN(parseInt(req.clean.input, 10))) {
+        async_query = {
+          a: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.admin, 3 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          b: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.admin, 1 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          c: function(callback) {
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 3 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        async_query = {
+          a: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 5);
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          b: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 3);
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          c: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 1 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          d: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.admin );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      
+      async.parallel(async_query, function(err, results) {
+        var splice_length = parseInt((SIZE / Object.keys(results).length), 10);
+        // results is equal to: {a: docs, b: docs, c: docs}
+        var combined = []; 
+        for (keys in results) {
+          combined = combined.concat(results[keys].splice(0,splice_length));
+        }
+        
+        combined = dedup(combined);
+        respond(combined);
+      });
+    } else {
+      query_backend(cmd, function(err, results) {
+        respond(results);
+      });
+    }
+  
   }
 
   return controller;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d0bfce9..aacccf89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     "geojson": "^0.2.0",
     "geopipes-elasticsearch-backend": "0.0.8",
     "pelias-esclient": "0.0.25",
-    "toobusy": "^0.2.4"
+    "toobusy": "^0.2.4",
+    "async": "^0.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ciao": "^0.3.4",
diff --git a/query/suggest.js b/query/suggest.js
index ba086f88..29f2f0b3 100644
--- a/query/suggest.js
+++ b/query/suggest.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var logger = require('../src/logger');
 
 // Build pelias suggest query
-function generate( params ){
+function generate( params, precision ){
 
   var getPrecision = function(zoom) {
     switch (true) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function generate( params ){
           'dataset': params.layers,
           'location': {
             'value': [ params.lon, params.lat ],
-            'precision': getPrecision(params.zoom)
+            'precision': precision || getPrecision(params.zoom)
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/suggest.js b/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
index f67f5da7..57051964 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       coordinates: [ 101, -10.1 ]
     },
     properties: {
-      id: 'mockid',
+      id: 'mockid1',
       type: 'mocktype',
       value: 1
     }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       coordinates: [ 101, -10.1 ]
     },
     properties: {
-      id: 'mockid',
+      id: 'mockid2',
       type: 'mocktype',
       value: 2
     }
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 
   test('functional success', function(t) {
     var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/ok/1', function( cmd ){
-      t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct backend command');
+      if (cmd.body.layers) {
+        // layers are set exclusively for admin: test for admin-only layers
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { input: 'b', layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2' ] }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct backend command');  
+      } else {
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { input: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct backend command');
+      }
     });
     var controller = setup( backend, mockQuery() );
     var res = {
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
         t.end();
       }
     };
-    controller( { clean: { a: 'b' } }, res );
+    controller( { clean: { input: 'b' } }, res );
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/mock/backend.js b/test/unit/mock/backend.js
index 1d0c3aaf..8c4e7baa 100644
--- a/test/unit/mock/backend.js
+++ b/test/unit/mock/backend.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 
-var mockPayload = {
-  id: 'mocktype/mockid',
-  geo: '101,-10.1'
+var mockPayload = function(id){
+  return { 
+    id: 'mocktype/mockid'+id,
+    geo: '101,-10.1'
+  }
 };
 
 var responses = {};
 responses['client/suggest/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
-  return cb( undefined, suggestEnvelope([ { value: 1, payload: mockPayload }, { value: 2, payload: mockPayload } ]) );
+  return cb( undefined, suggestEnvelope([ { value: 1, payload: mockPayload(1) }, { value: 2, payload: mockPayload(2) } ]) );
 };
 responses['client/suggest/fail/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
   return cb( 'a backend error occurred' );
diff --git a/test/unit/service/suggest.js b/test/unit/service/suggest.js
index 0f57e02c..c74a72c1 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/suggest.js
@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
 // functionally test service 
 module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 
-  var mockPayload = {
-    id: 'mocktype/mockid',
-    geo: '101,-10.1'
+  var mockPayload = function(id){
+    return { 
+      id: 'mocktype/mockid'+id,
+      geo: '101,-10.1'
+    }
   };
 
   var expected = [ 
-    { value: 1, payload: mockPayload }, 
-    { value: 2, payload: mockPayload } 
+    { value: 1, payload: mockPayload(1) }, 
+    { value: 2, payload: mockPayload(2) } 
   ];
 
   test('valid ES query', function(t) {