diff --git a/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt b/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt
index 341094df18..6d5c75aa37 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt
@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ The following values are currently supported for the group name:
 * server
 * ssh
 
+[[elasticsearch]]
+=== Elasticsearch
+
+Successfully running the elasticsearch tests may require setting the local
+link:https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/vm-max-map-count.html[virtual memory].
+
+Bazel link:https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/3476[does not currently make container failures visible],
+if any.
+
 == Dependencies
 
 Dependency JARs are normally downloaded as needed, but you can
diff --git a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/testing/ElasticContainer.java b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/testing/ElasticContainer.java
index eacc43eaa4..003356671b 100644
--- a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/testing/ElasticContainer.java
+++ b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/testing/ElasticContainer.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ElasticContainer<SELF extends ElasticContainer<SELF>> extends Gener
       case V5_6:
         return "elasticsearch:5.6.9-alpine";
       case V6_2:
-        return "docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:6.2.4";
+        return "docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-oss:6.2.4";
     }
     throw new IllegalStateException("No tests for version: " + version.name());
   }
diff --git a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryAccountsTest.java b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryAccountsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f973e36755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryAccountsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticContainer;
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticTestUtils;
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticTestUtils.ElasticNodeInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.account.AbstractQueryAccountsTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.testutil.InMemoryModule;
+import com.google.inject.Guice;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+
+public class ElasticV6QueryAccountsTest extends AbstractQueryAccountsTest {
+  private static ElasticNodeInfo nodeInfo;
+  private static ElasticContainer<?> container;
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void startIndexService() {
+    if (nodeInfo != null) {
+      // do not start Elasticsearch twice
+      return;
+    }
+
+    container = ElasticContainer.createAndStart(ElasticVersion.V6_2);
+    nodeInfo = new ElasticNodeInfo(container.getHttpHost().getPort());
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void stopElasticsearchServer() {
+    if (container != null) {
+      container.stop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private String testName() {
+    return testName.getMethodName().toLowerCase() + "_";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void initAfterLifecycleStart() throws Exception {
+    super.initAfterLifecycleStart();
+    ElasticTestUtils.createAllIndexes(injector);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected Injector createInjector() {
+    Config elasticsearchConfig = new Config(config);
+    InMemoryModule.setDefaults(elasticsearchConfig);
+    String indicesPrefix = testName();
+    ElasticTestUtils.configure(elasticsearchConfig, nodeInfo.port, indicesPrefix);
+    return Guice.createInjector(new InMemoryModule(elasticsearchConfig, notesMigration));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryChangesTest.java b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryChangesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e0fd7e003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryChangesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticContainer;
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticTestUtils;
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticTestUtils.ElasticNodeInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.AbstractQueryChangesTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.testutil.InMemoryModule;
+import com.google.inject.Guice;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+
+public class ElasticV6QueryChangesTest extends AbstractQueryChangesTest {
+
+  private static ElasticNodeInfo nodeInfo;
+  private static ElasticContainer<?> container;
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void startIndexService() {
+    if (nodeInfo != null) {
+      // do not start Elasticsearch twice
+      return;
+    }
+
+    container = ElasticContainer.createAndStart(ElasticVersion.V6_2);
+    nodeInfo = new ElasticNodeInfo(container.getHttpHost().getPort());
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void stopElasticsearchServer() {
+    if (container != null) {
+      container.stop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private String testName() {
+    return testName.getMethodName().toLowerCase() + "_";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void initAfterLifecycleStart() throws Exception {
+    super.initAfterLifecycleStart();
+    ElasticTestUtils.createAllIndexes(injector);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected Injector createInjector() {
+    Config elasticsearchConfig = new Config(config);
+    InMemoryModule.setDefaults(elasticsearchConfig);
+    String indicesPrefix = testName();
+    ElasticTestUtils.configure(elasticsearchConfig, nodeInfo.port, indicesPrefix);
+    return Guice.createInjector(new InMemoryModule(elasticsearchConfig, notesMigration));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryGroupsTest.java b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryGroupsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abb715ca7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticV6QueryGroupsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticContainer;
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticTestUtils;
+import com.google.gerrit.elasticsearch.testing.ElasticTestUtils.ElasticNodeInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.group.AbstractQueryGroupsTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.testutil.InMemoryModule;
+import com.google.inject.Guice;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+
+public class ElasticV6QueryGroupsTest extends AbstractQueryGroupsTest {
+  private static ElasticNodeInfo nodeInfo;
+  private static ElasticContainer<?> container;
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void startIndexService() {
+    if (nodeInfo != null) {
+      // do not start Elasticsearch twice
+      return;
+    }
+
+    container = ElasticContainer.createAndStart(ElasticVersion.V6_2);
+    nodeInfo = new ElasticNodeInfo(container.getHttpHost().getPort());
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void stopElasticsearchServer() {
+    if (container != null) {
+      container.stop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private String testName() {
+    return testName.getMethodName().toLowerCase() + "_";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void initAfterLifecycleStart() throws Exception {
+    super.initAfterLifecycleStart();
+    ElasticTestUtils.createAllIndexes(injector);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected Injector createInjector() {
+    Config elasticsearchConfig = new Config(config);
+    InMemoryModule.setDefaults(elasticsearchConfig);
+    String indicesPrefix = testName();
+    ElasticTestUtils.configure(elasticsearchConfig, nodeInfo.port, indicesPrefix);
+    return Guice.createInjector(new InMemoryModule(elasticsearchConfig, notesMigration));
+  }
+}