diff --git a/google-map-search.html b/google-map-search.html
index cd9a234..510cf68 100644
--- a/google-map-search.html
+++ b/google-map-search.html
@@ -94,17 +94,39 @@ <h2>{{marker.name}}</h2>
       },
 
       /**
+       * Warning: The implementation for types in text search requests is changing. The types parameter is deprecated
+       * as of February 16, 2016, replaced by a new type parameter which only supports one type per search request.
+       * Additionally, the establishment, place_of_worship, food, health, general_contractor and finance types will
+       * no longer be supported as search parameters (however these types may still be returned in the results of a
+       * search). Requests using the deprecated features will be supported until February 16, 2017, after which all
+       * text searches must use the new implementation.
+       * See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places
+       *
        * Space-separated list of result types.
        * The search will only return results of the listed types.
        * See https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/supported_types
        * for a list of supported types.
        * Leave empty or null to search for all result types.
+       *
+       * @deprecated
        */
       types: {
         type: String,
         value: null
       },
 
+      /**
+       * Search result type
+       * The search will only return results of the listed type.
+       * See https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/supported_types
+       * for a list of supported types.
+       * Leave empty or null to search for all result types.
+       */
+      type: {
+        type: String,
+        value: null
+      },
+
       /**
        * The search results.
        */
@@ -147,13 +169,18 @@ <h2>{{marker.name}}</h2>
      * Perform a search using for `query` for the search term.
      */
     search: function() {
-      if (this.query && this.map) {
+      if (this.map && (this.query || this.type)) {
         var places = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(this.map);
 
         if (this.types && typeof this.types == 'string') {
           var types = this.types.split(' ');
         }
 
+        if (this.type && typeof this.type == 'string') {
+          var typeArray = this.type.split(' ');
+          var type = typeArray[0];
+        }
+
         if (!this.globalSearch) {
           var bounds = this.map.getBounds();
         } else if (this.radius) {
@@ -164,6 +191,7 @@ <h2>{{marker.name}}</h2>
         places.textSearch({
           query: this.query,
           types: types,
+          type: type,
           bounds: bounds,
           radius: radius,
           location: location