diff --git a/bulk_indexer.go b/bulk_indexer.go
index 80044ba..cf1e34d 100644
--- a/bulk_indexer.go
+++ b/bulk_indexer.go
@@ -279,13 +279,14 @@ func (b *BulkIndexer) BytesUncompressedFlushed() int {
 type BulkIndexerItem struct {
 	Index            string
 	DocumentID       string
+	Pipeline         string
 	Body             io.WriterTo
 	DynamicTemplates map[string]string
 }
 
 // Add encodes an item in the buffer.
 func (b *BulkIndexer) Add(item BulkIndexerItem) error {
-	b.writeMeta(item.Index, item.DocumentID, item.DynamicTemplates)
+	b.writeMeta(item.Index, item.DocumentID, item.Pipeline, item.DynamicTemplates)
 	if _, err := item.Body.WriteTo(b.writer); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write bulk indexer item: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ func (b *BulkIndexer) Add(item BulkIndexerItem) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *BulkIndexer) writeMeta(index, documentID string, dynamicTemplates map[string]string) {
+func (b *BulkIndexer) writeMeta(index, documentID, pipeline string, dynamicTemplates map[string]string) {
 	b.jsonw.RawString(`{"create":{`)
 	first := true
 	if documentID != "" {
@@ -312,6 +313,14 @@ func (b *BulkIndexer) writeMeta(index, documentID string, dynamicTemplates map[s
 		b.jsonw.String(index)
 		first = false
 	}
+	if pipeline != "" {
+		if !first {
+			b.jsonw.RawByte(',')
+		}
+		b.jsonw.RawString(`"pipeline":`)
+		b.jsonw.String(pipeline)
+		first = false
+	}
 	if len(dynamicTemplates) > 0 {
 		if !first {
 			b.jsonw.RawByte(',')
diff --git a/bulk_indexer_test.go b/bulk_indexer_test.go
index d8497cc..7c52483 100644
--- a/bulk_indexer_test.go
+++ b/bulk_indexer_test.go
@@ -165,3 +165,41 @@ func TestDynamicTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(2), stat.Indexed)
 }
+
+func TestPipeline(t *testing.T) {
+	client := docappendertest.NewMockElasticsearchClient(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, result, _, _, pipelines := docappendertest.DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplatesAndPipelines(r)
+		err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(result)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, p := range pipelines {
+			require.Contains(t, p, "test-pipeline", "test-pipeline should have been present")
+		}
+		require.Equal(t, 2, len(pipelines), "2 pipelines should have been returned")
+	})
+	indexer, err := docappender.NewBulkIndexer(docappender.BulkIndexerConfig{
+		Client: client,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = indexer.Add(docappender.BulkIndexerItem{
+		Index:    "testidx",
+		Pipeline: "test-pipeline1",
+		Body: newJSONReader(map[string]any{
+			"@timestamp": time.Now().Format(docappendertest.TimestampFormat),
+		}),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = indexer.Add(docappender.BulkIndexerItem{
+		Index:    "testidx",
+		Pipeline: "test-pipeline2",
+		Body: newJSONReader(map[string]any{
+			"@timestamp": time.Now().Format(docappendertest.TimestampFormat),
+		}),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	stat, err := indexer.Flush(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(2), stat.Indexed)
+}
diff --git a/docappendertest/docappendertest.go b/docappendertest/docappendertest.go
index ee224cb..39fb6fe 100644
--- a/docappendertest/docappendertest.go
+++ b/docappendertest/docappendertest.go
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ func DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates(r *http.Request) (
 	res esutil.BulkIndexerResponse,
 	stats RequestStats,
 	dynamicTemplates []map[string]string) {
+
+	indexed, result, stats, dynamicTemplates, _ := DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplatesAndPipelines(r)
+	return indexed, result, stats, dynamicTemplates
+}
+
+// DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplatesAndPipelines decodes a /_bulk request's body,
+// returning the decoded documents and a response body and stats about request, per-request dynamic templates and pipelines specified in the event.
+func DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplatesAndPipelines(r *http.Request) (
+	docs [][]byte,
+	res esutil.BulkIndexerResponse,
+	stats RequestStats,
+	dynamicTemplates []map[string]string,
+	pipelines []string) {
 	body := r.Body
 	switch r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") {
 	case "gzip":
@@ -89,6 +102,7 @@ func DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates(r *http.Request) (
 		action := make(map[string]struct {
 			Index            string            `json:"_index"`
 			DynamicTemplates map[string]string `json:"dynamic_templates"`
+			Pipeline         string            `json:"pipeline"`
 		})
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(scanner.Text())).Decode(&action); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
@@ -109,8 +123,9 @@ func DecodeBulkRequestWithStatsAndDynamicTemplates(r *http.Request) (
 		item := esutil.BulkIndexerResponseItem{Status: http.StatusCreated, Index: action[actionType].Index}
 		result.Items = append(result.Items, map[string]esutil.BulkIndexerResponseItem{actionType: item})
 		dynamicTemplates = append(dynamicTemplates, action[actionType].DynamicTemplates)
+		pipelines = append(pipelines, action[actionType].Pipeline)
 	}
-	return indexed, result, RequestStats{int64(cr.bytesRead)}, dynamicTemplates
+	return indexed, result, RequestStats{int64(cr.bytesRead)}, dynamicTemplates, pipelines
 }
 
 // NewMockElasticsearchClient returns an elasticsearch.Client which sends /_bulk requests to bulkHandler.