diff --git a/layout/FallbackQuery.js b/layout/FallbackQuery.js
index 2eb857d..f8cbcb1 100644
--- a/layout/FallbackQuery.js
+++ b/layout/FallbackQuery.js
@@ -466,6 +466,28 @@ function addCountry(vs) {
 
 }
 
+function addPostCode(vs) {
+  var o = addPrimary(
+    vs.var('input:postcode').toString(),
+    'postalcode',
+    [
+      'parent.postalcode'
+    ],
+    false
+  );
+
+  // same position in hierarchy as borough according to WOF
+  // https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-placetypes#here-is-a-pretty-picture
+  addSecLocality(vs, o);
+  addSecCounty(vs, o);
+  addSecRegion(vs, o);
+  addSecCountry(vs, o);
+
+  return o;
+
+}
+
+
 Layout.prototype.render = function( vs ){
   var q = Layout.base( vs );
 
@@ -477,6 +499,9 @@ Layout.prototype.render = function( vs ){
   if (vs.isset('input:housenumber') && vs.isset('input:street')) {
     funcScoreShould.push(addHouseNumberAndStreet(vs));
   }
+  if (vs.isset('input:postcode')) {
+    funcScoreShould.push(addPostCode(vs));
+  }
   if (vs.isset('input:street')) {
     funcScoreShould.push(addStreet(vs));
   }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/fallbackQuery_address_with_postcode.json b/test/fixtures/fallbackQuery_address_with_postcode.json
index ffb7b16..3834509 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/fallbackQuery_address_with_postcode.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/fallbackQuery_address_with_postcode.json
@@ -36,6 +36,25 @@
                     }
                   }
                 },
+                {
+                  "bool": {
+                    "_name": "fallback.postalcode",
+                    "must": [
+                      {
+                        "multi_match": {
+                          "query": "postcode value",
+                          "type": "phrase",
+                          "fields": ["parent.postalcode"]
+                        }
+                      }
+                    ],
+                    "filter": {
+                      "term": {
+                        "layer": "postalcode"
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
                 {
                   "bool": {
                     "_name": "fallback.street",