diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/search.py b/django/contrib/postgres/search.py
index 635a715250..9cd79623b3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/search.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/search.py
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ class SearchQueryCombinable:
                 'SearchQuery can only be combined with other SearchQuerys, '
                 'got {}.'.format(type(other))
             )
-        if not self.config == other.config:
-            raise TypeError("SearchQuery configs don't match.")
         if reversed:
             return CombinedSearchQuery(other, connector, self, self.config)
         return CombinedSearchQuery(self, connector, other, self.config)
diff --git a/tests/postgres_tests/test_search.py b/tests/postgres_tests/test_search.py
index 912f17948d..303f4d8783 100644
--- a/tests/postgres_tests/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/postgres_tests/test_search.py
@@ -276,12 +276,24 @@ class TestCombinations(GrailTestData, PostgreSQLTestCase):
         searched = Line.objects.filter(character=self.minstrel, dialogue__search=~SearchQuery('kneecaps'))
         self.assertCountEqual(searched, [self.verse0, self.verse2])
 
-    def test_query_config_mismatch(self):
-        with self.assertRaisesMessage(TypeError, "SearchQuery configs don't match."):
-            Line.objects.filter(
-                dialogue__search=SearchQuery('kneecaps', config='german') |
+    def test_combine_different_configs(self):
+        searched = Line.objects.filter(
+            dialogue__search=(
+                SearchQuery('cadeau', config='french') |
                 SearchQuery('nostrils', config='english')
             )
+        )
+        self.assertCountEqual(searched, [self.french, self.verse2])
+
+    @skipUnlessDBFeature('has_phraseto_tsquery')
+    def test_combine_raw_phrase(self):
+        searched = Line.objects.filter(
+            dialogue__search=(
+                SearchQuery('burn:*', search_type='raw', config='simple') |
+                SearchQuery('rode forth from Camelot', search_type='phrase')
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertCountEqual(searched, [self.verse0, self.verse1, self.verse2])
 
     def test_query_combined_mismatch(self):
         msg = "SearchQuery can only be combined with other SearchQuerys, got"