diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/fetch_indices.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/fetch_indices.test.ts
index 7e731ce71d3571..03198dc6f01d15 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/fetch_indices.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/fetch_indices.test.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,11 @@ describe('fetch indices lib functions', () => {
       expect(mockClient.asCurrentUser.indices.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         expand_wildcards: ['open'],
         features: ['aliases', 'settings'],
-        filter_path: ['*.aliases', '*.settings.index.hidden'],
+        filter_path: [
+          '*.aliases',
+          '*.settings.index.hidden',
+          '*.settings.index.verified_before_close',
+        ],
         index: '*search*',
       });
 
@@ -363,7 +367,11 @@ describe('fetch indices lib functions', () => {
       expect(mockClient.asCurrentUser.indices.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         expand_wildcards: ['hidden', 'all'],
         features: ['aliases', 'settings'],
-        filter_path: ['*.aliases', '*.settings.index.hidden'],
+        filter_path: [
+          '*.aliases',
+          '*.settings.index.hidden',
+          '*.settings.index.verified_before_close',
+        ],
         index: '*',
       });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/utils/get_index_data.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/utils/get_index_data.ts
index 1c8bb88c3e4bf6..68ed32aa6d3f36 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/utils/get_index_data.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/lib/indices/utils/get_index_data.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ export const getIndexDataMapper = (totalIndexData: TotalIndexData) => {
 function isHidden(index: IndicesIndexState): boolean {
   return index.settings?.index?.hidden === true || index.settings?.index?.hidden === 'true';
 }
+function isClosed(index: IndicesIndexState): boolean {
+  return (
+    index.settings?.index?.verified_before_close === true ||
+    index.settings?.index?.verified_before_close === 'true'
+  );
+}
 
 export const getIndexData = async (
   client: IScopedClusterClient,
@@ -107,14 +113,19 @@ export const getIndexData = async (
     features: ['aliases', 'settings'],
     // only get specified index properties from ES to keep the response under 536MB
     // node.js string length limit: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/33960
-    filter_path: ['*.aliases', '*.settings.index.hidden'],
+    filter_path: ['*.aliases', '*.settings.index.hidden', '*.settings.index.verified_before_close'],
     index: onlyShowSearchOptimizedIndices ? 'search-*' : indexPattern,
   });
 
   const allIndexNames = returnHiddenIndices
-    ? Object.keys(allIndexMatches)
+    ? Object.keys(allIndexMatches).filter(
+        (indexName) => allIndexMatches[indexName] && !isClosed(allIndexMatches[indexName])
+      )
     : Object.keys(allIndexMatches).filter(
-        (indexName) => allIndexMatches[indexName] && !isHidden(allIndexMatches[indexName])
+        (indexName) =>
+          allIndexMatches[indexName] &&
+          !isHidden(allIndexMatches[indexName]) &&
+          !isClosed(allIndexMatches[indexName])
       );
   const indexNames =
     onlyShowSearchOptimizedIndices && searchQuery