diff --git a/crates/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs b/crates/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
index 4b930bf8d..c68059682 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ InvalidSearchPage                     , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchQ                        , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidFacetSearchQuery               , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidFacetSearchName                , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
+InvalidFacetSearchDisabled            , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchVector                   , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchShowMatchesPosition      , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchShowRankingScore         , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs b/crates/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs
index 7e185e951..9e0c936b7 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -1407,6 +1407,13 @@ pub fn perform_facet_search(
         None => TimeBudget::default(),
     };
 
+    if !index.facet_search(&rtxn)? {
+        return Err(ResponseError::from_msg(
+            "The facet search is disabled for this index".to_string(),
+            Code::InvalidFacetSearchDisabled,
+        ));
+    }
+
     // In the faceted search context, we want to use the intersection between the locales provided by the user
     // and the locales of the facet string.
     // If the facet string is not localized, we **ignore** the locales provided by the user because the facet data has no locale.
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs b/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs
index 8fbeae293..418cb4da4 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs
@@ -221,8 +221,15 @@ async fn add_documents_and_deactivate_facet_search() {
     let (response, code) =
         index.facet_search(json!({"facetName": "genres", "facetQuery": "a"})).await;
 
-    assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
-    assert_eq!(dbg!(response)["facetHits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(code, 400, "{}", response);
+    snapshot!(response, @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Facet search is disabled for this index",
+      "code": "invalid_search_disabled_facet_search",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_search_disabled_facet_search"
+    }
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -245,8 +252,15 @@ async fn deactivate_facet_search_and_add_documents() {
     let (response, code) =
         index.facet_search(json!({"facetName": "genres", "facetQuery": "a"})).await;
 
-    assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
-    assert_eq!(dbg!(response)["facetHits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(code, 400, "{}", response);
+    snapshot!(response, @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Facet search is disabled for this index",
+      "code": "invalid_search_disabled_facet_search",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_search_disabled_facet_search"
+    }
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]