diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/__jest__/client_integration/home/indices_tab.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/__jest__/client_integration/home/indices_tab.test.ts
index 27f697ac48b8b..1158815a62fcc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/__jest__/client_integration/home/indices_tab.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/__jest__/client_integration/home/indices_tab.test.ts
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe('<IndexManagementHome />', () => {
       const { tableCellsValues } = table.getMetaData('indexTable');
 
       expect(tableCellsValues).toEqual([
-        ['', 'test', 'green', 'open', '1', '1', '10000', '156kb', ''],
+        ['', 'test', 'green', 'open', '1', '1', '10,000', '156kb', ''],
       ]);
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/sections/home/index_list/index_table/index_table.js b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/sections/home/index_list/index_table/index_table.js
index 991242edfa2ff..183e108f4dc8d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/sections/home/index_list/index_table/index_table.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/sections/home/index_list/index_table/index_table.js
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ export class IndexTable extends Component {
           {value}
         </EuiLink>
       );
+    } else if (fieldName === 'documents' && value) {
+      return Number(value).toLocaleString();
     }
 
     return value;