diff --git a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticRequest.scala b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticRequest.scala
index b205c88a5..58221d4f7 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticRequest.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/ElasticRequest.scala
@@ -20,14 +20,16 @@ object ElasticRequest {
     doc: A,
     routing: Option[Routing] = None
   ): ElasticRequest[Unit] =
-    Create(index, Some(id), Document.from(doc), routing).map(_ => ())
+    Create(index = index, id = Some(id), document = Document.from(doc), routing = routing).map(_ => ())
 
   def create[A: Schema](
     index: IndexName,
     doc: A,
     routing: Option[Routing]
   ): ElasticRequest[Option[DocumentId]] =
-    Create(index, None, Document.from(doc), routing)
+    Create(index = index, id = None, document = Document.from(doc), routing = routing)
+
+  def exists(index: IndexName, id: DocumentId): ElasticRequest[Boolean] = Exists(index = index, id = id)
 
   def getById[A: Schema](
     index: IndexName,
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ object ElasticRequest {
     doc: A,
     routing: Option[Routing] = None
   ): ElasticRequest[Unit] =
-    CreateOrUpdate(index, id, Document.from(doc), routing)
+    CreateOrUpdate(index = index, id = id, document = Document.from(doc), routing = routing)
 
   def createIndex(
     name: IndexName,
@@ -66,6 +68,12 @@ object ElasticRequest {
     routing: Option[Routing] = None
   ) extends ElasticRequest[Unit]
 
+  private[elasticsearch] final case class Exists(
+    index: IndexName,
+    id: DocumentId,
+    routing: Option[Routing] = None
+  ) extends ElasticRequest[Boolean]
+
   private[elasticsearch] final case class GetById(
     index: IndexName,
     id: DocumentId,
diff --git a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala
index e206d62e6..a8db81fd3 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package zio.elasticsearch
 import sttp.client3.ziojson._
 import sttp.client3.{SttpBackend, UriContext, basicRequest => request}
 import sttp.model.MediaType.ApplicationJson
+import sttp.model.StatusCode.Ok
 import sttp.model.Uri
 import zio.Task
 import zio.elasticsearch.ElasticRequest._
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ private[elasticsearch] final class HttpElasticExecutor private (config: ElasticC
   override def execute[A](request: ElasticRequest[A]): Task[A] =
     request match {
       case r: Create         => executeCreate(r)
-      case r: CreateOrUpdate => executeCreateOrUpdate(r)
       case r: CreateIndex    => executeCreateIndex(r)
+      case r: CreateOrUpdate => executeCreateOrUpdate(r)
+      case r: Exists         => executeExists(r)
       case r: GetById        => executeGetById(r)
       case map @ Map(_, _)   => execute(map.request).map(map.mapper)
     }
@@ -52,6 +54,14 @@ private[elasticsearch] final class HttpElasticExecutor private (config: ElasticC
       .map(_.flatMap(body => Some(DocumentId(body.id))))
   }
 
+  private def executeCreateIndex(createIndex: CreateIndex): Task[Unit] =
+    request
+      .put(uri"$basePath/${createIndex.name}")
+      .contentType(ApplicationJson)
+      .body(createIndex.definition.getOrElse(""))
+      .send(client)
+      .unit
+
   private def executeCreateOrUpdate(r: CreateOrUpdate): Task[Unit] = {
     val u = uri"$basePath/${r.index}/$Doc/${r.id}"
       .withParam("routing", r.routing.map(_.value))
@@ -64,13 +74,14 @@ private[elasticsearch] final class HttpElasticExecutor private (config: ElasticC
       .unit
   }
 
-  private def executeCreateIndex(createIndex: CreateIndex): Task[Unit] =
+  private def executeExists(r: Exists): Task[Boolean] = {
+    val uri = uri"$basePath/${r.index}/$Doc/${r.id}".withParam("routing", r.routing.map(_.value))
     request
-      .put(uri"$basePath/${createIndex.name}")
-      .contentType(ApplicationJson)
-      .body(createIndex.definition.getOrElse(""))
+      .head(uri)
       .send(client)
-      .unit
+      .map(_.code.equals(Ok))
+  }
+
 }
 
 private[elasticsearch] object HttpElasticExecutor {