diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/public/search/async_search_strategy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/public/search/async_search_strategy.ts
index 6271d7fcbeaac..79aac270b8280 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/public/search/async_search_strategy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/public/search/async_search_strategy.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ export const asyncSearchStrategyProvider: TSearchStrategyProvider<typeof ASYNC_S
 
       return search(request, options).pipe(
         expand(response => {
+          // If the response indicates of an error, stop polling and complete the observable
+          if (!response || (response.is_partial && !response.is_running)) {
+            return throwError(new AbortError());
+          }
+
           // If the response indicates it is complete, stop polling and complete the observable
-          if ((response.loaded ?? 0) >= (response.total ?? 0)) return EMPTY;
+          if (!response.is_partial && !response.is_running) return EMPTY;
 
           id = response.id;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts
index 6b329bccab4a7..bf502889ffa4f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import { shimHitsTotal } from './shim_hits_total';
 
 export interface AsyncSearchResponse<T> {
   id: string;
+  is_partial: boolean;
+  is_running: boolean;
   response: SearchResponse<T>;
 }
 
@@ -71,13 +73,19 @@ async function asyncSearch(
   // Wait up to 1s for the response to return
   const query = toSnakeCase({ waitForCompletionTimeout: '1s', ...queryParams });
 
-  const { response, id } = (await caller(
+  const { id, response, is_partial, is_running } = (await caller(
     'transport.request',
     { method, path, body, query },
     options
   )) as AsyncSearchResponse<any>;
 
-  return { id, rawResponse: shimHitsTotal(response), ...getTotalLoaded(response._shards) };
+  return {
+    id,
+    is_partial,
+    is_running,
+    rawResponse: shimHitsTotal(response),
+    ...getTotalLoaded(response._shards),
+  };
 }
 
 async function rollupSearch(