diff --git a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.spec.tsx b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.spec.tsx
index 5aee98274fb..10baef42329 100644
--- a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.spec.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import {
   screen,
   fireEvent,
   within,
+  waitFor,
 } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import type { Document } from 'mongodb';
 
-import { SearchIndexesTable } from './search-indexes-table';
+import { POLLING_INTERVAL, SearchIndexesTable } from './search-indexes-table';
 import { SearchIndexesStatuses } from '../../modules/search-indexes';
 import { searchIndexes as indexes } from './../../../test/fixtures/search-indexes';
 
@@ -184,4 +185,18 @@ describe('SearchIndexesTable Component', function () {
       expect(onEditIndexSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('connectivity', function () {
+    it('does poll the index for changes in online mode', async function () {
+      const onPollIndexesSpy = sinon.spy();
+      renderIndexList({ onPollIndexes: onPollIndexesSpy, isWritable: true });
+
+      await waitFor(
+        () => {
+          expect(onPollIndexesSpy.callCount).to.be.greaterThanOrEqual(1);
+        },
+        { timeout: POLLING_INTERVAL * 2 }
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.tsx b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.tsx
index 28dca9effc9..abbe2beaea7 100644
--- a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/search-indexes-table/search-indexes-table.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { IndexesTable } from '../indexes-table';
 import IndexActions from './search-index-actions';
 import { ZeroGraphic } from './zero-graphic';
 
-const POLLING_INTERVAL = 5000;
+export const POLLING_INTERVAL = 5000;
 
 type SearchIndexesTableProps = {
   indexes: SearchIndex[];
diff --git a/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.spec.ts b/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.spec.ts
index f343337356f..9bcf3941554 100644
--- a/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { readonlyViewChanged } from './is-readonly-view';
 
 // Importing this to stub showConfirmation
 import * as searchIndexesSlice from './search-indexes';
+import { writeStateChanged } from './is-writable';
 
 describe('search-indexes module', function () {
   let store: ReturnType<typeof setupStore>;
@@ -68,6 +69,18 @@ describe('search-indexes module', function () {
       expect(store.getState().searchIndexes.status).to.equal('NOT_READY');
     });
 
+    it('does nothing if isWritable is false (offline mode)', function () {
+      store.dispatch(writeStateChanged(false));
+
+      expect(store.getState().isWritable).to.equal(false);
+      expect(getSearchIndexesStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+
+      store.dispatch(fetchSearchIndexes);
+
+      expect(getSearchIndexesStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+      expect(store.getState().searchIndexes.status).to.equal('NOT_READY');
+    });
+
     it('does nothing if there is no dataService', function () {
       store.getState().dataService = null;
       store.dispatch(fetchSearchIndexes);
diff --git a/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.ts b/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.ts
index 96d0ae85ef9..9a0c378f043 100644
--- a/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-indexes/src/modules/search-indexes.ts
@@ -518,12 +518,13 @@ const fetchIndexes = (
   return async (dispatch, getState) => {
     const {
       isReadonlyView,
+      isWritable,
       dataService,
       namespace,
       searchIndexes: { sortColumn, sortOrder, status },
     } = getState();
 
-    if (isReadonlyView) {
+    if (isReadonlyView || !isWritable) {
       return;
     }