diff --git a/src/documents/apps.py b/src/documents/apps.py
index 28761a0df2..4a3aa9be9e 100644
--- a/src/documents/apps.py
+++ b/src/documents/apps.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ class DocumentsConfig(AppConfig):
         document_consumption_finished.connect(set_tags)
         document_consumption_finished.connect(set_storage_path)
         document_consumption_finished.connect(run_workflows_added)
+        document_consumption_finished.connect(run_zone_ocr_extraction)
         document_consumption_finished.connect(add_to_index)
         document_consumption_finished.connect(add_or_update_document_in_llm_index)
-        document_consumption_finished.connect(run_zone_ocr_extraction)
 
         document_updated.connect(run_workflows_updated)
         document_updated.connect(send_websocket_document_updated)
diff --git a/src/documents/tasks.py b/src/documents/tasks.py
index b4df2fff31..c7d1f4910d 100644
--- a/src/documents/tasks.py
+++ b/src/documents/tasks.py
@@ -376,22 +376,22 @@ def extract_zones(document_id: int, template_id: int | None = None) -> None:
     matches it when no template is given.
     """
     document = Document.objects.get(id=document_id)
-    if template_id is None:
-        run_zone_extraction(document, None)
-        return
+    templates = None
+    if template_id is not None:
+        try:
+            template = OcrTemplate.objects.prefetch_related(
+                "zones",
+                "zones__custom_field",
+            ).get(id=template_id)
+        except OcrTemplate.DoesNotExist:
+            logger.warning(
+                "OCR template %s no longer exists, not running zone OCR",
+                template_id,
+            )
+            return
+        templates = [template]
 
-    try:
-        template = OcrTemplate.objects.prefetch_related(
-            "zones",
-            "zones__custom_field",
-        ).get(id=template_id)
-    except OcrTemplate.DoesNotExist:
-        logger.warning(
-            "OCR template %s no longer exists, not running zone OCR",
-            template_id,
-        )
-        return
-    run_zone_extraction(document, None, templates=[template])
+    run_zone_extraction(document, templates=templates, reindex=True)
 
 
 @shared_task
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py
index b58758c5a2..926ec0499c 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pytest
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db import IntegrityError
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ from documents.models import CustomFieldInstance
 from documents.models import MatchingModel
 from documents.models import OcrTemplate
 from documents.models import OcrTemplateZone
+from documents.search import get_backend
+from documents.signals import document_consumption_finished
+from documents.tasks import extract_zones
 from paperless_testing.dirs import DirectoriesMixin
 from paperless_testing.factories import DocumentFactory
 from paperless_testing.permissions import grant_global
@@ -25,6 +29,75 @@ from paperless_testing.permissions import grant_object
 CONTENT = "Northwind Power & Light statement"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("entry_point", ["ingestion", "single", "bulk"])
+def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
+    entry_point,
+    admin_client,
+    paperless_dirs,
+    django_capture_on_commit_callbacks,
+    mocker,
+):
+    document = DocumentFactory(
+        title="Before OCR",
+        content=CONTENT,
+        mime_type="image/png",
+    )
+    with Image.new("RGB", (100, 100), "white") as image:
+        image.save(document.source_path, format="PNG")
+    template = OcrTemplate.objects.create(
+        name="Invoice template",
+        match="Northwind",
+        matching_algorithm=MatchingModel.MATCH_ANY,
+        source_width=100,
+        source_height=100,
+    )
+    field = CustomField.objects.create(name="Invoice code", data_type="string")
+    OcrTemplateZone.objects.create(
+        template=template,
+        name="Title",
+        target="title",
+        x=0,
+        y=0,
+        width=50,
+        height=50,
+    )
+    OcrTemplateZone.objects.create(
+        template=template,
+        name="Invoice code",
+        custom_field=field,
+        x=0,
+        y=50,
+        width=50,
+        height=50,
+        order=1,
+    )
+    mocker.patch(
+        "documents.zone_ocr.subprocess.run",
+        side_effect=[mocker.Mock(stdout="After OCR"), mocker.Mock(stdout="INV42")],
+    )
+
+    backend = get_backend()
+    if entry_point != "ingestion":
+        backend.add_or_update(document)
+        assert backend.search_ids("title:before", user=None) == [document.pk]
+
+    with django_capture_on_commit_callbacks(execute=True):
+        if entry_point == "ingestion":
+            document_consumption_finished.send(sender=None, document=document)
+        elif entry_point == "single":
+            response = admin_client.post(f"/api/documents/{document.pk}/run-zone-ocr/")
+            assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        else:
+            extract_zones(document.pk, template.pk)
+
+    document.refresh_from_db()
+    assert document.title == "After OCR"
+    assert backend.search_ids("title:before", user=None) == []
+    assert backend.search_ids("title:after", user=None) == [document.pk]
+    assert backend.search_ids("custom_fields.value:INV42", user=None) == [document.pk]
+
+
 class TestOcrTemplatesAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
     ENDPOINT = "/api/ocr_templates/"
 
@@ -787,7 +860,7 @@ class TestOcrTemplatesAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.json()["status"], "completed")
-        extract.assert_called_once_with(document, None, templates=[template])
+        extract.assert_called_once_with(document, templates=[template], reindex=True)
 
     @patch("documents.zone_ocr.run_zone_extraction")
     def test_run_zone_ocr_rejects_a_template_the_user_cannot_view(self, extract):
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
index 4bf0c530f9..2230e54393 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ class TestBulkEditRunZoneOcr:
 
         extract_zones(doc.id)
 
-        extract.assert_called_once_with(doc, None)
+        extract.assert_called_once_with(doc, templates=None, reindex=True)
 
     def test_task_runs_the_chosen_template(self, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
         """
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ class TestBulkEditRunZoneOcr:
 
         extract_zones(doc.id, template.pk)
 
-        extract.assert_called_once_with(doc, None, templates=[template])
+        extract.assert_called_once_with(doc, templates=[template], reindex=True)
 
     def test_task_skips_a_deleted_template(self, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index df1947978e..aab8b6e011 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -2306,6 +2306,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
             return HttpResponseForbidden("Insufficient permissions")
 
         from documents.zone_ocr import get_templates_for_document
+        from documents.zone_ocr import run_zone_extraction
 
         templates = (
             [template] if template is not None else get_templates_for_document(document)
@@ -2322,9 +2323,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
                 status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
             )
 
-        from documents.zone_ocr import run_zone_extraction
-
-        results = run_zone_extraction(document, None, templates=templates)
+        results = run_zone_extraction(document, templates=templates, reindex=True)
         return Response(
             {"status": "completed", "results": [asdict(result) for result in results]},
         )
diff --git a/src/documents/zone_ocr.py b/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
index 8ca1e49c0d..d05561f0e9 100644
--- a/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
+++ b/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from datetime import date
 from datetime import datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
 from decimal import InvalidOperation
+from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import dateparser
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ from documents.models import OcrTemplate
 from documents.models import OcrTemplateZone
 from documents.permissions import permitted_object_ids
 from documents.regex import safe_regex_fullmatch
+from documents.signals.handlers import add_to_index
 from documents.versioning import get_root_document
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("paperless.zone_ocr")
@@ -90,12 +92,16 @@ def get_templates_for_document(document: Document) -> list[OcrTemplate]:
 
 def run_zone_extraction(
     document: Document,
-    original_file: Path | None,
+    original_file: Path | None = None,
     templates: list[OcrTemplate] | None = None,
+    *,
+    reindex: bool = False,
 ) -> list[ZoneOcrResult]:
     """
     Run zone-based OCR extraction for the given templates, or for every
     template that matches the document when none are given.
+
+    Manual runs can request a search refresh after successful writes commit.
     """
     if templates is None:
         templates = get_templates_for_document(document)
@@ -142,9 +148,18 @@ def run_zone_extraction(
                     _zone_result(template, zone, reason="template_failed")
                     for zone in zones
                 )
+    if reindex and any(result.reason is None for result in results):
+        # queue a reindex of the document after the transaction commits
+        transaction.on_commit(partial(_reindex_document, document.pk))
     return results
 
 
+def _reindex_document(document_id: int) -> None:
+    document = Document.objects.filter(pk=document_id).first()
+    if document is not None:
+        add_to_index(sender=None, document=document)
+
+
 def _resolve_doc_path(
     document: Document,
     original_file: Path | None,