diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexModel.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexModel.java
index 124be4885c0..2a229e1a579 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexModel.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexModel.java
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@
  * A model describing the creation of a single Atlas Search index.
  *
  * @since 4.11
- * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+ * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
  */
 public final class SearchIndexModel {
     @Nullable
     private final String name;
     private final Bson definition;
+    @Nullable
+    private final SearchIndexType type;
 
     /**
      * Construct an instance with the given Atlas Search index mapping definition.
@@ -42,8 +44,7 @@ public final class SearchIndexModel {
      * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
      */
     public SearchIndexModel(final Bson definition) {
-        this.definition = notNull("definition", definition);
-        this.name = null;
+        this(null, definition, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -53,8 +54,21 @@ public SearchIndexModel(final Bson definition) {
      * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
      */
     public SearchIndexModel(final String name, final Bson definition) {
+        this(name, definition, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Construct an instance with the given Atlas Search name, index definition, and type.
+     *
+     * @param name       the search index name.
+     * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
+     * @param type       the search index type.
+     * @since 5.2
+     */
+    public SearchIndexModel(@Nullable final String name, final Bson definition, @Nullable final SearchIndexType type) {
         this.definition = notNull("definition", definition);
-        this.name = notNull("name", name);
+        this.name = name;
+        this.type = type;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,11 +90,23 @@ public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the Atlas Search index type.
+     *
+     * @return the search index type.
+     * @since 5.2
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public SearchIndexType getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "SearchIndexModel{"
                 + "name=" + name
                 + ", definition=" + definition
+                + ", type=" + (type == null ? "null" : type.toBsonValue())
                 + '}';
     }
 }
diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexType.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexType.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ed73461a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008-present MongoDB, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.mongodb.client.model;
+
+import com.mongodb.annotations.Sealed;
+import org.bson.BsonString;
+import org.bson.BsonValue;
+
+import static com.mongodb.assertions.Assertions.notNull;
+
+/**
+ * This interface represents an Atlas Search Index type, which is utilized for creating specific types of indexes.
+ * <p>
+ * It provides methods for creating and converting Atlas Search Index types to {@link BsonValue}.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
+ * @see SearchIndexModel The model class that utilizes this index type.
+ * @since 5.2
+ */
+@Sealed
+public interface SearchIndexType {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link SearchIndexType} instance representing the "search" index type.
+     *
+     * @return The requested {@link SearchIndexType}.
+     */
+    static SearchIndexType search() {
+        return new SearchIndexTypeBson(new BsonString("search"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link SearchIndexType} instance representing the "vectorSearch" index type.
+     *
+     * @return The requested {@link SearchIndexType}.
+     */
+    static SearchIndexType vectorSearch() {
+        return new SearchIndexTypeBson(new BsonString("vectorSearch"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a {@link SearchIndexType} from a {@link BsonValue} in situations when there is no builder method
+     * that better satisfies your needs.
+     * This method cannot be used to validate the syntax.
+     * <p>
+     * <i>Example</i><br>
+     * The following code creates two functionally equivalent {@link SearchIndexType}s,
+     * though they may not be {@linkplain Object#equals(Object) equal}.
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *  SearchIndexType type1 = SearchIndexType.vectorSearch();
+     *  SearchIndexType type2 = SearchIndexType.of(new BsonString("vectorSearch"));
+     * }</pre>
+     *
+     * @param indexType A {@link BsonValue} representing the required {@link SearchIndexType}.
+     * @return The requested {@link SearchIndexType}.
+     */
+    static SearchIndexType of(final BsonValue indexType) {
+        notNull("indexType", indexType);
+        return new SearchIndexTypeBson(indexType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts this object to {@link BsonValue}.
+     *
+     * @return A {@link BsonValue} representing this {@link SearchIndexType}.
+     */
+    BsonValue toBsonValue();
+}
diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexTypeBson.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexTypeBson.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75e8788e681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/SearchIndexTypeBson.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.mongodb.client.model;
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008-present MongoDB, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import org.bson.BsonValue;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+final class SearchIndexTypeBson implements SearchIndexType {
+    private final BsonValue bsonValue;
+
+    SearchIndexTypeBson(final BsonValue bsonValue) {
+        this.bsonValue = bsonValue;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BsonValue toBsonValue() {
+        return bsonValue;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(final Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        SearchIndexTypeBson that = (SearchIndexTypeBson) o;
+        return Objects.equals(bsonValue, that.bsonValue);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(bsonValue);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/CreateSearchIndexesOperation.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/CreateSearchIndexesOperation.java
index 1a44d887586..2e52e3fa0ae 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/CreateSearchIndexesOperation.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/CreateSearchIndexesOperation.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.mongodb.internal.operation;
 
 import com.mongodb.MongoNamespace;
+import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexType;
 import org.bson.BsonArray;
 import org.bson.BsonDocument;
 import org.bson.BsonString;
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ private static BsonDocument convert(final SearchIndexRequest request) {
         if (searchIndexName != null) {
             bsonIndexRequest.append("name", new BsonString(searchIndexName));
         }
+        SearchIndexType searchIndexType = request.getSearchIndexType();
+        if (searchIndexType != null) {
+            bsonIndexRequest.append("type", searchIndexType.toBsonValue());
+        }
         bsonIndexRequest.append("definition", request.getDefinition());
         return bsonIndexRequest;
     }
diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/Operations.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/Operations.java
index e271f23d522..5ec696b61ce 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/Operations.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/Operations.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.mongodb.client.model.ReplaceOptions;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.ReturnDocument;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexModel;
+import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexType;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.UpdateManyModel;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.UpdateOneModel;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.UpdateOptions;
@@ -752,7 +753,8 @@ private List<BsonDocument> toBsonDocumentList(@Nullable final List<? extends Bso
     private SearchIndexRequest createSearchIndexRequest(final SearchIndexModel model) {
         BsonDocument definition = assertNotNull(toBsonDocument(model.getDefinition()));
         String indexName = model.getName();
+        SearchIndexType searchIndexType = model.getType();
 
-        return new SearchIndexRequest(definition, indexName);
+        return new SearchIndexRequest(definition, indexName, searchIndexType);
     }
 }
diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/SearchIndexRequest.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/SearchIndexRequest.java
index cf8b1cbfbd9..0d37d2c2178 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/SearchIndexRequest.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/SearchIndexRequest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.mongodb.internal.operation;
 
+import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexType;
 import com.mongodb.lang.Nullable;
 import org.bson.BsonDocument;
 
@@ -34,11 +35,18 @@ final class SearchIndexRequest {
     private final BsonDocument definition;
     @Nullable
     private final String indexName;
+    @Nullable
+    private final SearchIndexType searchIndexType;
 
-    SearchIndexRequest(final BsonDocument definition, @Nullable final String indexName) {
+    SearchIndexRequest(final BsonDocument definition, @Nullable final String indexName, @Nullable final SearchIndexType searchIndexType) {
         assertNotNull(definition);
         this.definition = definition;
         this.indexName = indexName;
+        this.searchIndexType = searchIndexType;
+    }
+
+    SearchIndexRequest(final BsonDocument definition, @Nullable final String indexName) {
+        this(definition, indexName, null);
     }
 
     public BsonDocument getDefinition() {
@@ -49,4 +57,9 @@ public BsonDocument getDefinition() {
     public String getIndexName() {
         return indexName;
     }
+    @Nullable
+    public SearchIndexType getSearchIndexType() {
+        return searchIndexType;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndex.json b/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndex.json
index f9c4e44d3ee..327cb612593 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndex.json
+++ b/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndex.json
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
                 "mappings": {
                   "dynamic": true
                 }
-              }
+              },
+              "type": "search"
             }
           },
           "expectError": {
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@
                         "mappings": {
                           "dynamic": true
                         }
-                      }
+                      },
+                      "type": "search"
                     }
                   ],
                   "$db": "database0"
@@ -97,7 +99,8 @@
                   "dynamic": true
                 }
               },
-              "name": "test index"
+              "name": "test index",
+              "type": "search"
             }
           },
           "expectError": {
@@ -121,7 +124,68 @@
                           "dynamic": true
                         }
                       },
-                      "name": "test index"
+                      "name": "test index",
+                      "type": "search"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "$db": "database0"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "create a vector search index",
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "createSearchIndex",
+          "object": "collection0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "model": {
+              "definition": {
+                "fields": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "vector",
+                    "path": "plot_embedding",
+                    "numDimensions": 1536,
+                    "similarity": "euclidean"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "name": "test index",
+              "type": "vectorSearch"
+            }
+          },
+          "expectError": {
+            "isError": true,
+            "errorContains": "Atlas"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "expectEvents": [
+        {
+          "client": "client0",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "commandStartedEvent": {
+                "command": {
+                  "createSearchIndexes": "collection0",
+                  "indexes": [
+                    {
+                      "definition": {
+                        "fields": [
+                          {
+                            "type": "vector",
+                            "path": "plot_embedding",
+                            "numDimensions": 1536,
+                            "similarity": "euclidean"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      "name": "test index",
+                      "type": "vectorSearch"
                     }
                   ],
                   "$db": "database0"
diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndexes.json b/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndexes.json
index 3cf56ce12e0..d91d7d9cf3c 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndexes.json
+++ b/driver-core/src/test/resources/unified-test-format/index-management/createSearchIndexes.json
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
                   "mappings": {
                     "dynamic": true
                   }
-                }
+                },
+                "type": "search"
               }
             ]
           },
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@
                         "mappings": {
                           "dynamic": true
                         }
-                      }
+                      },
+                      "type": "search"
                     }
                   ],
                   "$db": "database0"
@@ -132,7 +134,8 @@
                     "dynamic": true
                   }
                 },
-                "name": "test index"
+                "name": "test index",
+                "type": "search"
               }
             ]
           },
@@ -157,7 +160,70 @@
                           "dynamic": true
                         }
                       },
-                      "name": "test index"
+                      "name": "test index",
+                      "type": "search"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "$db": "database0"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "create a vector search index",
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "createSearchIndexes",
+          "object": "collection0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "models": [
+              {
+                "definition": {
+                  "fields": [
+                    {
+                      "type": "vector",
+                      "path": "plot_embedding",
+                      "numDimensions": 1536,
+                      "similarity": "euclidean"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "name": "test index",
+                "type": "vectorSearch"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "expectError": {
+            "isError": true,
+            "errorContains": "Atlas"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "expectEvents": [
+        {
+          "client": "client0",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "commandStartedEvent": {
+                "command": {
+                  "createSearchIndexes": "collection0",
+                  "indexes": [
+                    {
+                      "definition": {
+                        "fields": [
+                          {
+                            "type": "vector",
+                            "path": "plot_embedding",
+                            "numDimensions": 1536,
+                            "similarity": "euclidean"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      "name": "test index",
+                      "type": "vectorSearch"
                     }
                   ],
                   "$db": "database0"
diff --git a/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/ListSearchIndexesPublisher.java b/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/ListSearchIndexesPublisher.java
index f7d0eb74f6c..0f4c7d798b3 100644
--- a/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/ListSearchIndexesPublisher.java
+++ b/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/ListSearchIndexesPublisher.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *
  * @param <TResult> The type of the result.
  * @since 4.11
- * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+ * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
  */
 @Evolving
 public interface ListSearchIndexesPublisher<TResult> extends Publisher<TResult> {
diff --git a/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/MongoCollection.java b/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/MongoCollection.java
index 4e17208b342..821c7723a74 100644
--- a/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/MongoCollection.java
+++ b/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/MongoCollection.java
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      * @param indexName  the name of the search index to create.
      * @param definition Atlas Search index mapping definition.
      * @return a {@link Publisher} with search index name.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search indexes
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      *
      * @param definition Atlas Search index mapping definition.
      * @return a {@link Publisher} with search index name.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search indexes
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      *
      * @param searchIndexModels the search index models.
      * @return a {@link Publisher} with the search index names in the order specified by the given list {@link SearchIndexModel}s.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search indexes
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      * @param indexName  the name of the search index to update.
      * @param definition Atlas Search index mapping definition.
      * @return an empty publisher that indicates when the operation has completed.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/updateSearchIndex/ Update Search index
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      *
      * @param indexName the name of the search index to drop.
      * @return an empty publisher that indicates when the operation has completed.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/dropSearchIndex/ Drop Search index
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      *
      * @return the fluent list search indexes interface.
      * @since 4.11
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      */
     ListSearchIndexesPublisher<Document> listSearchIndexes();
 
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ Publisher<TDocument> findOneAndUpdate(ClientSession clientSession, Bson filter,
      * @param <TResult>   the target document type of the iterable.
      * @return the fluent list search indexes interface.
      * @since 4.11
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      */
     <TResult> ListSearchIndexesPublisher<TResult> listSearchIndexes(Class<TResult> resultClass);
 
diff --git a/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/ListSearchIndexesObservable.scala b/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/ListSearchIndexesObservable.scala
index 3987e830732..126d5976776 100644
--- a/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/ListSearchIndexesObservable.scala
+++ b/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/ListSearchIndexesObservable.scala
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ case class ListSearchIndexesObservable[TResult](wrapped: ListSearchIndexesPublis
    * Sets an Atlas Search index name for this operation.
    *
    * @param indexName Atlas Search index name.
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    */
   def name(indexName: String): ListSearchIndexesObservable[TResult] = {
     wrapped.name(indexName)
diff --git a/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/MongoCollection.scala b/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/MongoCollection.scala
index bdd63f9245a..48e09aa7921 100644
--- a/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/MongoCollection.scala
+++ b/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/MongoCollection.scala
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ case class MongoCollection[TResult](private val wrapped: JMongoCollection[TResul
    * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
    * @return an Observable with the search index name.
    * @since 4.11
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    * @see [[https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search Indexes]]
    */
   def createSearchIndex(indexName: String, definition: Bson): SingleObservable[String] =
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ case class MongoCollection[TResult](private val wrapped: JMongoCollection[TResul
    * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
    * @return an Observable with search index name.
    * @since 4.11
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    * @see [[https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search Indexes]]
    */
   def createSearchIndex(definition: Bson): SingleObservable[String] = wrapped.createSearchIndex(definition)
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ case class MongoCollection[TResult](private val wrapped: JMongoCollection[TResul
    * @return an Observable with the names of the search indexes
    *         in the order specified by the given list of [[org.mongodb.scala.model.SearchIndexModel]]s.
    * @since 4.11
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    * @see [[https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search Indexes]]
    */
   def createSearchIndexes(searchIndexModels: List[SearchIndexModel]): Observable[String] =
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ case class MongoCollection[TResult](private val wrapped: JMongoCollection[TResul
    * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
    * @return an Observable that indicates when the operation has completed.
    * @since 4.11
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    * @see [[https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/updateSearchIndex/ Update Search Index]]
    */
   def updateSearchIndex(indexName: String, definition: Bson): SingleObservable[Unit] =
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ case class MongoCollection[TResult](private val wrapped: JMongoCollection[TResul
    * @param indexName the name of the search index to drop.
    * @return an Observable that indicates when the operation has completed.
    * @since 4.11
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    * @see [[https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/dropSearchIndex/ Drop Search Index]]
    */
   def dropSearchIndex(indexName: String): SingleObservable[Unit] = wrapped.dropSearchIndex(indexName)
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ case class MongoCollection[TResult](private val wrapped: JMongoCollection[TResul
    * @tparam C the target document type of the observable.
    * @return the fluent list search indexes interface
    * @since 4.11
-   * @note Requires MongoDB 7.0 or greater
+   * @note Requires MongoDB 6.0 or greater
    * @see [[https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/operator/aggregation/listSearchIndexes List Search Indexes]]
    */
   def listSearchIndexes[C]()(implicit e: C DefaultsTo Document, ct: ClassTag[C]): ListSearchIndexesObservable[C] =
diff --git a/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/model/package.scala b/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/model/package.scala
index 111af0e6568..0d23a38c2e8 100644
--- a/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/model/package.scala
+++ b/driver-scala/src/main/scala/org/mongodb/scala/model/package.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.mongodb.scala
 import com.mongodb.annotations.{ Beta, Reason, Sealed }
 
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
-import com.mongodb.client.model.{ GeoNearOptions, MongoTimeUnit => JMongoTimeUnit, WindowOutputField }
+import com.mongodb.client.model.{ MongoTimeUnit => JMongoTimeUnit }
 import org.mongodb.scala.bson.conversions.Bson
 
 // scalastyle:off number.of.methods number.of.types
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ package object model {
    */
   type SearchIndexModel = com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexModel
 
+  /**
+   * Represents an Atlas Search Index type, which is utilized for creating specific types of indexes.
+   */
+  type SearchIndexType = com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexType
+
   /**
    * A model describing the creation of a single Atlas Search index.
    */
@@ -507,6 +512,17 @@ package object model {
      */
     def apply(indexName: String, definition: Bson): SearchIndexModel =
       new com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexModel(indexName, definition)
+
+    /**
+     * Construct an instance with the given search index name and definition.
+     *
+     * @param indexName the name of the search index to create.
+     * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
+     * @param indexType  the search index type.
+     * @return the SearchIndexModel
+     */
+    def apply(indexName: Option[String], definition: Bson, indexType: Option[SearchIndexType]): SearchIndexModel =
+      new com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexModel(indexName.orNull, definition, indexType.orNull)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/ListSearchIndexesIterable.java b/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/ListSearchIndexesIterable.java
index 2384fcef29d..a5579bacfd5 100644
--- a/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/ListSearchIndexesIterable.java
+++ b/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/ListSearchIndexesIterable.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * @param <TResult> The type of the result.
  * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/operator/aggregation/listSearchIndexes ListSearchIndexes
  * @since 4.11
- * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+ * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
  */
 @Evolving
 public interface ListSearchIndexesIterable<TResult> extends MongoIterable<TResult> {
diff --git a/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/MongoCollection.java b/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/MongoCollection.java
index 7db38040bed..0d3248b613f 100644
--- a/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/MongoCollection.java
+++ b/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/MongoCollection.java
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      * @param indexName  the name of the search index to create.
      * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
      * @return the search index name.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search indexes
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      *
      * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
      * @return the search index name.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search indexes
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      *
      * @param searchIndexModels the search index models.
      * @return the search index names in the order specified by the given list of {@link SearchIndexModel}s.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/createSearchIndexes/ Create Search indexes
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      *
      * @param indexName  the name of the search index to update.
      * @param definition the search index mapping definition.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/updateSearchIndex/ Update Search index
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      * Drop an Atlas Search index given its name.
      *
      * @param indexName the name of the search index to drop.
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/command/dropSearchIndex/ Drop Search index
      * @since 4.11
      */
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      *
      * @return the list search indexes iterable interface.
      * @since 4.11
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      */
     ListSearchIndexesIterable<Document> listSearchIndexes();
 
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ BulkWriteResult bulkWrite(ClientSession clientSession, List<? extends WriteModel
      * @param <TResult>   the target document type of the iterable.
      * @return the list search indexes iterable interface.
      * @since 4.11
-     * @mongodb.server.release 7.0
+     * @mongodb.server.release 6.0
      */
     <TResult> ListSearchIndexesIterable<TResult> listSearchIndexes(Class<TResult> resultClass);
 
diff --git a/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/AbstractAtlasSearchIndexManagementProseTest.java b/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/AbstractAtlasSearchIndexManagementProseTest.java
index fd7bc428576..17c007e14ba 100644
--- a/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/AbstractAtlasSearchIndexManagementProseTest.java
+++ b/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/AbstractAtlasSearchIndexManagementProseTest.java
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 package com.mongodb.client;
 
 import com.mongodb.MongoClientSettings;
+import com.mongodb.MongoCommandException;
 import com.mongodb.ReadConcern;
 import com.mongodb.WriteConcern;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexModel;
+import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexType;
 import com.mongodb.event.CommandListener;
 import com.mongodb.event.CommandStartedEvent;
 import org.bson.BsonDocument;
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -46,11 +47,15 @@
 import static com.mongodb.assertions.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static com.mongodb.client.Fixture.getMongoClientSettings;
 import static com.mongodb.client.Fixture.getMongoClientSettingsBuilder;
+import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 /**
- * See <a href="https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/index-management/tests/README.rst#search-index-management-helpers">Search Index Management Tests</a>
+ * See <a href="https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/index-management/tests/README.md#search-index-management-helpers">Search Index Management Tests</a>
  */
 public abstract class AbstractAtlasSearchIndexManagementProseTest {
     /**
@@ -74,6 +79,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractAtlasSearchIndexManagementProseTest {
                       "{"
                     + "  mappings: { dynamic: true }"
                     + "}");
+    private static final Document VECTOR_SEARCH_DEFINITION = Document.parse(
+                      "{"
+                    + "  fields: ["
+                    + "     {"
+                    + "       type: 'vector',"
+                    + "       path: 'plot_embedding',"
+                    + "       numDimensions: 1536,"
+                    + "       similarity: 'euclidean',"
+                    + "     },"
+                    + "  ]"
+                    + "}");
+
     private MongoClient client = createMongoClient(getMongoClientSettings());
     private MongoDatabase db;
     private MongoCollection<Document> collection;
@@ -153,7 +170,7 @@ public void shouldCreateMultipleIndexesInBatch() throws InterruptedException {
         SearchIndexModel searchIndexModel2 = new SearchIndexModel(TEST_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME_2, NOT_DYNAMIC_MAPPING_DEFINITION);
 
         //when
-        List<String> searchIndexes = collection.createSearchIndexes(Arrays.asList(searchIndexModel1, searchIndexModel2));
+        List<String> searchIndexes = collection.createSearchIndexes(asList(searchIndexModel1, searchIndexModel2));
 
         //then
         assertThat(searchIndexes, contains(TEST_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME_1, TEST_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME_2));
@@ -200,6 +217,69 @@ public void shouldSuppressNamespaceErrorWhenDroppingIndexWithoutCollection() {
         collection.dropSearchIndex("not existent index");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Case 7 implicit: Driver can successfully handle search index types when creating indexes")
+    public void shouldHandleImplicitSearchIndexTypes() throws InterruptedException {
+        //given
+        String indexName = "test-search-index-case7-implicit";
+
+        //when
+        String result = collection.createSearchIndex(
+                indexName,
+                NOT_DYNAMIC_MAPPING_DEFINITION);
+
+        //then
+        assertEquals(indexName, result);
+        awaitIndexChanges(isQueryable().and(hasSearchIndexType()), new SearchIndexModel(indexName, NOT_DYNAMIC_MAPPING_DEFINITION));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Case 7 explicit 'search' type: Driver can successfully handle search index types when creating indexes")
+    public void shouldHandleExplicitSearchIndexTypes() throws InterruptedException {
+        //given
+        String indexName = "test-search-index-case7-explicit";
+
+        //when
+        List<String> searchIndexes = collection.createSearchIndexes(singletonList(new SearchIndexModel(
+                indexName,
+                NOT_DYNAMIC_MAPPING_DEFINITION,
+                SearchIndexType.search())));
+
+        //then
+        assertEquals(1, searchIndexes.size());
+        assertEquals(indexName, searchIndexes.get(0));
+        awaitIndexChanges(isQueryable().and(hasSearchIndexType()), new SearchIndexModel(indexName, NOT_DYNAMIC_MAPPING_DEFINITION));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Case 7 explicit 'vectorSearch' type: Driver can successfully handle search index types when creating indexes")
+    public void shouldHandleExplicitVectorSearchIndexTypes() throws InterruptedException {
+        //given
+        String indexName = "test-search-index-case7-vector";
+
+        //when
+        List<String> searchIndexes = collection.createSearchIndexes(singletonList(new SearchIndexModel(
+                indexName,
+                VECTOR_SEARCH_DEFINITION,
+                SearchIndexType.vectorSearch())));
+
+        //then
+        assertEquals(1, searchIndexes.size());
+        assertEquals(indexName, searchIndexes.get(0));
+        awaitIndexChanges(isQueryable().and(hasVectorSearchIndexType()), new SearchIndexModel(indexName, NOT_DYNAMIC_MAPPING_DEFINITION));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Case 8: Driver requires explicit type to create a vector search index")
+    public void shouldRequireExplicitTypeToCreateVectorSearchIndex() {
+        //given
+        String indexName = "test-search-index-case8-error";
+
+        //when & then
+        assertThrows(MongoCommandException.class, () -> collection.createSearchIndex(
+                indexName,
+                VECTOR_SEARCH_DEFINITION));
+    }
 
     private void assertIndexDeleted() throws InterruptedException {
         int attempts = MAX_WAIT_ATTEMPTS;
@@ -250,6 +330,16 @@ private Predicate<Document> isReady() {
     }
 
 
+    private Predicate<Document> hasSearchIndexType() {
+        return document -> "search".equals(document.getString("type"));
+    }
+
+    private Predicate<Document> hasVectorSearchIndexType() {
+        return document -> "vectorSearch".equals(document.getString("type"));
+    }
+
+
+
     private boolean checkAttempt(final int attempt) {
         Assertions.assertFalse(attempt <= 0, "Exceeded maximum attempts waiting for Search Index changes in Atlas cluster");
         return true;
diff --git a/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/unified/UnifiedCrudHelper.java b/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/unified/UnifiedCrudHelper.java
index 67f95903997..041f016510f 100644
--- a/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/unified/UnifiedCrudHelper.java
+++ b/driver-sync/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/client/unified/UnifiedCrudHelper.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 import com.mongodb.client.model.ReplaceOptions;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.ReturnDocument;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexModel;
+import com.mongodb.client.model.SearchIndexType;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.TimeSeriesGranularity;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.TimeSeriesOptions;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.UpdateManyModel;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -1508,19 +1510,24 @@ OperationResult executeCreateSearchIndex(final BsonDocument operation) {
         MongoCollection<BsonDocument> collection = getMongoCollection(operation);
         BsonDocument arguments = operation.getDocument("arguments", new BsonDocument());
         BsonDocument model = arguments.getDocument("model");
-        BsonDocument definition = model.getDocument("definition");
 
         return resultOf(() -> {
-            if (model.containsKey("name")) {
-                String name = model.getString("name").getValue();
-                collection.createSearchIndex(name, definition);
-            } else {
-                collection.createSearchIndex(definition);
-            }
+            collection.createSearchIndexes(Collections.singletonList(toIndexSearchModel(model)));
             return null;
         });
     }
 
+    private static SearchIndexType  getSearchIndexType(final BsonString type) {
+        switch (type.getValue()) {
+            case "search":
+                return SearchIndexType.search();
+            case "vectorSearch":
+                return SearchIndexType.vectorSearch();
+            default:
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported search index type: " + type.getValue());
+        }
+    }
+
     OperationResult executeCreateSearchIndexes(final BsonDocument operation) {
         MongoCollection<BsonDocument> collection = getMongoCollection(operation);
         BsonDocument arguments = operation.getDocument("arguments", new BsonDocument());
@@ -1561,14 +1568,12 @@ OperationResult executeDropSearchIndex(final BsonDocument operation) {
 
     private static SearchIndexModel toIndexSearchModel(final BsonValue bsonValue) {
         BsonDocument model = bsonValue.asDocument();
-        String name;
         BsonDocument definition = model.getDocument("definition");
-        if (model.containsKey("name")) {
-            name = model.getString("name").getValue();
-            return new SearchIndexModel(name, definition);
-        } else {
-            return new SearchIndexModel(definition);
-        }
+        SearchIndexType type = model.containsKey("type") ? getSearchIndexType(model.getString("type")) : null;
+        String name = Optional.ofNullable(model.getString("name", null))
+                .map(BsonString::getValue).
+                orElse(null);
+        return new SearchIndexModel(name, definition, type);
     }