diff --git a/internal/cli/deployments/search/indexes/create.go b/internal/cli/deployments/search/indexes/create.go
index 780e77d174..05c23a5133 100644
--- a/internal/cli/deployments/search/indexes/create.go
+++ b/internal/cli/deployments/search/indexes/create.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var ErrSearchIndexDuplicated = errors.New("search index is duplicated")
-var ErrWatchNotAvailable = errors.New("watch is not available for Atlas resources")
 
 type CreateOpts struct {
 	cli.WatchOpts
@@ -160,13 +159,25 @@ func (opts *CreateOpts) status(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return status, nil
 }
 
-func (opts *CreateOpts) watch(ctx context.Context) (any, bool, error) {
+func (opts *CreateOpts) watchLocal(ctx context.Context) (any, bool, error) {
 	state, err := opts.status(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 	if state == "READY" {
-		return nil, true, nil
+		opts.index.Status = &state
+		return opts.index, true, nil
+	}
+	return nil, false, nil
+}
+
+func (opts *CreateOpts) watchAtlas(_ context.Context) (any, bool, error) {
+	index, err := opts.store.SearchIndex(opts.ConfigProjectID(), opts.DeploymentName, *opts.index.IndexID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	if index.GetStatus() == "STEADY" {
+		return index, true, nil
 	}
 	return nil, false, nil
 }
@@ -177,11 +188,19 @@ func (opts *CreateOpts) PostRun(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return opts.Print(opts.index)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := opts.Watch(func() (any, bool, error) {
-		return opts.watch(ctx)
-	}); err != nil {
+	watch := opts.watchLocal
+	if opts.IsAtlasDeploymentType() {
+		watch = opts.watchAtlas
+	}
+
+	watchResult, err := opts.Watch(func() (any, bool, error) {
+		return watch(ctx)
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	opts.index = watchResult.(*admin.ClusterSearchIndex)
 
 	if err := opts.Print(opts.index); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -244,10 +263,6 @@ func CreateBuilder() *cobra.Command {
 			w := cmd.OutOrStdout()
 			opts.WatchOpts.OutWriter = w
 
-			if opts.DeploymentType == "atlas" && opts.EnableWatch {
-				return ErrWatchNotAvailable
-			}
-
 			if opts.Filename != "" && (opts.DBName != "" || opts.Collection != "") {
 				return errors.New("the '-file' flag cannot be used in conjunction with the 'db' and 'collection' flags, please choose either 'file' or 'db' and '-collection', but not both")
 			}
diff --git a/internal/mocks/mock_search.go b/internal/mocks/mock_search.go
index cf18e2bca0..05f3e9f1c8 100644
--- a/internal/mocks/mock_search.go
+++ b/internal/mocks/mock_search.go
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ func (mr *MockSearchIndexCreatorMockRecorder) CreateSearchIndexes(arg0, arg1, ar
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CreateSearchIndexes", reflect.TypeOf((*MockSearchIndexCreator)(nil).CreateSearchIndexes), arg0, arg1, arg2)
 }
 
+// SearchIndex mocks base method.
+func (m *MockSearchIndexCreator) SearchIndex(arg0, arg1, arg2 string) (*admin.ClusterSearchIndex, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "SearchIndex", arg0, arg1, arg2)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(*admin.ClusterSearchIndex)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// SearchIndex indicates an expected call of SearchIndex.
+func (mr *MockSearchIndexCreatorMockRecorder) SearchIndex(arg0, arg1, arg2 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "SearchIndex", reflect.TypeOf((*MockSearchIndexCreator)(nil).SearchIndex), arg0, arg1, arg2)
+}
+
 // MockSearchIndexDescriber is a mock of SearchIndexDescriber interface.
 type MockSearchIndexDescriber struct {
 	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
diff --git a/internal/store/search.go b/internal/store/search.go
index 905d47687d..b27e54e5cb 100644
--- a/internal/store/search.go
+++ b/internal/store/search.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type SearchIndexLister interface {
 
 type SearchIndexCreator interface {
 	CreateSearchIndexes(string, string, *atlasv2.ClusterSearchIndex) (*atlasv2.ClusterSearchIndex, error)
+	SearchIndex(string, string, string) (*atlasv2.ClusterSearchIndex, error)
 }
 
 type SearchIndexDescriber interface {
diff --git a/test/e2e/atlas/deployments_atlas_test.go b/test/e2e/atlas/deployments_atlas_test.go
index ee27ab9936..1c70e10e90 100644
--- a/test/e2e/atlas/deployments_atlas_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/atlas/deployments_atlas_test.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestDeploymentsAtlas(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, watchCluster(g.projectID, clusterName))
 
-	t.Run("Create Index", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Create Search Index", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd := exec.Command(cliPath,
 			deploymentEntity,
 			searchEntity,
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ func TestDeploymentsAtlas(t *testing.T) {
 			databaseNameAtlas,
 			"--collection",
 			collectionNameAtlas,
+			"--watch",
 		)
 		cmd.Env = os.Environ()