diff --git a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.spec.tsx b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.spec.tsx
index cf28af29f70..9bac366ab8e 100644
--- a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.spec.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ describe('IndexesToolbar Component', function () {
           onCreateSearchIndexClick={() => {}}
           namespace=""
           showAtlasSearchLink={false}
+          serverVersion={'8.0.11'}
           {...props}
         />
       </PreferencesProvider>
diff --git a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.tsx b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.tsx
index 9399bdac717..0989e4edee1 100644
--- a/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-indexes/src/components/indexes-toolbar/indexes-toolbar.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   SegmentedControlOption,
 } from '@mongodb-js/compass-components';
 import { useConnectionInfo } from '@mongodb-js/compass-connections/provider';
+import semver from 'semver';
 
 import type { RootState } from '../../modules';
 import { createSearchIndexOpened } from '../../modules/search-indexes';
@@ -53,6 +54,19 @@ const createIndexButtonContainerStyles = css({
   width: 'fit-content',
 });
 
+const MIN_SEARCH_INDEX_MANAGEMENT_SERVER_VERSION = '6.0.7';
+
+const serverSupportsSearchIndexManagement = (serverVersion: string) => {
+  try {
+    return semver.gte(
+      serverVersion,
+      MIN_SEARCH_INDEX_MANAGEMENT_SERVER_VERSION
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
 type IndexesToolbarProps = {
   namespace: string;
   indexView: IndexView;
@@ -62,6 +76,7 @@ type IndexesToolbarProps = {
   isRefreshing: boolean;
   onRefreshIndexes: () => void;
   onIndexViewChanged: (newView: IndexView) => void;
+  serverVersion: string;
   // connected:
   isReadonlyView: boolean;
   isWritable: boolean;
@@ -88,6 +103,7 @@ export const IndexesToolbar: React.FunctionComponent<IndexesToolbarProps> = ({
   isSearchIndexesSupported,
   onRefreshIndexes,
   onIndexViewChanged,
+  serverVersion,
   readOnly, // preferences readOnly.
 }) => {
   const isSearchManagementActive = usePreference('enableAtlasSearchIndexes');
@@ -188,16 +204,27 @@ export const IndexesToolbar: React.FunctionComponent<IndexesToolbarProps> = ({
                       </SegmentedControlOption>
                     }
                   >
-                    <p>
-                      Atlas Search index management in Compass is only available
-                      for Atlas local deployments and clusters running MongoDB
-                      6.0.7 or newer.
-                    </p>
-                    <p>
-                      For clusters running an earlier version of MongoDB, you
-                      can manage your Atlas Search indexes from the Atlas web
-                      Ul, with the CLI, or with the Administration API.
-                    </p>
+                    {serverSupportsSearchIndexManagement(serverVersion) ? (
+                      <p>
+                        Unable to fetch search indexes. This can occur when your
+                        cluster does not support search indexes or the request
+                        to list search indexes failed.
+                      </p>
+                    ) : (
+                      <>
+                        <p>
+                          Atlas Search index management in Compass is only
+                          available for Atlas local deployments and clusters
+                          running MongoDB 6.0.7 or newer.
+                        </p>
+                        <p>
+                          For clusters running an earlier version of MongoDB,
+                          you can manage your Atlas Search indexes from the
+                          Atlas web Ul, with the CLI, or with the Administration
+                          API.
+                        </p>
+                      </>
+                    )}
                   </Tooltip>
                 )}
                 {isSearchIndexesSupported && (