diff --git a/crates/milli/src/update/new/indexer/mod.rs b/crates/milli/src/update/new/indexer/mod.rs
index 0f83ff79f..81596f3fe 100644
--- a/crates/milli/src/update/new/indexer/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/milli/src/update/new/indexer/mod.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ mod steps {
         "extracting word proximity",
         "extracting embeddings",
         "writing to database",
+        "writing embeddings to database",
         "post-processing facets",
         "post-processing words",
         "finalizing",
@@ -94,15 +95,19 @@ mod steps {
         step(5)
     }
 
-    pub const fn post_processing_facets() -> (u16, &'static str) {
+    pub const fn write_embedding_db() -> (u16, &'static str) {
         step(6)
     }
-    pub const fn post_processing_words() -> (u16, &'static str) {
+
+    pub const fn post_processing_facets() -> (u16, &'static str) {
         step(7)
     }
+    pub const fn post_processing_words() -> (u16, &'static str) {
+        step(8)
+    }
 
     pub const fn finalizing() -> (u16, &'static str) {
-        step(8)
+        step(9)
     }
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@ where
                             index.word_docids.remap_types(),
                             index,
                             extractor_sender.docids::<WordDocids>(),
+                            &indexing_context.must_stop_processing,
                         )?;
                     }
 
@@ -251,7 +257,8 @@ where
                             word_fid_docids,
                             index.word_fid_docids.remap_types(),
                             index,
-                            extractor_sender.docids::<WordFidDocids>()
+                            extractor_sender.docids::<WordFidDocids>(),
+                            &indexing_context.must_stop_processing,
                         )?;
                     }
 
@@ -265,6 +272,7 @@ where
                             index.exact_word_docids.remap_types(),
                             index,
                             extractor_sender.docids::<ExactWordDocids>(),
+                            &indexing_context.must_stop_processing,
                         )?;
                     }
 
@@ -278,6 +286,7 @@ where
                             index.word_position_docids.remap_types(),
                             index,
                             extractor_sender.docids::<WordPositionDocids>(),
+                            &indexing_context.must_stop_processing,
                         )?;
                     }
 
@@ -291,6 +300,7 @@ where
                             index.field_id_word_count_docids.remap_types(),
                             index,
                             extractor_sender.docids::<FidWordCountDocids>(),
+                            &indexing_context.must_stop_processing,
                         )?;
                     }
                 }
@@ -310,6 +320,7 @@ where
                         index.word_pair_proximity_docids.remap_types(),
                         index,
                         extractor_sender.docids::<WordPairProximityDocids>(),
+                        &indexing_context.must_stop_processing,
                     )?;
                 }
 
@@ -376,8 +387,6 @@ where
 
         let global_fields_ids_map = GlobalFieldsIdsMap::new(&new_fields_ids_map);
 
-        let indexer_span = tracing::Span::current();
-
         let vector_arroy = index.vector_arroy;
         let mut rng = rand::rngs::StdRng::seed_from_u64(42);
         let indexer_span = tracing::Span::current();
@@ -450,6 +459,15 @@ where
                     ArroyOperation::Finish { mut user_provided } => {
                         let span = tracing::trace_span!(target: "indexing::vectors", parent: &indexer_span, "build");
                         let _entered = span.enter();
+
+                        let (finished_steps, step_name) = steps::write_embedding_db();
+                        (indexing_context.send_progress)(Progress {
+                            finished_steps,
+                            total_steps,
+                            step_name,
+                            finished_total_documents: None,
+                        });
+
                         for (_embedder_index, (_embedder_name, _embedder, writer, dimensions)) in
                             &mut arroy_writers
                         {
diff --git a/crates/milli/src/update/new/merger.rs b/crates/milli/src/update/new/merger.rs
index b1c5c5fd9..4eca113ea 100644
--- a/crates/milli/src/update/new/merger.rs
+++ b/crates/milli/src/update/new/merger.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ use super::extract::{
     merge_caches, transpose_and_freeze_caches, BalancedCaches, DelAddRoaringBitmap, FacetKind,
 };
 use super::DocumentChange;
-use crate::{CboRoaringBitmapCodec, Error, FieldId, GeoPoint, GlobalFieldsIdsMap, Index, Result};
+use crate::{
+    CboRoaringBitmapCodec, Error, FieldId, GeoPoint, GlobalFieldsIdsMap, Index, InternalError,
+    Result,
+};
 
 pub struct GeoExtractor {
     rtree: Option<rstar::RTree<GeoPoint>>,
@@ -63,15 +66,22 @@ impl GeoExtractor {
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all, target = "indexing::merge")]
-pub fn merge_and_send_docids<'extractor>(
+pub fn merge_and_send_docids<'extractor, MSP>(
     mut caches: Vec<BalancedCaches<'extractor>>,
     database: Database<Bytes, Bytes>,
     index: &Index,
     docids_sender: impl DocidsSender + Sync,
-) -> Result<()> {
+    must_stop_processing: &MSP,
+) -> Result<()>
+where
+    MSP: Fn() -> bool + Sync,
+{
     transpose_and_freeze_caches(&mut caches)?.into_par_iter().try_for_each(|frozen| {
         let rtxn = index.read_txn()?;
         let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        if must_stop_processing() {
+            return Err(InternalError::AbortedIndexation.into());
+        }
         merge_caches(frozen, |key, DelAddRoaringBitmap { del, add }| {
             let current = database.get(&rtxn, key)?;
             match merge_cbo_bitmaps(current, del, add)? {