diff --git a/meilisearch/src/error.rs b/meilisearch/src/error.rs
index 5a0b04020..96496a33f 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/error.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/error.rs
@@ -98,14 +98,29 @@ impl From<MeilisearchHttpError> for aweb::Error {
 
 impl From<aweb::error::PayloadError> for MeilisearchHttpError {
     fn from(error: aweb::error::PayloadError) -> Self {
-        MeilisearchHttpError::Payload(PayloadError::Payload(error))
+        match error {
+            aweb::error::PayloadError::Incomplete(_) => MeilisearchHttpError::Payload(
+                PayloadError::Payload(ActixPayloadError::IncompleteError),
+            ),
+            _ => MeilisearchHttpError::Payload(PayloadError::Payload(
+                ActixPayloadError::OtherError(error),
+            )),
+        }
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum ActixPayloadError {
+    #[error("The provided payload is incomplete and cannot be parsed")]
+    IncompleteError,
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    OtherError(aweb::error::PayloadError),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum PayloadError {
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Payload(aweb::error::PayloadError),
+    Payload(ActixPayloadError),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Json(JsonPayloadError),
     #[error(transparent)]
@@ -122,13 +137,15 @@ impl ErrorCode for PayloadError {
     fn error_code(&self) -> Code {
         match self {
             PayloadError::Payload(e) => match e {
-                aweb::error::PayloadError::Incomplete(_) => Code::Internal,
-                aweb::error::PayloadError::EncodingCorrupted => Code::Internal,
-                aweb::error::PayloadError::Overflow => Code::PayloadTooLarge,
-                aweb::error::PayloadError::UnknownLength => Code::Internal,
-                aweb::error::PayloadError::Http2Payload(_) => Code::Internal,
-                aweb::error::PayloadError::Io(_) => Code::Internal,
-                _ => todo!(),
+                ActixPayloadError::IncompleteError => Code::BadRequest,
+                ActixPayloadError::OtherError(error) => match error {
+                    aweb::error::PayloadError::EncodingCorrupted => Code::Internal,
+                    aweb::error::PayloadError::Overflow => Code::PayloadTooLarge,
+                    aweb::error::PayloadError::UnknownLength => Code::Internal,
+                    aweb::error::PayloadError::Http2Payload(_) => Code::Internal,
+                    aweb::error::PayloadError::Io(_) => Code::Internal,
+                    _ => todo!(),
+                },
             },
             PayloadError::Json(err) => match err {
                 JsonPayloadError::Overflow { .. } => Code::PayloadTooLarge,
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs
index 85fc61503..5e32564c7 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,58 @@ async fn add_single_document_gzip_encoded() {
     }
     "###);
 }
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn add_single_document_gzip_encoded_with_incomplete_error() {
+    let document = json!("kefir");
+
+    // this is a what is expected and should work
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let app = server.init_web_app().await;
+    // post
+    let document = serde_json::to_string(&document).unwrap();
+    let req = test::TestRequest::post()
+        .uri("/indexes/dog/documents")
+        .set_payload(document.to_string())
+        .insert_header(("content-type", "application/json"))
+        .insert_header(("content-encoding", "gzip"))
+        .to_request();
+    let res = test::call_service(&app, req).await;
+    let status_code = res.status();
+    let body = test::read_body(res).await;
+    let response: Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap_or_default();
+    snapshot!(status_code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response),
+        @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "The provided payload is incomplete and cannot be parsed",
+      "code": "bad_request",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#bad_request"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    // put
+    let req = test::TestRequest::put()
+        .uri("/indexes/dog/documents")
+        .set_payload(document.to_string())
+        .insert_header(("content-type", "application/json"))
+        .insert_header(("content-encoding", "gzip"))
+        .to_request();
+    let res = test::call_service(&app, req).await;
+    let status_code = res.status();
+    let body = test::read_body(res).await;
+    let response: Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap_or_default();
+    snapshot!(status_code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response),
+        @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "The provided payload is incomplete and cannot be parsed",
+      "code": "bad_request",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#bad_request"
+    }
+    "###);
+}
 
 /// Here we try document request with every encoding
 #[actix_rt::test]