diff --git a/src/data/updates.rs b/src/data/updates.rs
index 9f3e9b3fd..92bba693c 100644
--- a/src/data/updates.rs
+++ b/src/data/updates.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,11 @@ impl Data {
 
     pub async fn update_settings(
         &self,
-        _index: impl AsRef<str> + Send + Sync + 'static,
-        _settings: Settings
+        index: String,
+        settings: Settings
     ) -> anyhow::Result<UpdateStatus> {
-        todo!()
-        //let index_controller = self.index_controller.clone();
-        //let update = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || index_controller.update_settings(index, settings)).await??;
-        //Ok(update.into())
+        let update = self.index_controller.update_settings(index, settings).await?;
+        Ok(update.into())
     }
 
     pub async fn clear_documents(
diff --git a/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index 54199c1d7..dd2dbd7cf 100644
--- a/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -114,8 +114,14 @@ impl IndexController {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    fn update_settings(&self, index_uid: String, settings: Settings) -> anyhow::Result<UpdateStatus> {
-        todo!()
+    pub async fn update_settings(&self, index_uid: String, settings: Settings) -> anyhow::Result<UpdateStatus> {
+        let uuid = self.uuid_resolver.get_or_create(index_uid).await?;
+        let meta = UpdateMeta::Settings(settings);
+        // Nothing so send, drop the sender right away, as not to block the update actor.
+        let (_, receiver) = mpsc::channel(1);
+
+        let status = self.update_handle.update(meta, receiver, uuid).await?;
+        Ok(status)
     }
 
     pub async fn create_index(&self, index_settings: IndexSettings) -> anyhow::Result<IndexMetadata> {