diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper.rs b/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper.rs
index 1562a918d..7a9591254 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,69 @@ impl IndexMapper {
         Ok(self.index_mapping.get(rtxn, name)?.is_some())
     }
 
+    /// Resizes the maximum size of the specified index to the double of its current maximum size.
+    ///
+    /// This operation involves closing the underlying environment and so can take a long time to complete.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// - If the Index corresponding to the passed name is concurrently being deleted/resized or cannot be found in the
+    ///   in memory hash map.
+    pub fn resize_index(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        // fixme: factor to a function?
+        let uuid = self
+            .index_mapping
+            .get(rtxn, name)?
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::IndexNotFound(name.to_string()))?;
+
+        // We remove the index from the in-memory index map.
+        let mut lock = self.index_map.write().unwrap();
+        // signal that will be sent when the resize operation completes
+        let resize_operation = Arc::new(SignalEvent::manual(false));
+        let index = match lock.insert(uuid, BeingResized(resize_operation)) {
+            Some(Available(index)) => index,
+            Some(previous_status) => {
+                lock.insert(uuid, previous_status);
+                panic!(
+                    "Attempting to resize index {name} that is already being resized or deleted."
+                )
+            }
+            None => {
+                panic!("Could not find the status of index {name} in the in-memory index mapper.")
+            }
+        };
+
+        drop(lock);
+
+        let current_size = index.map_size()?;
+        let new_size = current_size * 2;
+        let closing_event = index.prepare_for_closing();
+
+        log::debug!("Waiting for index {name} to close");
+
+        if !closing_event.wait_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(600)) {
+            // fail after 10 minutes waiting
+            panic!("Could not resize index {name} (unable to close it)");
+        }
+
+        log::info!("Resized index {name} from {current_size} to {new_size} bytes");
+
+        let index_path = self.base_path.join(uuid.to_string());
+        let index = self.create_or_open_index(&index_path, None, new_size)?;
+
+        // Add back the resized index
+        let mut lock = self.index_map.write().unwrap();
+        let Some(BeingResized(resize_operation)) = lock.insert(uuid, Available(index)) else {
+            panic!("Index state for index {name} was modified while it was being resized")
+        };
+
+        // drop the lock before signaling completion so that other threads don't immediately await on the lock after waking up.
+        drop(lock);
+        resize_operation.signal();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Return an index, may open it if it wasn't already opened.
     pub fn index(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn, name: &str) -> Result<Index> {
         let uuid = self