diff --git a/milli/src/index.rs b/milli/src/index.rs
index 76bc273d9..03f16a126 100644
--- a/milli/src/index.rs
+++ b/milli/src/index.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::path::Path;
 
+use charabia::{Language, Script};
 use heed::flags::Flags;
 use heed::types::*;
 use heed::{CompactionOption, Database, PolyDatabase, RoTxn, RwTxn};
@@ -1194,6 +1195,12 @@ impl Index {
     pub(crate) fn delete_pagination_max_total_hits(&self, txn: &mut RwTxn) -> heed::Result<bool> {
         self.main.delete::<_, Str>(txn, main_key::PAGINATION_MAX_TOTAL_HITS)
     }
+
+    /* script  language docids */
+    /// Retrieve all the documents ids that correspond with (Script, Language) key, `None` if it is any.
+    pub fn script_language_documents_ids(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn, key: &(Script, Language)) -> heed::Result<Option<RoaringBitmap>> {
+        self.script_language_docids.get(rtxn, key)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs b/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
index be97defbd..f736cb55e 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
@@ -1907,4 +1907,39 @@ mod tests {
 
         index.add_documents(doc1).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "default")]
+    #[test]
+    fn store_detected_script_and_language_per_document_during_indexing() {
+        use charabia::{Language, Script};
+        let index = TempIndex::new();
+        index
+            .add_documents(documents!([
+                { "id": 1, "title": "The quick (\"brown\") fox can't jump 32.3 feet, right? Brr, it's 29.3°F!" },
+                { "id": 2, "title": "人人生而自由﹐在尊嚴和權利上一律平等。他們賦有理性和良心﹐並應以兄弟關係的精神互相對待。" },
+                { "id": 3, "title": "הַשּׁוּעָל הַמָּהִיר (״הַחוּם״) לֹא יָכוֹל לִקְפֹּץ 9.94 מֶטְרִים, נָכוֹן? ברר, 1.5°C- בַּחוּץ!" },
+                { "id": 4, "title": "関西国際空港限定トートバッグ すもももももももものうち" },
+                { "id": 5, "title": "ภาษาไทยง่ายนิดเดียว" },
+                { "id": 6, "title": "The quick 在尊嚴和權利上一律平等。" },
+            ]))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let rtxn = index.read_txn().unwrap();
+        let key_thai = (Script::Thai, Language::Other);
+        let key_jpn = (Script::Cj, Language::Jpn);
+        let key_cmn = (Script::Cj, Language::Cmn);
+        let thai_docs = index.script_language_documents_ids(&rtxn, &key_thai).unwrap().unwrap();
+        let cj_jpn_docs = index.script_language_documents_ids(&rtxn, &key_jpn).unwrap().unwrap();
+        let cj_cmn_docs = index.script_language_documents_ids(&rtxn, &key_cmn).unwrap().unwrap();
+        let mut expected_thai_docids = RoaringBitmap::new();
+        expected_thai_docids.push(4);
+        assert_eq!(thai_docs, expected_thai_docids);
+        let mut expected_cj_jpn_docids = RoaringBitmap::new();
+        expected_cj_jpn_docids.push(3);
+        assert_eq!(cj_jpn_docs, expected_cj_jpn_docids);
+        let mut expected_cj_cmn_docids = RoaringBitmap::new();
+        expected_cj_cmn_docids.push(1);
+        expected_cj_cmn_docids.push(5);
+        assert_eq!(cj_cmn_docs, expected_cj_cmn_docids);
+    }
 }