diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py
index e1ae589f89..776de6738e 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def _wait_for_meili_task(info: TaskInfo) -> None:
         raise MeilisearchError(err_reason)
 
 
-def _wait_for_meili_tasks(info_list: list[TaskInfo]) -> None:
+def wait_for_meili_tasks(info_list: list[TaskInfo]) -> None:
     """
     Simple helper method to wait for multiple Meilisearch tasks to complete
     """
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def _recurse_children(block, fn, status_cb: Callable[[str], None] | None = None)
                 fn(child)
 
 
-def _update_index_docs(docs) -> None:
+def _update_index_docs(docs, wait=True) -> list[TaskInfo]:
     """
     Helper function that updates the documents in the search index
 
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ def _update_index_docs(docs) -> None:
         tasks.append(client.index(current_rebuild_index_name).update_documents(docs))
     tasks.append(client.index(STUDIO_INDEX_NAME).update_documents(docs))
 
-    _wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
+    if wait:
+        wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
+    return tasks
 
 
 def only_if_meilisearch_enabled(f):
@@ -464,10 +466,10 @@ def delete_index_doc(usage_key: UsageKey) -> None:
         tasks.append(client.index(current_rebuild_index_name).delete_document(meili_id_from_opaque_key(usage_key)))
     tasks.append(client.index(STUDIO_INDEX_NAME).delete_document(meili_id_from_opaque_key(usage_key)))
 
-    _wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
+    wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
 
 
-def delete_index_docs(meili_ids: list[str]) -> None:
+def delete_index_docs(meili_ids: list[str], wait=True) -> list[TaskInfo]:
     """
     Deletes documents for the given XBlocks from the search index
 
@@ -484,7 +486,9 @@ def delete_index_docs(meili_ids: list[str]) -> None:
         tasks.append(client.index(current_rebuild_index_name).delete_documents(meili_ids))
     tasks.append(client.index(STUDIO_INDEX_NAME).delete_documents(meili_ids))
 
-    _wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
+    if wait:
+        wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
+    return tasks
 
 
 def upsert_library_block_index_doc(usage_key: UsageKey) -> None:
@@ -502,7 +506,7 @@ def upsert_library_block_index_doc(usage_key: UsageKey) -> None:
     _update_index_docs(docs)
 
 
-def upsert_content_library_index_docs(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2) -> None:
+def upsert_content_library_index_docs(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2, wait=True) -> None:
     """
     Creates or updates the documents for the given Content Library in the search index
     """
@@ -512,14 +516,15 @@ def upsert_content_library_index_docs(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2) -> None:
         doc = searchable_doc_for_library_block(metadata)
         docs.append(doc)
 
-    _update_index_docs(docs)
+    return _update_index_docs(docs, wait=wait)
 
 
-def delete_content_library_index_docs(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2) -> None:
+def delete_content_library_index_docs(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2, wait=True) -> None:
     """
     Deletes the discarded draft documents for the given Content Library in the search index
     """
     meili_ids = []
+    # draft version and published version equal to False/null means those drafts were discarded.
     for component in lib_api.get_library_components(library_key, draft=False, published=False):
         usage_key = LibraryUsageLocatorV2(
             library_key,
@@ -527,7 +532,7 @@ def delete_content_library_index_docs(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2) -> None:
             component.local_key,
         )
         meili_ids.append(meili_id_from_opaque_key(usage_key))
-    delete_index_docs(meili_ids)
+    return delete_index_docs(meili_ids, wait=wait)
 
 
 def upsert_block_tags_index_docs(usage_key: UsageKey):
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py
index ba0e8c1a16..02b2e66c47 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ def content_library_updated_handler(**kwargs) -> None:
         log.error("Received null or incorrect data for event")
         return
 
-    update_content_library_index_docs.delay(str(content_library_data.library_key))
+    if content_library_data.update_blocks:
+        update_content_library_index_docs.delay(str(content_library_data.library_key))
 
 
 @receiver(CONTENT_OBJECT_TAGS_CHANGED)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tasks.py
index 2eacd02c76..a4e9eda2f8 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tasks.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import logging
 from celery import shared_task
 from celery_utils.logged_task import LoggedTask
 from edx_django_utils.monitoring import set_code_owner_attribute
+from meilisearch.errors import MeilisearchError
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import LibraryLocatorV2, LibraryUsageLocatorV2
-from meilisearch.errors import MeilisearchError
 
 from . import api
 
@@ -80,5 +80,6 @@ def update_content_library_index_docs(library_key_str: str) -> None:
 
     log.info("Updating content index documents for library with id: %s", library_key)
 
-    api.delete_content_library_index_docs(library_key)
-    api.upsert_content_library_index_docs(library_key)
+    tasks = api.delete_content_library_index_docs(library_key, wait=False) + \
+        api.upsert_content_library_index_docs(library_key, wait=False)
+    api.wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)