diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java
index 5b5672faf8d..0d5b6c27c00 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java
@@ -329,29 +329,14 @@ protected ResponseBuilder newResponseBuilder(
     return new ResponseBuilder(req, rsp, components);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void handleRequestBody(SolrQueryRequest req, SolrQueryResponse rsp) throws Exception {
-    if (req.getParams().getBool(ShardParams.IS_SHARD, false)) {
-      int purpose = req.getParams().getInt(ShardParams.SHARDS_PURPOSE, 0);
-      SolrPluginUtils.forEachRequestPurpose(
-          purpose, n -> shardPurposes.computeIfAbsent(n, name -> new Counter()).inc());
-    }
-
-    List<SearchComponent> components = getComponents();
-    ResponseBuilder rb = newResponseBuilder(req, rsp, components);
-    if (rb.requestInfo != null) {
-      rb.requestInfo.setResponseBuilder(rb);
-    }
-
-    rb.isDistrib = isDistrib(req);
-    tagRequestWithRequestId(rb);
-
-    boolean dbg = req.getParams().getBool(CommonParams.DEBUG_QUERY, false);
-    rb.setDebug(dbg);
-    if (dbg == false) { // if it's true, we are doing everything anyway.
-      SolrPluginUtils.getDebugInterests(req.getParams().getParams(CommonParams.DEBUG), rb);
-    }
-
+  /**
+   * Check if circuit breakers are tripped. Override this method in sub classes that do not want to
+   * check circuit breakers.
+   *
+   * @return true if circuit breakers are tripped, false otherwise.
+   */
+  protected boolean checkCircuitBreakers(
+      SolrQueryRequest req, SolrQueryResponse rsp, ResponseBuilder rb) {
     final RTimerTree timer = rb.isDebug() ? req.getRequestTimer() : null;
 
     final CircuitBreakerRegistry circuitBreakerRegistry = req.getCore().getCircuitBreakerRegistry();
@@ -376,9 +361,40 @@ public void handleRequestBody(SolrQueryRequest req, SolrQueryResponse rsp) throw
             new SolrException(
                 SolrException.ErrorCode.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
                 "Circuit Breakers tripped " + errorMessage));
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
     }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void handleRequestBody(SolrQueryRequest req, SolrQueryResponse rsp) throws Exception {
+    if (req.getParams().getBool(ShardParams.IS_SHARD, false)) {
+      int purpose = req.getParams().getInt(ShardParams.SHARDS_PURPOSE, 0);
+      SolrPluginUtils.forEachRequestPurpose(
+          purpose, n -> shardPurposes.computeIfAbsent(n, name -> new Counter()).inc());
+    }
+
+    List<SearchComponent> components = getComponents();
+    ResponseBuilder rb = newResponseBuilder(req, rsp, components);
+    if (rb.requestInfo != null) {
+      rb.requestInfo.setResponseBuilder(rb);
+    }
+
+    rb.isDistrib = isDistrib(req);
+    tagRequestWithRequestId(rb);
+
+    boolean dbg = req.getParams().getBool(CommonParams.DEBUG_QUERY, false);
+    rb.setDebug(dbg);
+    if (dbg == false) { // if it's true, we are doing everything anyway.
+      SolrPluginUtils.getDebugInterests(req.getParams().getParams(CommonParams.DEBUG), rb);
+    }
+
+    final RTimerTree timer = rb.isDebug() ? req.getRequestTimer() : null;
+
+    if (checkCircuitBreakers(req, rsp, rb)) {
+      return; // Circuit breaker tripped, return immediately
+    }
 
     // creates a ShardHandler object only if it's needed
     final ShardHandler shardHandler1 = getAndPrepShardHandler(req, rb);