diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/constants.ts
index bf9cf14a4ea17..fa5d7fde6d4c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/constants.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 export enum QueryKeys {
   FetchIndex = 'fetchIndex',
+  FetchMapping = 'fetchMapping',
   FetchSearchIndicesStatus = 'fetchSearchIndicesStatus',
   FetchUserStartPrivileges = 'fetchUserStartPrivileges',
   SearchDocuments = 'searchDocuments',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/hooks/api/use_index_mappings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/hooks/api/use_index_mappings.ts
index 0e57e17465922..1d5a83aa920ed 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/hooks/api/use_index_mappings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_indices/public/hooks/api/use_index_mappings.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useKibana } from '../use_kibana';
 import { Mappings } from '../../types';
+import { QueryKeys } from '../../constants';
 
+const POLLING_INTERVAL = 15 * 1000;
 export const useIndexMapping = (indexName: string) => {
   const { http } = useKibana().services;
-  const queryKey = ['fetchMapping', indexName];
+  const queryKey = [QueryKeys.FetchMapping, indexName];
   const result = useQuery<Mappings, { body: { message: string; error: string } }>({
     queryKey,
+    refetchInterval: POLLING_INTERVAL,
+    refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
     refetchOnWindowFocus: 'always',
     queryFn: () =>
       http.fetch<Mappings>(`/api/index_management/mapping/${encodeURIComponent(indexName)}`),