diff --git a/config/scout.php b/config/scout.php
index 68218c2f..e8a3bdda 100644
--- a/config/scout.php
+++ b/config/scout.php
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
     'algolia' => [
         'id' => env('ALGOLIA_APP_ID', ''),
         'secret' => env('ALGOLIA_SECRET', ''),
+        'index-settings' => [
+            // 'users' => [
+            //     'searchableAttributes' => ['id', 'name', 'email'],
+            //     'attributesForFaceting'=> ['filterOnly(email)'],
+            // ],
+        ],
     ],
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/Console/IndexCommand.php b/src/Console/IndexCommand.php
index 7d0acb3b..1bc19635 100644
--- a/src/Console/IndexCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/IndexCommand.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Laravel\Scout\Contracts\UpdatesIndexSettings;
 use Laravel\Scout\EngineManager;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public function handle(EngineManager $manager)
 
             $engine->createIndex($name, $options);
 
-            if (method_exists($engine, 'updateIndexSettings')) {
+            if ($engine instanceof UpdatesIndexSettings) {
                 $driver = config('scout.driver');
 
                 $class = isset($model) ? get_class($model) : null;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public function handle(EngineManager $manager)
                 if (isset($model) &&
                     config('scout.soft_delete', false) &&
                     in_array(SoftDeletes::class, class_uses_recursive($model))) {
-                    $settings['filterableAttributes'][] = '__soft_deleted';
+                    $settings = $engine->configureSoftDeleteFilter($settings);
                 }
 
                 if ($settings) {
diff --git a/src/Console/SyncIndexSettingsCommand.php b/src/Console/SyncIndexSettingsCommand.php
index bd03d00e..ada4b8b1 100644
--- a/src/Console/SyncIndexSettingsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/SyncIndexSettingsCommand.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Laravel\Scout\Contracts\UpdatesIndexSettings;
 use Laravel\Scout\EngineManager;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public function handle(EngineManager $manager)
 
         $driver = config('scout.driver');
 
-        if (! method_exists($engine, 'updateIndexSettings')) {
+        if (! $engine instanceof UpdatesIndexSettings) {
             return $this->error('The "'.$driver.'" engine does not support updating index settings.');
         }
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public function handle(EngineManager $manager)
                     if (isset($model) &&
                         config('scout.soft_delete', false) &&
                         in_array(SoftDeletes::class, class_uses_recursive($model))) {
-                        $settings['filterableAttributes'][] = '__soft_deleted';
+                        $settings = $engine->configureSoftDeleteFilter($settings);
                     }
 
                     $engine->updateIndexSettings($indexName = $this->indexName($name), $settings);
diff --git a/src/Contracts/UpdatesIndexSettings.php b/src/Contracts/UpdatesIndexSettings.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a37de00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contracts/UpdatesIndexSettings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Laravel\Scout\Contracts;
+
+interface UpdatesIndexSettings
+{
+    /**
+     * Update the index settings for the given index.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function updateIndexSettings(string $name, array $settings = []);
+
+    /**
+     * Configure the soft delete filter within the given settings.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function configureSoftDeleteFilter(array $settings = []);
+}
diff --git a/src/Engines/Algolia3Engine.php b/src/Engines/Algolia3Engine.php
index 6024a210..d489ef5d 100644
--- a/src/Engines/Algolia3Engine.php
+++ b/src/Engines/Algolia3Engine.php
@@ -166,4 +166,14 @@ protected function performSearch(Builder $builder, array $options = [])
 
         return $algolia->search($builder->query, $options);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the index settings for the given index.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function updateIndexSettings(string $name, array $settings = [])
+    {
+        $this->algolia->initIndex($name)->setSettings($settings);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Engines/Algolia4Engine.php b/src/Engines/Algolia4Engine.php
index 17bbda1c..90a78cb6 100644
--- a/src/Engines/Algolia4Engine.php
+++ b/src/Engines/Algolia4Engine.php
@@ -162,4 +162,14 @@ protected function performSearch(Builder $builder, array $options = [])
             $queryParams
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the index settings for the given index.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function updateIndexSettings(string $name, array $settings = [])
+    {
+        $this->algolia->setSettings($name, $settings);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Engines/AlgoliaEngine.php b/src/Engines/AlgoliaEngine.php
index 23d2f7cc..dcde78eb 100644
--- a/src/Engines/AlgoliaEngine.php
+++ b/src/Engines/AlgoliaEngine.php
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection;
 use Laravel\Scout\Builder;
+use Laravel\Scout\Contracts\UpdatesIndexSettings;
 
 /**
  * @template TAlgoliaClient of object
  */
-abstract class AlgoliaEngine extends Engine
+abstract class AlgoliaEngine extends Engine implements UpdatesIndexSettings
 {
     /**
      * The Algolia client.
@@ -82,6 +83,13 @@ abstract public function deleteIndex($name);
      */
     abstract public function flush($model);
 
+    /**
+     * Update the index settings for the given index.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    abstract public function updateIndexSettings(string $name, array $settings = []);
+
     /**
      * Perform the given search on the engine.
      *
@@ -245,6 +253,18 @@ public function createIndex($name, array $options = [])
         throw new Exception('Algolia indexes are created automatically upon adding objects.');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Configure the soft delete filter within the given settings.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function configureSoftDeleteFilter(array $settings = [])
+    {
+        $settings['attributesForFaceting'][] = 'filterOnly(__soft_deleted)';
+
+        return $settings;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine if the given model uses soft deletes.
      *
diff --git a/src/Engines/MeilisearchEngine.php b/src/Engines/MeilisearchEngine.php
index dcde66ab..7890a842 100644
--- a/src/Engines/MeilisearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/Engines/MeilisearchEngine.php
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection;
 use Laravel\Scout\Builder;
+use Laravel\Scout\Contracts\UpdatesIndexSettings;
 use Laravel\Scout\Jobs\RemoveableScoutCollection;
 use Meilisearch\Client as MeilisearchClient;
 use Meilisearch\Contracts\IndexesQuery;
 use Meilisearch\Meilisearch;
 use Meilisearch\Search\SearchResult;
 
-class MeilisearchEngine extends Engine
+class MeilisearchEngine extends Engine implements UpdatesIndexSettings
 {
     /**
      * The Meilisearch client.
@@ -383,17 +384,25 @@ public function createIndex($name, array $options = [])
     }
 
     /**
-     * Update an index's settings.
+     * Update the index settings for the given index.
      *
-     * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  array  $options
-     * @return array
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function updateIndexSettings($name, array $settings = [])
+    {
+        $this->meilisearch->index($name)->updateSettings($settings);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configure the soft delete filter within the given settings.
      *
-     * @throws \Meilisearch\Exceptions\ApiException
+     * @return array
      */
-    public function updateIndexSettings($name, array $options = [])
+    public function configureSoftDeleteFilter(array $settings = [])
     {
-        return $this->meilisearch->index($name)->updateSettings($options);
+        $settings['filterableAttributes'][] = '__soft_deleted';
+
+        return $settings;
     }
 
     /**