diff --git a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporter.java b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporter.java
index fbe8f9e7c91..a2362eb5cb3 100644
--- a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporter.java
+++ b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporter.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.MetricsUtils;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.importer.AsyncIndexerLock.LockToken;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.upgrade.IndexDisabler;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.memory.PropertyStates;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.commit.EditorDiff;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.commit.VisibleEditor;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state.NodeBuilder;
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.commons.conditions.Validate.checkArgument;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexConstants.REINDEX_COUNT;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexConstants.INDEXING_MODE_NRT;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexConstants.ASYNC_PROPERTY_NAME;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexConstants.TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexUtils.INDEXING_PHASE_LOGGER;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.importer.IndexDefinitionUpdater.INDEX_DEFINITIONS_JSON;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.importer.NodeStoreUtils.mergeWithConcurrentCheck;
@@ -67,6 +71,10 @@ public class IndexImporter {
      * Symbolic name use to indicate sync indexes
      */
     static final String ASYNC_LANE_SYNC = "sync";
+    /**
+     * Symbolic name use to indicate elasticsearch index type
+     */
+    static final String TYPE_ELASTICSEARCH = "elasticsearch";
     /*
      * System property name for flag for preserve checkpoint. If this is set to true, then checkpoint cleanup will be skipped.
      * Default is set to false.
@@ -200,6 +208,20 @@ void switchLanes() throws CommitFailedException {
                 if (!indexInfo.newIndex) {
                     NodeBuilder idxBuilder = NodeStoreUtils.childBuilder(builder, indexInfo.indexPath);
                     indexPathsToUpdate.add(indexInfo.indexPath);
+                    String idxBuilderType = idxBuilder.getString(TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME);
+
+                    // check if provided index definitions is of different type than existing one
+                    // also check if one of them is an elasticsearch type
+                    if (idxBuilderType != null &&
+                            !idxBuilderType.equals(indexInfo.type) &&
+                            (idxBuilderType.equals(TYPE_ELASTICSEARCH) || indexInfo.type.equals(TYPE_ELASTICSEARCH))) {
+
+                        LOG.info("Provided index [{}] has a different type [{}] compared to the existing index [{}]." +
+                                " Using lane from the index definition provided", indexInfo.indexPath, indexInfo.type, idxBuilderType);
+
+                        PropertyState asyncProperty = PropertyStates.createProperty(ASYNC_PROPERTY_NAME, List.of(indexInfo.asyncLaneName), Type.STRINGS);
+                        idxBuilder.setProperty(asyncProperty);
+                    }
                     AsyncLaneSwitcher.switchLane(idxBuilder, AsyncLaneSwitcher.getTempLaneName(indexInfo.asyncLaneName));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporterTest.java b/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporterTest.java
index 121c56e0383..260967d5c01 100644
--- a/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporterTest.java
+++ b/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/index/importer/IndexImporterTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexConstants.TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexUtils.createIndexDefinition;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.importer.AsyncIndexerLock.NOOP_LOCK;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.importer.AsyncLaneSwitcher.ASYNC_PREVIOUS;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.importer.IndexDefinitionUpdater.INDEX_DEFINITIONS_JSON;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.memory.EmptyNodeState.EMPTY_NODE;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -142,6 +144,50 @@ public void switchLanes() throws Exception{
         assertEquals(AsyncLaneSwitcher.getTempLaneName("async"), idxb.getString(ASYNC_PROPERTY_NAME));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void switchLanesLuceneToElastic() throws Exception{
+        NodeBuilder builder = store.getRoot().builder();
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("type", "elasticsearch");
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("async", "elastic-async");
+
+        store.merge(builder, EmptyHook.INSTANCE, CommitInfo.EMPTY);
+        createIndexDirs("/idx-a");
+
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("type", "lucene");
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("async", asList("async", "nrt"), Type.STRINGS);
+
+        store.merge(builder, EmptyHook.INSTANCE, CommitInfo.EMPTY);
+
+        IndexImporter importer = new IndexImporter(store, temporaryFolder.getRoot(), provider, NOOP_LOCK);
+        importer.switchLanes();
+
+        NodeState idxa = NodeStateUtils.getNode(store.getRoot(), "/idx-a");
+        assertEquals(AsyncLaneSwitcher.getTempLaneName("elastic-async"), idxa.getString(ASYNC_PROPERTY_NAME));
+        assertEquals(idxa.getStrings(ASYNC_PREVIOUS), List.of("elastic-async"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void switchLanesElasticToLucene() throws Exception{
+        NodeBuilder builder = store.getRoot().builder();
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("type", "lucene");
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("async", List.of("async"), Type.STRINGS);
+
+        store.merge(builder, EmptyHook.INSTANCE, CommitInfo.EMPTY);
+        createIndexDirs("/idx-a");
+
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("type", "elasticsearch");
+        builder.child("idx-a").setProperty("async", List.of("elastic-async"), Type.STRINGS);
+
+        store.merge(builder, EmptyHook.INSTANCE, CommitInfo.EMPTY);
+
+        IndexImporter importer = new IndexImporter(store, temporaryFolder.getRoot(), provider, NOOP_LOCK);
+        importer.switchLanes();
+
+        NodeState idxa = NodeStateUtils.getNode(store.getRoot(), "/idx-a");
+        assertEquals(AsyncLaneSwitcher.getTempLaneName("async"), idxa.getString(ASYNC_PROPERTY_NAME));
+        assertEquals(idxa.getStrings(ASYNC_PREVIOUS), List.of("async"));
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
     public void importData_NoProvider() throws Exception{
         NodeBuilder builder = store.getRoot().builder();