diff --git a/lib/esse/index/documents.rb b/lib/esse/index/documents.rb
index fe61f7f..74f365c 100644
--- a/lib/esse/index/documents.rb
+++ b/lib/esse/index/documents.rb
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ def import(*repo_types, context: {}, eager_include_document_attributes: false, l
         count
       end
 
+      # Update documents by query
+      #
+      # @param options [Hash] Hash of paramenters that will be passed along to elasticsearch request
+      # @option [String, nil] :suffix The index suffix. Defaults to the nil.
+      #
+      # @return [Hash] The elasticsearch response hash
+      def update_by_query(suffix: nil, **options)
+        definition = {
+          index: index_name(suffix: suffix),
+        }.merge(options)
+        cluster.may_update_type!(definition)
+        cluster.api.update_by_query(**definition)
+      end
+
       protected
 
       def document?(doc)
diff --git a/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-6/index/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb b/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-6/index/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbc0485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-6/index/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'support/shared_examples/index_documents_update_by_query'
+
+stack_describe 'elasticsearch', '6.x', Esse::Index, '.update_by_query' do
+  include_examples 'index.update_by_query'
+end
diff --git a/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-7/index/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb b/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-7/index/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37759c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-7/index/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'support/shared_examples/index_documents_update_by_query'
+
+stack_describe 'elasticsearch', '7.x', Esse::Index, '.update_by_query' do
+  include_examples 'index.update_by_query'
+end
diff --git a/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-8/indices/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb b/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-8/indices/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba1c4f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/esse/integrations/elasticsearch-8/indices/documents_update_by_query_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'support/shared_examples/index_documents_update_by_query'
+
+stack_describe 'elasticsearch', '8.x', Esse::Index, '.update_by_query' do
+  include_examples 'index.update_by_query'
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/index_documents_update_by_query.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/index_documents_update_by_query.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fb44eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/index_documents_update_by_query.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.shared_examples 'index.update_by_query' do |doc_type: false|
+  include_context 'with venues index definition'
+
+  let(:params) do
+    doc_type ? { type: 'venue' } : {}
+  end
+  let(:doc_params) do
+    doc_type ? { _type: 'venue' } : {}
+  end
+  let(:index_suffix) { SecureRandom.hex(8) }
+  let(:body) { { script: { source: 'ctx._source.title = "foo"' }, query: { match_all: {} } } }
+
+  it 'raises an Esse::Transport::ReadonlyClusterError exception when the cluster is readonly' do
+    es_client do |client, _conf, cluster|
+      cluster.warm_up!
+      expect(client).not_to receive(:perform_request)
+      cluster.readonly = true
+      expect {
+        VenuesIndex.update_by_query(body: body, **params)
+      }.to raise_error(Esse::Transport::ReadonlyClusterError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'raises an Esse::Transport::ServerError exception when api throws an error' do
+    es_client do |client, _conf, cluster|
+      expect {
+        VenuesIndex.update_by_query(body: body, **params)
+      }.to raise_error(Esse::Transport::NotFoundError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'updates the documents in the aliased index' do
+    es_client do |client, _conf, cluster|
+      VenuesIndex.create_index(alias: true, suffix: index_suffix)
+      VenuesIndex.import(refresh: true, suffix: index_suffix, **params)
+
+      resp = nil
+      expect {
+        resp = VenuesIndex.update_by_query(body: body, **params)
+      }.not_to raise_error
+      expect(resp['total']).to eq(total_venues)
+      expect(resp['updated']).to eq(total_venues)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'updates the documents in the unaliased index' do
+    es_client do |client, _conf, cluster|
+      VenuesIndex.create_index(alias: false, suffix: index_suffix)
+      VenuesIndex.import(refresh: true, suffix: index_suffix, **params)
+
+      resp = nil
+      expect {
+        resp = VenuesIndex.update_by_query(body: body, suffix: index_suffix, **params)
+      }.not_to raise_error
+      expect(resp['total']).to eq(total_venues)
+      expect(resp['updated']).to eq(total_venues)
+    end
+  end
+end