diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper/mod.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper/mod.rs
index 86fb17ca7..e6bdccd41 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/index_mapper/mod.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub struct IndexMapper {
     /// Path to the folder where the LMDB environments of each index are.
     base_path: PathBuf,
     /// The map size an index is opened with on the first time.
-    index_base_map_size: usize,
+    pub(crate) index_base_map_size: usize,
     /// The quantity by which the map size of an index is incremented upon reopening, in bytes.
     index_growth_amount: usize,
     /// Whether we open a meilisearch index with the MDB_WRITEMAP option or not.
diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs
index d58157ae3..4a7a9e074 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,73 @@ use meilisearch_types::milli::progress::{Progress, VariableNameStep};
 use meilisearch_types::tasks::{Status, Task};
 use meilisearch_types::{compression, VERSION_FILE_NAME};
 
+use crate::heed::EnvOpenOptions;
 use crate::processing::{AtomicUpdateFileStep, SnapshotCreationProgress};
+use crate::queue::TaskQueue;
 use crate::{Error, IndexScheduler, Result};
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// See [`EnvOpenOptions::open`].
+unsafe fn remove_tasks(
+    tasks: &[Task],
+    dst: &std::path::Path,
+    index_base_map_size: usize,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let env_options = EnvOpenOptions::new();
+    let mut env_options = env_options.read_txn_without_tls();
+    let env = env_options.max_dbs(TaskQueue::nb_db()).map_size(index_base_map_size).open(dst)?;
+    let mut wtxn = env.write_txn()?;
+    let task_queue = TaskQueue::new(&env, &mut wtxn)?;
+
+    // Destructuring to ensure the code below gets updated if a database gets added in the future.
+    let TaskQueue {
+        all_tasks,
+        status,
+        kind,
+        index_tasks: _, // snapshot creation tasks are not index tasks
+        canceled_by,
+        enqueued_at,
+        started_at,
+        finished_at,
+    } = task_queue;
+
+    for task in tasks {
+        all_tasks.delete(&mut wtxn, &task.uid)?;
+
+        let mut tasks = status.get(&wtxn, &task.status)?.unwrap_or_default();
+        tasks.remove(task.uid);
+        status.put(&mut wtxn, &task.status, &tasks)?;
+
+        let mut tasks = kind.get(&wtxn, &task.kind.as_kind())?.unwrap_or_default();
+        tasks.remove(task.uid);
+        kind.put(&mut wtxn, &task.kind.as_kind(), &tasks)?;
+
+        canceled_by.delete(&mut wtxn, &task.uid)?;
+
+        let timestamp = task.enqueued_at.unix_timestamp_nanos();
+        let mut tasks = enqueued_at.get(&wtxn, &timestamp)?.unwrap_or_default();
+        tasks.remove(task.uid);
+        enqueued_at.put(&mut wtxn, &timestamp, &tasks)?;
+
+        if let Some(task_started_at) = task.started_at {
+            let timestamp = task_started_at.unix_timestamp_nanos();
+            let mut tasks = started_at.get(&wtxn, &timestamp)?.unwrap_or_default();
+            tasks.remove(task.uid);
+            started_at.put(&mut wtxn, &timestamp, &tasks)?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(task_finished_at) = task.finished_at {
+            let timestamp = task_finished_at.unix_timestamp_nanos();
+            let mut tasks = finished_at.get(&wtxn, &timestamp)?.unwrap_or_default();
+            tasks.remove(task.uid);
+            finished_at.put(&mut wtxn, &timestamp, &tasks)?;
+        }
+    }
+    wtxn.commit()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 impl IndexScheduler {
     pub(super) fn process_snapshot(
         &self,
@@ -48,14 +112,26 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         };
         self.env.copy_to_path(dst.join("data.mdb"), compaction_option)?;
 
-        // 2.2 Create a read transaction on the index-scheduler
+        // 2.2 Remove the current snapshot tasks
+        //
+        // This is done to ensure that the tasks are not processed again when the snapshot is imported
+        //
+        // # Safety
+        //
+        // This is safe because we open the env file we just created in a temporary directory.
+        // We are sure it's not being used by any other process nor thread.
+        unsafe {
+            remove_tasks(&tasks, &dst, self.index_mapper.index_base_map_size)?;
+        }
+
+        // 2.3 Create a read transaction on the index-scheduler
         let rtxn = self.env.read_txn()?;
 
-        // 2.3 Create the update files directory
+        // 2.4 Create the update files directory
         let update_files_dir = temp_snapshot_dir.path().join("update_files");
         fs::create_dir_all(&update_files_dir)?;
 
-        // 2.4 Only copy the update files of the enqueued tasks
+        // 2.5 Only copy the update files of the enqueued tasks
         progress.update_progress(SnapshotCreationProgress::SnapshotTheUpdateFiles);
         let enqueued = self.queue.tasks.get_status(&rtxn, Status::Enqueued)?;
         let (atomic, update_file_progress) = AtomicUpdateFileStep::new(enqueued.len() as u32);
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs b/crates/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs
index 32946b06e..98ce17b80 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs
@@ -122,11 +122,7 @@ async fn perform_on_demand_snapshot() {
     let server = Server::new_with_options(options).await.unwrap();
 
     let index = server.index("catto");
-    index
-        .update_settings(json! ({
-        "searchableAttributes": [],
-        }))
-        .await;
+    index.update_settings(json! ({ "searchableAttributes": [] })).await;
 
     index.load_test_set(&server).await;
 
@@ -203,3 +199,70 @@ async fn perform_on_demand_snapshot() {
         server.index("doggo").settings(),
     );
 }
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+#[cfg_attr(target_os = "windows", ignore)]
+async fn snapshotception_issue_4653() {
+    let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let snapshot_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let options =
+        Opt { snapshot_dir: snapshot_dir.path().to_owned(), ..default_settings(temp.path()) };
+
+    let server = Server::new_with_options(options).await.unwrap();
+
+    let (task, code) = server.create_snapshot().await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(task, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "taskUid": 0,
+      "indexUid": null,
+      "status": "enqueued",
+      "type": "snapshotCreation",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+    server.wait_task(task.uid()).await.succeeded();
+
+    let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let snapshot_path = snapshot_dir.path().to_owned().join("db.snapshot");
+
+    let options = Opt { import_snapshot: Some(snapshot_path), ..default_settings(temp.path()) };
+    let snapshot_server = Server::new_with_options(options).await.unwrap();
+
+    // The snapshot should have been taken without the snapshot creation task
+    let (tasks, code) = snapshot_server.tasks().await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"200 OK");
+    snapshot!(tasks, @r#"
+    {
+      "results": [],
+      "total": 0,
+      "limit": 20,
+      "from": null,
+      "next": null
+    }
+    "#);
+
+    // Ensure the task is not present in the snapshot
+    let (task, code) = snapshot_server.get_task(0).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"404 Not Found");
+    snapshot!(task, @r#"
+    {
+      "message": "Task `0` not found.",
+      "code": "task_not_found",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#task_not_found"
+    }
+    "#);
+
+    // Ensure the batch is also not present
+    let (batch, code) = snapshot_server.get_batch(0).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"404 Not Found");
+    snapshot!(batch, @r#"
+    {
+      "message": "Batch `0` not found.",
+      "code": "batch_not_found",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#batch_not_found"
+    }
+    "#);
+}
diff --git a/crates/milli/src/update/facet/mod.rs b/crates/milli/src/update/facet/mod.rs
index c40916670..71596530e 100644
--- a/crates/milli/src/update/facet/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/milli/src/update/facet/mod.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ pub struct FacetsUpdate<'i> {
     min_level_size: u8,
     data_size: u64,
 }
+
 impl<'i> FacetsUpdate<'i> {
     pub fn new(
         index: &'i Index,