diff --git a/crates/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs b/crates/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs
index 01631e9a3..ea07dfc3b 100644
--- a/crates/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs
+++ b/crates/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use heed::RwTxn;
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
-use crate::{FieldDistribution, Index, Result};
+use crate::{database_stats::DatabaseStats, FieldDistribution, Index, Result};
 
 pub struct ClearDocuments<'t, 'i> {
     wtxn: &'t mut RwTxn<'i>,
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ impl<'t, 'i> ClearDocuments<'t, 'i> {
 
         documents.clear(self.wtxn)?;
 
+        // Update the stats of the documents database after clearing all documents.
+        let stats = DatabaseStats::new(self.index.documents.remap_data_type(), self.wtxn)?;
+        self.index.put_documents_stats(self.wtxn, stats)?;
+
         Ok(number_of_documents)
     }
 }