diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/IndexNameExpressionResolver.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/IndexNameExpressionResolver.java
index 7ac15f23a820e..b682d0743fa12 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/IndexNameExpressionResolver.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/IndexNameExpressionResolver.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public Index[] concreteIndices(ClusterState state, IndicesRequest request, long
             request.includeDataStreams(),
             false,
             isSystemIndexAccessAllowed(),
-            false
+            true
         );
         return concreteIndices(context, request.indices());
     }
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ private void checkSystemIndexAccess(Context context, Metadata metadata, Set<Inde
                         .stream()
                         .findFirst()
                         .orElse(null);
-                    if (descriptor != null && descriptor.isSearchable() && context.isSearchRequest()) {
+                    if (descriptor != null && descriptor.isReadable() && context.isReadRequest()) {
                         continue;
                     }
                     deprecationLogger.deprecate(
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ public static class Context {
         private final boolean includeDataStreams;
         private final boolean preserveDataStreams;
         private final boolean isSystemIndexAccessAllowed;
-        private final boolean isSearchRequest;
+        private final boolean isReadRequest;
 
         Context(ClusterState state, IndicesOptions options, boolean isSystemIndexAccessAllowed) {
             this(state, options, System.currentTimeMillis(), isSystemIndexAccessAllowed);
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ protected Context(
             boolean includeDataStreams,
             boolean preserveDataStreams,
             boolean isSystemIndexAccessAllowed,
-            boolean isSearchRequest
+            boolean isReadRequest
         ) {
             this.state = state;
             this.options = options;
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ protected Context(
             this.includeDataStreams = includeDataStreams;
             this.preserveDataStreams = preserveDataStreams;
             this.isSystemIndexAccessAllowed = isSystemIndexAccessAllowed;
-            this.isSearchRequest = isSearchRequest;
+            this.isReadRequest = isReadRequest;
         }
 
         public ClusterState getState() {
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ public boolean isPreserveDataStreams() {
             return preserveDataStreams;
         }
 
-        public boolean isSearchRequest() {
-            return isSearchRequest;
+        public boolean isReadRequest() {
+            return isReadRequest;
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/SystemIndexDescriptor.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/SystemIndexDescriptor.java
index b17263ebe04a2..49c519f5b7d11 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/SystemIndexDescriptor.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/SystemIndexDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class SystemIndexDescriptor {
     private final String indexPattern;
     private final String description;
     private final CharacterRunAutomaton indexPatternAutomaton;
-    private boolean searchable;
+    private boolean readable;
 
     /**
      *
@@ -106,23 +106,24 @@ public String getDescription() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set whether this system index is searchable. Defaults to false.
-     * @param searchable Whether this system index is searchable.
+     * Set whether this system index is readable. Defaults to false.
+     * @param readable Whether this system index is readable. A readable index is one where search and get
+     *                 actions are permitted.
      */
-    public void setSearchable(boolean searchable) {
-        this.searchable = searchable;
+    public void setReadable(boolean readable) {
+        this.readable = readable;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return A boolean corresponding to whether this system index is searchable.
+     * @return A boolean corresponding to whether this system index is readable.
      */
-    public boolean isSearchable() {
-        return searchable;
+    public boolean isReadable() {
+        return readable;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "SystemIndexDescriptor[pattern=[" + indexPattern + "], description=[" + description + "], searchable=[" + searchable + "]]";
+        return "SystemIndexDescriptor[pattern=[" + indexPattern + "], description=[" + description + "], readable=[" + readable + "]]";
     }
 
     @Override