diff --git a/lib/chewy/search/request.rb b/lib/chewy/search/request.rb
index ffb93cdb..27d5cdef 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/search/request.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/search/request.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Request
 
       delegate :hits, :wrappers, :objects, :records, :documents,
                :object_hash, :record_hash, :document_hash,
-               :total, :max_score, :took, :timed_out?, to: :response
+               :total, :max_score, :took, :timed_out?, :terminated_early?, to: :response
       delegate :each, :size, :to_a, :[], to: :wrappers
       alias_method :to_ary, :to_a
       alias_method :total_count, :total
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ def exists?
       def first(limit = UNDEFINED)
         request_limit = limit == UNDEFINED ? 1 : limit
 
-        if performed? && (request_limit <= size || size == total)
+        if performed? && (terminated_early? || request_limit <= size || size == total)
           limit == UNDEFINED ? wrappers.first : wrappers.first(limit)
         else
           result = except(EXTRA_STORAGES).limit(request_limit).to_a
diff --git a/lib/chewy/search/response.rb b/lib/chewy/search/response.rb
index 0a5becb2..3406b774 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/search/response.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/search/response.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ def timed_out?
         @timed_out ||= @body['timed_out']
       end
 
+      # Has the request been terminated early?
+      #
+      # @return [true, false]
+      def terminated_early?
+        @timed_out ||= @body['terminated_early']
+      end
+
       # The `suggest` response part. Returns empty hash if suggests
       # were not requested.
       #
diff --git a/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb b/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb
index 6074b325..f0c73837 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def scroll_batches(batch_size: Request::DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, scroll: Request::DEF
           hits = hits.first(last_batch_size) if last_batch_size != 0 && fetched >= total
           yield(hits) if hits.present?
           scroll_id = result['_scroll_id']
-          break if fetched >= total
+
+          break if result['terminated_early'] || fetched >= total
 
           result = perform_scroll(scroll: scroll, scroll_id: scroll_id)
         end