diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexService.java
index b64178ca76118..31c98c8e2b8a5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexService.java
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ public IndexSettings getIndexSettings() {
      * {@link IndexReader}-specific optimizations, such as rewriting containing range queries.
      */
     public QueryShardContext newQueryShardContext(int shardId, IndexSearcher searcher, LongSupplier nowInMillis, String clusterAlias) {
-        return newQueryShardContext(shardId, searcher, nowInMillis, clusterAlias, false, false);
+        return newQueryShardContext(shardId, searcher, nowInMillis, clusterAlias, false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -976,6 +976,22 @@ public QueryShardContext newQueryShardContext(
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new QueryShardContext.
+     * <p>
+     * Passing a {@code null} {@link IndexSearcher} will return a valid context, however it won't be able to make
+     * {@link IndexReader}-specific optimizations, such as rewriting containing range queries.
+     */
+    public QueryShardContext newQueryShardContext(
+        int shardId,
+        IndexSearcher searcher,
+        LongSupplier nowInMillis,
+        String clusterAlias,
+        boolean validate
+    ) {
+        return newQueryShardContext(shardId, searcher, nowInMillis, clusterAlias, validate, false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * The {@link ThreadPool} to use for this index.
      */