diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb390701..74f33b98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 11.15.0
+ - Added the ability to negatively acknowledge the batch under processing if the plugin is blocked in a retry-error-loop and a shutdown is requested. [#1119](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/pull/1119)
+
 ## 11.14.1
  - [DOC] Fixed incorrect pull request link on the CHANGELOG `11.14.0` entry [#1122](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/pull/1122)
 
diff --git a/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch.rb b/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch.rb
index 53552e5b..2ee9af4e 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch.rb
@@ -431,7 +431,12 @@ def map_events(events)
   def wait_for_successful_connection
     after_successful_connection_done = @after_successful_connection_done
     return unless after_successful_connection_done
-    stoppable_sleep 1 until after_successful_connection_done.true?
+    stoppable_sleep 1 until (after_successful_connection_done.true? || pipeline_shutdown_requested?)
+
+    if pipeline_shutdown_requested?
+      logger.info "Aborting the batch due to shutdown request while waiting for connections to become live"
+      abort_batch_if_available!
+    end
 
     status = @after_successful_connection_thread && @after_successful_connection_thread.value
     if status.is_a?(Exception) # check if thread 'halted' with an error
diff --git a/lib/logstash/plugin_mixins/elasticsearch/common.rb b/lib/logstash/plugin_mixins/elasticsearch/common.rb
index edb334e6..3cb32c0f 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/plugin_mixins/elasticsearch/common.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/plugin_mixins/elasticsearch/common.rb
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ def successful_connection?
     def after_successful_connection(&block)
       Thread.new do
         sleep_interval = @retry_initial_interval
+        # in case of a pipeline's shutdown_requested?, the method #close shutdown also this thread
+        # so no need to explicitly handle it here and return an AbortedBatchException.
         until successful_connection? || @stopping.true?
           @logger.debug("Waiting for connectivity to Elasticsearch cluster, retrying in #{sleep_interval}s")
           sleep_interval = sleep_for_interval(sleep_interval)
@@ -191,8 +193,14 @@ def retrying_submit(actions)
             @logger.info("Retrying individual bulk actions that failed or were rejected by the previous bulk request", count: submit_actions.size)
           end
         rescue => e
-          @logger.error("Encountered an unexpected error submitting a bulk request, will retry",
-                        message: e.message, exception: e.class, backtrace: e.backtrace)
+          if abort_batch_present? && e.instance_of?(org.logstash.execution.AbortedBatchException)
+            # if Logstash support abort of a batch and the batch is aborting,
+            # bubble up the exception so that the pipeline can handle it
+            raise e
+          else
+            @logger.error("Encountered an unexpected error submitting a bulk request, will retry",
+                          message: e.message, exception: e.class, backtrace: e.backtrace)
+          end
         end
 
         # Everything was a success!
@@ -331,6 +339,11 @@ def safe_bulk(actions)
 
         sleep_interval = sleep_for_interval(sleep_interval)
         @bulk_request_metrics.increment(:failures)
+        if pipeline_shutdown_requested?
+          # when any connection is available and a shutdown is requested
+          # the batch can be aborted, eventually for future retry.
+          abort_batch_if_available!
+        end
         retry unless @stopping.true?
       rescue ::LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch::HttpClient::Pool::BadResponseCodeError => e
         @bulk_request_metrics.increment(:failures)
@@ -349,6 +362,11 @@ def safe_bulk(actions)
         end
 
         sleep_interval = sleep_for_interval(sleep_interval)
+        if pipeline_shutdown_requested?
+          # In case ES side changes access credentials and a pipeline reload is triggered
+          # this error becomes a retry on restart
+          abort_batch_if_available!
+        end
         retry
       rescue => e # Stuff that should never happen - print out full connection issues
         @logger.error(
@@ -363,6 +381,19 @@ def safe_bulk(actions)
       end
     end
 
+    def pipeline_shutdown_requested?
+        return super if defined?(super) # since LS 8.1.0
+        execution_context&.pipeline&.shutdown_requested
+      end
+
+    def abort_batch_if_available!
+      raise org.logstash.execution.AbortedBatchException.new if abort_batch_present?
+    end
+
+    def abort_batch_present?
+      ::Gem::Version.create(LOGSTASH_VERSION) >= ::Gem::Version.create('8.8.0')
+    end
+
     def dlq_enabled?
       # TODO there should be a better way to query if DLQ is enabled
       # See more in: https://github.com/elastic/logstash/issues/8064
diff --git a/logstash-output-elasticsearch.gemspec b/logstash-output-elasticsearch.gemspec
index 1104aeaa..831493be 100644
--- a/logstash-output-elasticsearch.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-output-elasticsearch.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name            = 'logstash-output-elasticsearch'
-  s.version         = '11.14.1'
+  s.version         = '11.15.0'
   s.licenses        = ['apache-2.0']
   s.summary         = "Stores logs in Elasticsearch"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"
diff --git a/spec/unit/outputs/elasticsearch_spec.rb b/spec/unit/outputs/elasticsearch_spec.rb
index d9f4c4e3..c56bade0 100644
--- a/spec/unit/outputs/elasticsearch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/outputs/elasticsearch_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,104 @@
     subject.close
   end
 
+  context "check aborting of a batch" do
+    context "on an unreachable ES instance" do
+      let(:events) { [ ::LogStash::Event.new("foo" => "bar1"), ::LogStash::Event.new("foo" => "bar2") ] }
+
+      let(:shutdown_value) { true }
+
+      let(:logger) { double("logger") }
+
+      before(:each) do
+        allow(subject).to receive(:logger).and_return(logger)
+        allow(logger).to receive(:info)
+
+        allow(subject).to receive(:pipeline_shutdown_requested?) do
+          shutdown_value
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "the #multi_receive abort while waiting on unreachable and a shutdown is requested" do
+        expect { subject.multi_receive(events) }.to raise_error(org.logstash.execution.AbortedBatchException)
+        expect(logger).to have_received(:info).with(/Aborting the batch due to shutdown request while waiting for connections to become live/i)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when a connected ES becomes unreachable" do
+#       let(:error) do
+#                 ::LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch::HttpClient::Pool::BadResponseCodeError.new(
+#                   429, double("url").as_null_object, request_body, double("response body")
+#                 )
+#               end
+
+      shared_examples 'raise an abort error' do
+        let(:options) {
+          {
+            "index" => "my-index",
+            "hosts" => ["localhost","localhost:9202"],
+            "path" => "some-path",
+            "manage_template" => false
+          }
+        }
+
+        let(:manticore_urls) { subject.client.pool.urls }
+        let(:manticore_url) { manticore_urls.first }
+
+        let(:stub_http_client_pool!) do
+          [:start_resurrectionist, :start_sniffer, :healthcheck!].each do |method|
+            allow_any_instance_of(LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch::HttpClient::Pool).to receive(method)
+          end
+        end
+
+        let(:event) { ::LogStash::Event.new("foo" => "bar") }
+
+        let(:logger) { double("logger").as_null_object }
+        let(:response) { { :errors => [], :items => [] } }
+
+        let(:request_body) { double(:request_body, :bytesize => 1023) }
+
+        before(:each) do
+          bulk_param =  [["index", anything, event.to_hash]]
+
+          allow(subject).to receive(:logger).and_return(logger)
+
+          # fail consistently for ever
+          allow(subject.client).to receive(:bulk).with(bulk_param).and_raise(error)
+        end
+
+        it "should exit the retry with an abort exception if shutdown is requested" do
+          # execute in another thread because it blocks in a retry loop until the shutdown is triggered
+          th = Thread.new do
+            subject.multi_receive([event])
+          rescue org.logstash.execution.AbortedBatchException => e
+            # return exception's class so that it can be verified when retrieving the thread's value
+            e.class
+          end
+
+          # trigger the shutdown signal
+          allow(subject).to receive(:pipeline_shutdown_requested?) { true }
+
+          expect(th.value).to eq(org.logstash.execution.AbortedBatchException)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with 429 error" do
+        let(:error) do
+          ::LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch::HttpClient::Pool::BadResponseCodeError.new(
+            429, double("url").as_null_object, request_body, double("response body")
+          )
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'raise an abort error'
+      end
+
+      context "with 'no connections' error" do
+        let(:error) { ::LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch::HttpClient::Pool::NoConnectionAvailableError.new }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'raise an abort error'
+      end
+    end
+  end if LOGSTASH_VERSION >= '8.8'
 
   context "with an active instance" do
     let(:options) {