diff --git a/lib/mongoid/search_indexable.rb b/lib/mongoid/search_indexable.rb
index 5a5130bb2c..1913e4aed1 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/search_indexable.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/search_indexable.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ def ready?
     # @param [ Integer ] limit The maximum number of results (default: 10).
     # @param [ Integer | nil ] num_candidates The number of candidates to
     #   consider during the ANN search; defaults to limit * 10.
+    # @param [ true | false ] exact Use exact nearest-neighbor (ENN) search
+    #   instead of ANN (default: false). When true, numCandidates is omitted.
+    #   Required when using a flat vector search index.
     # @param [ Hash | nil ] filter An optional MongoDB filter to pre-filter
     #   candidates before scoring.
     # @param [ Array ] pipeline Additional aggregation stages to append after
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ def ready?
     #
     # @return [ Array<Mongoid::Document> ] matching documents, each with
     #   a populated +vector_search_score+ attribute.
-    def vector_search(index: nil, path: nil, limit: 10, num_candidates: nil, filter: nil, pipeline: [])
+    def vector_search(index: nil, path: nil, limit: 10, num_candidates: nil, exact: false, filter: nil, pipeline: []) # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists
       _index, resolved_path = self.class.send(:resolve_vector_index, index, path)
       query_vector = public_send(resolved_path)
 
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ def vector_search(index: nil, path: nil, limit: 10, num_candidates: nil, filter:
         path: path,
         limit: limit + 1,
         num_candidates: effective_candidates,
+        exact: exact,
         filter: filter,
         pipeline: post_pipeline
       )
@@ -255,6 +259,15 @@ def search_index(name_or_defn, defn = nil)
       #     vector_search_index :my_vector_index, { fields: [...] }
       #   end
       #
+      # @example Create a flat vector search index.
+      #   class Person
+      #     include Mongoid::Document
+      #     vector_search_index fields: [
+      #       { type: 'vector', path: 'embedding', numDimensions: 1536,
+      #         similarity: 'cosine', indexingMethod: 'flat' }
+      #     ]
+      #   end
+      #
       # @param [ Symbol | String | Hash ] name_or_defn Either the name of the index to
       #    define, or the index definition.
       # @param [ Hash ] defn The vector search index definition.
@@ -262,6 +275,8 @@ def vector_search_index(name_or_defn, defn = nil)
         name = name_or_defn
         name, defn = nil, name if name.is_a?(Hash)
 
+        validate_vector_index_definition!(defn)
+
         spec = { type: 'vectorSearch', definition: defn }.tap { |s| s[:name] = name.to_s if name }
         search_index_specs.push(spec)
 
@@ -292,22 +307,25 @@ def vector_search_index(name_or_defn, defn = nil)
       #   consider during the ANN search; defaults to limit * 10.
       # @param [ Hash | nil ] filter An optional MongoDB filter to pre-filter
       #   candidates before scoring.
+      # @param [ true | false ] exact Use exact nearest-neighbor (ENN) search
+      #   instead of ANN (default: false). When true, numCandidates is omitted.
+      #   Required when using a flat vector search index.
       # @param [ Array ] pipeline Additional aggregation stages to append after
       #   the vector search and score projection.
       #
       # @return [ Array<Mongoid::Document> ] matching documents, each with
       #   a populated +vector_search_score+ attribute.
-      def vector_search(vector, index: nil, path: nil, limit: 10, num_candidates: nil, filter: nil, pipeline: []) # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists
+      def vector_search(vector, index: nil, path: nil, limit: 10, num_candidates: nil, exact: false, filter: nil, pipeline: []) # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists
         resolved_index, resolved_path = resolve_vector_index(index, path)
-        num_candidates ||= limit * 10
 
         vs_options = {
           'index' => resolved_index,
           'path' => resolved_path,
           'queryVector' => vector,
-          'numCandidates' => num_candidates,
           'limit' => limit
         }
+        vs_options['numCandidates'] = num_candidates || (limit * 10) unless exact
+        vs_options['exact'] = true if exact
         vs_options['filter'] = filter if filter
 
         agg_pipeline = [
@@ -376,6 +394,21 @@ def auto_embed_search(text, index: nil, path: nil, limit: 10, num_candidates: ni
 
       private
 
+      # Validates the vector index definition, raising ArgumentError for
+      # combinations that MongoDB does not support.
+      #
+      # @param [ Hash ] defn The vector search index definition.
+      def validate_vector_index_definition!(defn)
+        fields = defn[:fields] || defn['fields'] || []
+        fields.each do |field|
+          method = field[:indexingMethod] || field['indexingMethod']
+          next unless method.to_s == 'flat'
+          next unless field[:hnswOptions] || field['hnswOptions']
+
+          raise ArgumentError, 'hnswOptions is only supported with indexingMethod: hnsw'
+        end
+      end
+
       # Retrieves the index records for the indexes with the given names.
       #
       # @param [ Array<String> ] names the index names to query
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/search_indexable_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/search_indexable_spec.rb
index ac41ee7f3f..6d61962901 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/search_indexable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/search_indexable_spec.rb
@@ -317,6 +317,118 @@ def filter_results(result, names)
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.vector_search_index with flat indexingMethod' do
+    it 'raises ArgumentError when flat index includes hnswOptions' do
+      expect do
+        Class.new do
+          include Mongoid::Document
+
+          store_in collection: BSON::ObjectId.new.to_s
+          vector_search_index fields: [
+            {
+              type: 'vector',
+              path: 'embedding',
+              numDimensions: 3,
+              similarity: 'cosine',
+              indexingMethod: 'flat',
+              hnswOptions: { m: 16, efConstruction: 150 }
+            }
+          ]
+        end
+      end.to raise_error(ArgumentError, /hnswOptions is only supported with indexingMethod: hnsw/)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not raise when flat index has no hnswOptions' do
+      expect do
+        Class.new do
+          include Mongoid::Document
+
+          store_in collection: BSON::ObjectId.new.to_s
+          vector_search_index fields: [
+            {
+              type: 'vector',
+              path: 'embedding',
+              numDimensions: 3,
+              similarity: 'cosine',
+              indexingMethod: 'flat'
+            }
+          ]
+        end
+      end.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it 'does not raise when hnsw index has hnswOptions' do
+      expect do
+        Class.new do
+          include Mongoid::Document
+
+          store_in collection: BSON::ObjectId.new.to_s
+          vector_search_index fields: [
+            {
+              type: 'vector',
+              path: 'embedding',
+              numDimensions: 3,
+              similarity: 'cosine',
+              indexingMethod: 'hnsw',
+              hnswOptions: { m: 16, efConstruction: 150 }
+            }
+          ]
+        end
+      end.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.vector_search pipeline construction' do
+    let(:model) do
+      Class.new do
+        include Mongoid::Document
+
+        store_in collection: BSON::ObjectId.new.to_s
+        field :embedding, type: Array
+        vector_search_index fields: [ { type: 'vector', path: 'embedding', numDimensions: 3, similarity: 'cosine' } ]
+      end
+    end
+
+    let(:fake_collection) { instance_double(Mongo::Collection) }
+    let(:fake_cursor) { double(map: []) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(model).to receive(:collection).and_return(fake_collection)
+      allow(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate).and_return(fake_cursor)
+    end
+
+    it 'includes numCandidates by default' do
+      expect(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate) do |pipeline|
+        vs = pipeline.find { |s| s['$vectorSearch'] }
+        expect(vs['$vectorSearch']).to have_key('numCandidates')
+        fake_cursor
+      end
+
+      model.vector_search([ 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 ], limit: 5)
+    end
+
+    it 'omits numCandidates and sends exact: true when exact: true' do
+      expect(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate) do |pipeline|
+        vs = pipeline.find { |s| s['$vectorSearch'] }
+        expect(vs['$vectorSearch']).not_to have_key('numCandidates')
+        expect(vs['$vectorSearch']['exact']).to be true
+        fake_cursor
+      end
+
+      model.vector_search([ 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 ], exact: true)
+    end
+
+    it 'uses limit * 10 as the default numCandidates' do
+      expect(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate) do |pipeline|
+        vs = pipeline.find { |s| s['$vectorSearch'] }
+        expect(vs['$vectorSearch']['numCandidates']).to eq(50)
+        fake_cursor
+      end
+
+      model.vector_search([ 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 ], limit: 5)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#vector_search pipeline construction' do
     let(:model) do
       Class.new do
@@ -337,6 +449,17 @@ def filter_results(result, names)
       allow(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate).and_return(fake_cursor)
     end
 
+    it 'omits numCandidates and sends exact: true when exact: true' do
+      expect(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate) do |pipeline|
+        vs = pipeline.find { |s| s['$vectorSearch'] }
+        expect(vs['$vectorSearch']).not_to have_key('numCandidates')
+        expect(vs['$vectorSearch']['exact']).to be true
+        fake_cursor
+      end
+
+      doc.vector_search(exact: true)
+    end
+
     it 'passes limit + 1 to $vectorSearch so the post-filter never short-counts' do
       expect(fake_collection).to receive(:aggregate) do |pipeline|
         vs = pipeline.find { |s| s['$vectorSearch'] }