diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-opensearch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-opensearch.yml
index 7a685571e69..43e9713b946 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-opensearch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-opensearch.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
         - major: 1.x
           image: 1.0.0
           distribution: opensearch
+        - major: 2.x
+          image: 2.3.0
+          distribution: opensearch
     name: ${{ matrix.version.distribution }} ${{ matrix.version.major }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go
index 461f5ccdc2c..7d05e29497c 100644
--- a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go
+++ b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) Version() (uint, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid version format: %s", version[0])
 	}
-	if strings.Contains(info.TagLine, "OpenSearch") && major == 1 {
+	if strings.Contains(info.TagLine, "OpenSearch") && (major == 1 || major == 2) {
 		return 7, nil
 	}
 	return uint(major), nil
diff --git a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go
index 67a8ebe3511..c0ff770a427 100644
--- a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const badVersionNoNumber = `
   }
 `
 
-const opensearchInfo = `
+const opensearch1 = `
 {
 	"name" : "opensearch-node1",
 	"cluster_name" : "opensearch-cluster",
@@ -83,6 +83,26 @@ const opensearchInfo = `
   }
 `
 
+const opensearch2 = `
+{
+	"name" : "opensearch-node1",
+	"cluster_name" : "opensearch-cluster",
+	"cluster_uuid" : "1StaUGrGSx61r41d-1nDiw",
+	"version" : {
+	  "distribution" : "opensearch",
+	  "number" : "2.3.0",
+	  "build_type" : "tar",
+	  "build_hash" : "34550c5b17124ddc59458ef774f6b43a086522e3",
+	  "build_date" : "2021-07-02T23:22:21.383695Z",
+	  "build_snapshot" : false,
+	  "lucene_version" : "8.8.2",
+	  "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "6.8.0",
+	  "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "6.0.0-beta1"
+	},
+	"tagline" : "The OpenSearch Project: https://opensearch.org/"
+  }
+`
+
 const elasticsearch7 = `
 
 {
@@ -146,9 +166,15 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedResult: 7,
 		},
 		{
-			name:           "success with opensearch",
+			name:           "success with opensearch 1",
+			responseCode:   http.StatusOK,
+			response:       opensearch1,
+			expectedResult: 7,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "success with opensearch 2",
 			responseCode:   http.StatusOK,
-			response:       opensearchInfo,
+			response:       opensearch2,
 			expectedResult: 7,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/es/config/config.go b/pkg/es/config/config.go
index e6f7909d3e3..fc47c357f24 100644
--- a/pkg/es/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/es/config/config.go
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ func (c *Configuration) NewClient(logger *zap.Logger, metricsFactory metrics.Fac
 				logger.Info("OpenSearch 1.x detected, using ES 7.x index mappings")
 				esVersion = 7
 			}
+			if pingResult.Version.Number[0] == '2' {
+				logger.Info("OpenSearch 2.x detected, using ES 7.x index mappings")
+				esVersion = 7
+			}
 		}
 		logger.Info("Elasticsearch detected", zap.Int("version", esVersion))
 		c.Version = uint(esVersion)
diff --git a/plugin/storage/integration/elasticsearch_test.go b/plugin/storage/integration/elasticsearch_test.go
index 0258a18cf65..9d2ec031b1f 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/integration/elasticsearch_test.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/integration/elasticsearch_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (s *ESStorageIntegration) getVersion() (uint, error) {
 	}
 	// OpenSearch is based on ES 7.x
 	if strings.Contains(pingResult.TagLine, "OpenSearch") {
-		if pingResult.Version.Number[0] == '1' {
+		if pingResult.Version.Number[0] == '1' || pingResult.Version.Number[0] == '2' {
 			esVersion = 7
 		}
 	}