diff --git a/elasticsearch/helpers/actions.py b/elasticsearch/helpers/actions.py
index a32fefdb..4114344f 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/helpers/actions.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/helpers/actions.py
@@ -442,17 +442,18 @@ def scan(
                 yield hit
 
             # check if we have any errors
-            if resp["_shards"]["successful"] < resp["_shards"]["total"]:
+            if (resp["_shards"]["successful"] + resp["_shards"]["skipped"]) < resp["_shards"]["total"]:
                 logger.warning(
-                    "Scroll request has only succeeded on %d shards out of %d.",
+                    "Scroll request has only succeeded on %d (+%d skipped) shards out of %d.",
                     resp["_shards"]["successful"],
+                    resp["_shards"]["skipped"],
                     resp["_shards"]["total"],
                 )
                 if raise_on_error:
                     raise ScanError(
                         scroll_id,
-                        "Scroll request has only succeeded on %d shards out of %d."
-                        % (resp["_shards"]["successful"], resp["_shards"]["total"]),
+                        "Scroll request has only succeeded on %d (+%d skiped) shards out of %d."
+                        % (resp["_shards"]["successful"], resp["_shards"]["skipped"], resp["_shards"]["total"]),
                     )
             resp = client.scroll(
                 body={"scroll_id": scroll_id, "scroll": scroll}, **scroll_kwargs
diff --git a/test_elasticsearch/test_server/test_helpers.py b/test_elasticsearch/test_server/test_helpers.py
index bb679e9e..7e0fa6c3 100644
--- a/test_elasticsearch/test_server/test_helpers.py
+++ b/test_elasticsearch/test_server/test_helpers.py
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ class TestScan(ElasticsearchTestCase):
     mock_scroll_responses = [
         {
             "_scroll_id": "dummy_id",
-            "_shards": {"successful": 4, "total": 5},
+            "_shards": {"successful": 4, "total": 5, "skipped": 0},
             "hits": {"hits": [{"scroll_data": 42}]},
         },
         {
             "_scroll_id": "dummy_id",
-            "_shards": {"successful": 4, "total": 5},
+            "_shards": {"successful": 4, "total": 5, "skipped": 0},
             "hits": {"hits": []},
         },
     ]
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class TestScan(ElasticsearchTestCase):
         with patch.object(self, "client") as client_mock:
             client_mock.search.return_value = {
                 "_scroll_id": "dummy_id",
-                "_shards": {"successful": 4, "total": 5},
+                "_shards": {"successful": 4, "total": 5, "skipped": 0},
                 "hits": {"hits": [{"search_data": 1}]},
             }
             client_mock.scroll.side_effect = self.mock_scroll_responses