diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cf0e78220f4a..30bf131e9caeb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Faster `terms` query creation for `keyword` field with index and docValues enabled ([#19350](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19350))
 - Refactor to move prepareIndex and prepareDelete methods to Engine class ([#19551](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19551))
 - Omit maxScoreCollector in SimpleTopDocsCollectorContext when concurrent segment search enabled ([#19584](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19584))
+- Respect Replication type settings from plugins ([#19626](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19626))
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fix Allocation and Rebalance Constraints of WeightFunction are incorrectly reset ([#19012](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19012))
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
index a889091140d12..f42d030f278d0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@ public static void updateReplicationStrategy(
             indexReplicationType = INDEX_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.get(requestSettings);
         } else if (combinedTemplateSettings != null && INDEX_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.exists(combinedTemplateSettings)) {
             indexReplicationType = INDEX_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.get(combinedTemplateSettings);
+        } else if (INDEX_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.exists(settingsBuilder)) {
+            indexReplicationType = ReplicationType.parseString(settingsBuilder.get(INDEX_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.getKey()));
         } else if (CLUSTER_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.exists(nodeSettings)) {
             indexReplicationType = CLUSTER_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING.get(nodeSettings);
         } else if (isRemoteDataAttributePresent(nodeSettings)) {