diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/connector_document.py b/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/connector_document.py
index 3ae7f57c4..0581d368d 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/connector_document.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/connector_document.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class ConnectorDocument(BaseModel):
     search_space_id: int = Field(gt=0)
     should_summarize: bool = True
     should_use_code_chunker: bool = False
+    fallback_summary: str | None = None
     metadata: dict = {}
     connector_id: int = Field(gt=0)
     created_by_id: str
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/indexing_pipeline_service.py b/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/indexing_pipeline_service.py
index af2b2a2ff..9cbeedba8 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/indexing_pipeline_service.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/indexing_pipeline/indexing_pipeline_service.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ class IndexingPipelineService:
                 content = await summarize_document(
                     connector_doc.source_markdown, llm, connector_doc.metadata
                 )
+            elif connector_doc.should_summarize and connector_doc.fallback_summary:
+                content = connector_doc.fallback_summary
             else:
                 content = connector_doc.source_markdown
 
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/indexing_pipeline/test_index_document.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/indexing_pipeline/test_index_document.py
index 1180c25c9..89bd722ee 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/indexing_pipeline/test_index_document.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/indexing_pipeline/test_index_document.py
@@ -156,6 +156,30 @@ async def test_no_llm_falls_back_to_source_markdown(
     assert reloaded.content == "## Fallback content"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("patched_summarize", "patched_embed_text", "patched_chunk_text")
+async def test_fallback_summary_used_when_llm_unavailable(
+    db_session, db_search_space, make_connector_document,
+):
+    connector_doc = make_connector_document(
+        search_space_id=db_search_space.id,
+        should_summarize=True,
+        source_markdown="## Full raw content",
+        fallback_summary="Short pre-built summary.",
+    )
+    service = IndexingPipelineService(session=db_session)
+
+    prepared = await service.prepare_for_indexing([connector_doc])
+    document_id = prepared[0].id
+
+    await service.index(prepared[0], connector_doc, llm=None)
+
+    result = await db_session.execute(select(Document).filter(Document.id == document_id))
+    reloaded = result.scalars().first()
+
+    assert DocumentStatus.is_state(reloaded.status, DocumentStatus.READY)
+    assert reloaded.content == "Short pre-built summary."
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("patched_summarize", "patched_embed_text", "patched_chunk_text")
 async def test_reindex_replaces_old_chunks(
     db_session, db_search_space, make_connector_document, mocker,