diff --git a/apps/iiif/manifests/admin.py b/apps/iiif/manifests/admin.py
index 98e544cc..2b9d77d5 100644
--- a/apps/iiif/manifests/admin.py
+++ b/apps/iiif/manifests/admin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Django admin module for maninfests"""
+"""Django admin module for manifests"""
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.http.request import HttpRequest
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ def get_urls(self):
         ]
         return my_urls + urls
 
-    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
-        # Add/update Volume in the Elasticsearch index.
-        index = ManifestDocument()
-        index.update(obj, True, 'index')
-        super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
-
 class NoteAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     """Django admin configuration for a note."""
     class Meta: # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods, missing-class-docstring
diff --git a/apps/iiif/manifests/models.py b/apps/iiif/manifests/models.py
index 33aa37bd..b38836de 100644
--- a/apps/iiif/manifests/models.py
+++ b/apps/iiif/manifests/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Django models for IIIF manifests"""
+from os import environ
 from uuid import uuid4, UUID
 from json import JSONEncoder
 from boto3 import resource
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
 from ..choices import Choices
 from ..kollections.models import Collection
 from..models import IiifBase
+from .tasks import index_manifest_task, de_index_manifest_task
+
 JSONEncoder_olddefault = JSONEncoder.default # pylint: disable = invalid-name
 
 def JSONEncoder_newdefault(self, o): # pylint: disable = invalid-name
@@ -357,9 +360,15 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs): # pylint: disable = arguments-differ
             collection.modified_at = self.modified_at
             collection.save()
 
+        if environ["DJANGO_ENV"] != 'test': # pragma: no cover
+            index_manifest_task.apply_async(args=[str(self.id)])
+        else:
+            index_manifest_task(str(self.id))
+
+
     def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        When a manifest is delted, the related canvas objects are deleted (`on_delete`=models.CASCADE).
+        When a manifest is deleted, the related canvas objects are deleted (`on_delete`=models.CASCADE).
         However, the `delete` method is not called on the canvas objects. We need to do that so
         the files can be cleaned up.
         https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/models/fields/#django.db.models.CASCADE
@@ -367,13 +376,13 @@ def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
         for canvas in self.canvas_set.all():
             canvas.delete()
 
-        # Delete from Elasticsearch index
-        from .documents import ManifestDocument
-        index = ManifestDocument()
-        index.update(self, True, 'delete')
-
         super().delete(*args, **kwargs)
 
+        # if environ["DJANGO_ENV"] != 'test': # pragma: no cover
+        #     de_index_manifest_task.apply_async(args=[str(self.id)])
+        # else:
+        #     de_index_manifest_task(str(self.id))
+
 
     def __rename_s3_objects(self):
         original_pid = self.get_dirty_fields()['pid']
diff --git a/apps/iiif/manifests/tasks.py b/apps/iiif/manifests/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f3a9542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/iiif/manifests/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from celery import Celery
+from django.apps import apps
+
+app = Celery('apps.iiif.manifests', result_extended=True)
+
+@app.task(name='index_manifest', autoretry_for=(Exception,), retry_backoff=True, max_retries=20)
+def index_manifest_task(manifest_id):
+    """Background task index Manifest after save.
+
+    :param manifest_id: Primary key for .models.Manifest object
+    :type manifest_id: UUID
+
+    """
+    from .models import Manifest
+    from .documents import ManifestDocument
+    index = ManifestDocument()
+    manifest = Manifest.objects.get(pk=manifest_id)
+    index.update(manifest, True, 'index')
+
+
+@app.task(name='de-index_manifest', autoretry_for=(Exception,), retry_backoff=True, max_retries=20)
+def de_index_manifest_task(manifest_id):
+    """Background task to de-index Manifest after delete.
+
+    :param manifest_id: Primary key for .models.Manifest object
+    :type manifest_id: UUID
+
+    """
+    from .models import Manifest
+    from .documents import ManifestDocument
+    index = ManifestDocument()
+    manifest = Manifest.objects.get(pk=manifest_id)
+    index.update(manifest, True, 'delete')