diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ScrolledPage.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ScrolledPage.java
index 1445e0e84..0e0d23158 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ScrolledPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ScrolledPage.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 /**
  * @author Artur Konczak
  * @author Peter-Josef Meisch
+ * @author Sascha Woo
  */
 public interface ScrolledPage<T> extends Page<T> {
 
-    @Nullable
-    String getScrollId();
+	String getScrollId();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueries.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueries.java
index 784d1eeb8..62104b839 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueries.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueries.java
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import org.springframework.data.util.CloseableIterator;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * Utility to support streaming queries.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Sascha Woo
  * @since 3.2
  */
 abstract class StreamQueries {
@@ -33,72 +35,71 @@ abstract class StreamQueries {
 	/**
 	 * Stream query results using {@link ScrolledPage}.
 	 *
-	 * @param page the initial page.
-	 * @param continueFunction continuation function accepting the current scrollId.
-	 * @param clearScroll cleanup function accepting the current scrollId.
+	 * @param page the initial scrolled page.
+	 * @param continueScrollFunction function to continue scrolling applies to the current scrollId.
+	 * @param clearScrollConsumer consumer to clear the scroll context by accepting the current scrollId.
 	 * @param <T>
 	 * @return the {@link CloseableIterator}.
 	 */
 	static <T> CloseableIterator<T> streamResults(ScrolledPage<T> page,
-			Function<String, ScrolledPage<T>> continueFunction, Consumer<String> clearScroll) {
+			Function<String, ScrolledPage<T>> continueScrollFunction, Consumer<String> clearScrollConsumer) {
 
-		return new CloseableIterator<T>() {
+		Assert.notNull(page, "page must not be null.");
+		Assert.notNull(page.getScrollId(), "scrollId must not be null.");
+		Assert.notNull(continueScrollFunction, "continueScrollFunction must not be null.");
+		Assert.notNull(clearScrollConsumer, "clearScrollConsumer must not be null.");
 
-			/** As we couldn't retrieve single result with scroll, store current hits. */
-			private volatile Iterator<T> currentHits = page.iterator();
+		return new CloseableIterator<T>() {
 
-			/** The scroll id. */
+			// As we couldn't retrieve single result with scroll, store current hits.
+			private volatile Iterator<T> scrollHits = page.iterator();
 			private volatile String scrollId = page.getScrollId();
-
-			/** If stream is finished (ie: cluster returns no results. */
-			private volatile boolean finished = !currentHits.hasNext();
+			private volatile boolean continueScroll = scrollHits.hasNext();
 
 			@Override
 			public void close() {
+
 				try {
-					// Clear scroll on cluster only in case of error (cause elasticsearch auto clear scroll when it's done)
-					if (!finished && scrollId != null && currentHits != null && currentHits.hasNext()) {
-						clearScroll.accept(scrollId);
-					}
+					clearScrollConsumer.accept(scrollId);
 				} finally {
-					currentHits = null;
+					scrollHits = null;
 					scrollId = null;
 				}
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean hasNext() {
-				// Test if stream is finished
-				if (finished) {
+
+				if (!continueScroll) {
 					return false;
 				}
-				// Test if it remains hits
-				if (currentHits == null || !currentHits.hasNext()) {
-					// Do a new request
-					ScrolledPage<T> scroll = continueFunction.apply(scrollId);
-					// Save hits and scroll id
-					currentHits = scroll.iterator();
-					finished = !currentHits.hasNext();
-					scrollId = scroll.getScrollId();
+
+				if (!scrollHits.hasNext()) {
+					ScrolledPage<T> nextPage = continueScrollFunction.apply(scrollId);
+					scrollHits = nextPage.iterator();
+					scrollId = nextPage.getScrollId();
+					continueScroll = scrollHits.hasNext();
 				}
-				return currentHits.hasNext();
+
+				return scrollHits.hasNext();
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public T next() {
 				if (hasNext()) {
-					return currentHits.next();
+					return scrollHits.next();
 				}
 				throw new NoSuchElementException();
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public void remove() {
-				throw new UnsupportedOperationException("remove");
+				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 			}
 		};
 	}
 
 	// utility constructor
-	private StreamQueries() {}
+	private StreamQueries() {
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueriesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueriesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0508ee488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/StreamQueriesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
+import org.springframework.data.util.CloseableIterator;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sascha Woo
+ */
+public class StreamQueriesTest {
+
+	@Test // DATAES-764
+	public void shouldCallClearScrollOnIteratorClose() {
+
+		// given
+		List<String> results = new ArrayList<>();
+		results.add("one");
+
+		ScrolledPage<String> page = new ScrolledPageImpl("1234", results);
+
+		AtomicBoolean clearScrollCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+		// when
+		CloseableIterator<String> closeableIterator = StreamQueries.streamResults( //
+				page, //
+				scrollId -> new ScrolledPageImpl(scrollId, Collections.emptyList()), //
+				scrollId -> clearScrollCalled.set(true));
+
+		while (closeableIterator.hasNext()) {
+			closeableIterator.next();
+		}
+		closeableIterator.close();
+
+		// then
+		assertThat(clearScrollCalled).isTrue();
+
+	}
+
+	private static class ScrolledPageImpl extends PageImpl<String> implements ScrolledPage<String> {
+
+		private String scrollId;
+
+		public ScrolledPageImpl(String scrollId, List<String> content) {
+			super(content);
+			this.scrollId = scrollId;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		@Nullable
+		public String getScrollId() {
+			return scrollId;
+		}
+	}
+}