diff --git a/swh/search/journal_client.py b/swh/search/journal_client.py
--- a/swh/search/journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/search/journal_client.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 import logging
 
 
-MAX_ORIGINS_PER_TASK = 100
-
-EXPECTED_MESSAGE_TYPES = {'origin', 'origin_intrinsic_metadata'}
+EXPECTED_MESSAGE_TYPES = {
+    'origin', 'origin_visit', 'origin_intrinsic_metadata',
+}
 
 
 def process_journal_objects(messages, *, search):
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     if 'origin' in messages:
         process_origins(messages['origin'], search)
 
+    if 'origin_visit' in messages:
+        process_origin_visits(messages['origin_visit'], search)
+
     if 'origin_intrinsic_metadata' in messages:
         process_origin_intrinsic_metadata(
             messages['origin_intrinsic_metadata'], search)
@@ -30,6 +33,18 @@
     search.origin_update(origins)
 
 
+def process_origin_visits(visits, search):
+    logging.debug('processing origin visits %r', visits)
+
+    search.origin_update([
+        {
+            'url': visit['origin']['url'],
+            'has_visits': True
+        }
+        for visit in visits
+    ])
+
+
 def process_origin_intrinsic_metadata(origin_metadata, search):
     logging.debug('processing origin intrinsic_metadata %r', origin_metadata)
 
diff --git a/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py b/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py
--- a/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@
             {'url': 'http://barbaz.qux'},
         ])
 
+    def test_origin_visit_from_journal(self):
+        search_mock = MagicMock()
+
+        worker_fn = functools.partial(
+            process_journal_objects,
+            search=search_mock,
+        )
+
+        worker_fn({'origin_visit': [
+            {
+                'origin': {'url': 'http://foobar.baz'},
+            }
+        ]})
+        search_mock.origin_update.assert_called_once_with([
+            {'url': 'http://foobar.baz', 'has_visits': True},
+        ])
+
     def test_origin_metadata_from_journal(self):
         search_mock = MagicMock()