diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0157.do.library_item_user_id_word_count_idx.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0157.do.library_item_user_id_word_count_idx.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..baef3a5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0157.do.library_item_user_id_word_count_idx.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Type: DO
+-- Name: library_item_user_id_word_count_idx
+-- Description: Add library_item_user_id_word_count_idx index on library_item table for user_id and word_count
+
+-- create index for sorting concurrently to avoid locking
+CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY IF NOT EXISTS library_item_user_id_word_count_idx ON omnivore.library_item (user_id, word_count DESC NULLS LAST);
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0157.undo.library_item_user_id_word_count_idx.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0157.undo.library_item_user_id_word_count_idx.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..919a60669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0157.undo.library_item_user_id_word_count_idx.sql
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+-- Type: UNDO
+-- Name: library_item_user_id_word_count_idx
+-- Description: Add library_item_user_id_word_count_idx index on library_item table for user_id and word_count
+
+BEGIN;
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS library_item_user_id_word_count_idx;
+
+COMMIT;