diff --git a/migrations/202401092201_add_events_id_index.go b/migrations/202401092201_add_events_id_index.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b2ef48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/202401092201_add_events_id_index.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-gormigrate/gormigrate/v2"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+// Create a composite index to improve performance of finding the latest nostr event for an app
+var _202401092201_add_events_id_index = &gormigrate.Migration{
+	ID: "202401092201_add_events_id_index",
+	Migrate: func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		return tx.Exec("CREATE INDEX idx_nostr_events_app_id_and_id ON nostr_events(app_id, id)").Error
+	},
+	Rollback: func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		return nil
+	},
+}
diff --git a/migrations/migrate.go b/migrations/migrate.go
index a3281a89..771b10ff 100644
--- a/migrations/migrate.go
+++ b/migrations/migrate.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ func Migrate(db *gorm.DB) error {
 		_202309271616_initial_migration,
 		_202309271617_fix_preimage_null,
 		_202309271618_add_payment_sum_index,
+		_202401092201_add_events_id_index,
 	})
 
 	return m.Migrate()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}