diff --git a/apps/server/src/migrations/mikro-orm/Migration20241030126666.ts b/apps/server/src/migrations/mikro-orm/Migration20241030126666.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed24789a790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/migrations/mikro-orm/Migration20241030126666.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Migration } from '@mikro-orm/migrations-mongodb';
+
+export class Migration202410041210124 extends Migration {
+	async up(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.getCollection('files').createIndex({ createdAt: 1 });
+	}
+
+	async down(): Promise<void> {
+		// no need
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backup/setup/migrations.json b/backup/setup/migrations.json
index 9d14285eb33..f748b3a1c23 100644
--- a/backup/setup/migrations.json
+++ b/backup/setup/migrations.json
@@ -250,5 +250,14 @@
 		"created_at": {
 			"$date": "2024-10-23T09:54:49.077Z"
 		}
+	},
+	{
+		"_id": {
+			"$oid": "672266e39dcc983d3b724d5d"
+		},
+		"name": "Migration20241030126666",
+		"created_at": {
+			"$date": "2024-10-30T17:03:31.473Z"
+		}
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/src/services/fileStorage/model.js b/src/services/fileStorage/model.js
index 3098af55f46..54c2f755f43 100644
--- a/src/services/fileStorage/model.js
+++ b/src/services/fileStorage/model.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ fileSchema.index({ 'permissions.refId': 1, 'permissions.refPermModel': 1 }); //
 // Speed up directory listings
 fileSchema.index({ owner: 1, parent: 1 }); // ?
 fileSchema.index({ 'securityCheck.requestToken': 1 }); // ?
+fileSchema.index({ createdAt: 1 });
 
 const FileModel = mongoose.model('file', fileSchema);
 const FilePermissionModel = mongoose.model('filePermissionModel', permissionSchema);