diff --git a/src/ssb.db.c b/src/ssb.db.c
index 029e91e8..0d7a1c0f 100644
--- a/src/ssb.db.c
+++ b/src/ssb.db.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ void tf_ssb_db_init(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 	_tf_ssb_db_exec(db, "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS messages_author_sequence_index ON messages (author, sequence)");
 	_tf_ssb_db_exec(db, "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS messages_author_timestamp_index ON messages (author, timestamp)");
 	_tf_ssb_db_exec(db, "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS messages_timestamp_index ON messages (timestamp)");
+	_tf_ssb_db_exec(db, "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS messages_type_timestamp_index ON messages (content ->> 'type', timestamp)");
 	_tf_ssb_db_exec(db,
 		"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS blobs ("
 		"  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,"