diff --git a/database/migrations/add_created_at_index_to_barstools_table.php.stub b/database/migrations/add_created_at_index_to_barstools_table.php.stub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17ac016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/add_created_at_index_to_barstools_table.php.stub
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Get the migration connection name.
+     */
+    public function getConnection(): string|null
+    {
+        return config('barstool.connection') ?? config('barstool.database_connection');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        $schema = Schema::connection($this->getConnection());
+
+        if ($schema->hasIndex('barstools', 'barstools_created_at_index')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $schema->table('barstools', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->index('created_at');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/create_barstools_table.php.stub b/database/migrations/create_barstools_table.php.stub
index 01efe03..99b83d5 100644
--- a/database/migrations/create_barstools_table.php.stub
+++ b/database/migrations/create_barstools_table.php.stub
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
         $schema->create('barstools', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->id();
             $table->uuid('uuid')->index();
-            $table->timestamp('created_at')->useCurrent();
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->useCurrent()->index();
             $table->string('connector_class')->index();
             $table->string('request_class')->index();
             $table->string('method');
diff --git a/src/BarstoolServiceProvider.php b/src/BarstoolServiceProvider.php
index 310a02d..0e708f8 100644
--- a/src/BarstoolServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/BarstoolServiceProvider.php
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ public function configurePackage(Package $package): void
             ->name('barstool')
             ->hasConfigFile()
             ->hasViews()
-            ->hasMigrations(['create_barstools_table', 'add_context_to_barstools_table']);
+            ->hasMigrations([
+                'create_barstools_table',
+                'add_context_to_barstools_table',
+                'add_created_at_index_to_barstools_table',
+            ]);
     }
 
     public function packageRegistered(): void
diff --git a/tests/BarstoolTest.php b/tests/BarstoolTest.php
index 5eb886e..14c5ff3 100644
--- a/tests/BarstoolTest.php
+++ b/tests/BarstoolTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Saloon\Barstool\Models\Barstool;
 use Saloon\Http\Faking\MockResponse;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Saloon\Barstool\Enums\RecordingType;
 use Saloon\Http\Connectors\NullConnector;
@@ -1161,3 +1162,12 @@
     NullConnector::class,
     SoloUserRequest::class,
 ]);
+
+it('adds the created_at index via the upgrade migration', function () {
+    $migration = include __DIR__.'/../database/migrations/add_created_at_index_to_barstools_table.php.stub';
+    $migration->up();
+
+    $schema = Schema::connection(config('barstool.connection'));
+
+    expect($schema->hasIndex('barstools', 'barstools_created_at_index'))->toBeTrue();
+});