diff --git a/server/migrations/changelog.md b/server/migrations/changelog.md
index 92be2cd5b0..3623300f4c 100644
--- a/server/migrations/changelog.md
+++ b/server/migrations/changelog.md
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Please add a record of every database migration that you create to this file. Th
 | -------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | v2.15.0        | v2.15.0-series-column-unique | Series must have unique names in the same library                                    |
 | v2.15.1        | v2.15.1-reindex-nocase       | Fix potential db corruption issues due to bad sqlite extension introduced in v2.12.0 |
+| v2.15.2        | v2.15.2-index-creation       | Creates author, series, and podcast episode indexes                                  |
diff --git a/server/migrations/v2.15.2-index-creation.js b/server/migrations/v2.15.2-index-creation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1302dd26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/v2.15.2-index-creation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * @typedef MigrationContext
+ * @property {import('sequelize').QueryInterface} queryInterface - a suquelize QueryInterface object.
+ * @property {import('../Logger')} logger - a Logger object.
+ *
+ * @typedef MigrationOptions
+ * @property {MigrationContext} context - an object containing the migration context.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This upward migration script adds indexes to speed up queries on the `BookAuthor`, `BookSeries`, and `podcastEpisodes` tables.
+ *
+ * @param {MigrationOptions} options - an object containing the migration context.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the migration is complete.
+ */
+async function up({ context: { queryInterface, logger } }) {
+  // Upwards migration script
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] UPGRADE BEGIN: 2.15.2-index-creation')
+
+  // Create index for bookAuthors
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Creating index for bookAuthors')
+  const bookAuthorsIndexes = await queryInterface.showIndex('bookAuthors')
+  if (!bookAuthorsIndexes.some((index) => index.name === 'bookAuthor_authorId')) {
+    await queryInterface.addIndex('bookAuthors', ['authorId'], {
+      name: 'bookAuthor_authorId'
+    })
+  } else {
+    logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Index bookAuthor_authorId already exists')
+  }
+
+  // Create index for bookSeries
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Creating index for bookSeries')
+  const bookSeriesIndexes = await queryInterface.showIndex('bookSeries')
+  if (!bookSeriesIndexes.some((index) => index.name === 'bookSeries_seriesId')) {
+    await queryInterface.addIndex('bookSeries', ['seriesId'], {
+      name: 'bookSeries_seriesId'
+    })
+  } else {
+    logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Index bookSeries_seriesId already exists')
+  }
+
+  // Delete existing podcastEpisode index
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Deleting existing podcastEpisode index')
+  await queryInterface.removeIndex('podcastEpisodes', 'podcast_episodes_created_at')
+
+  // Create index for podcastEpisode and createdAt
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Creating index for podcastEpisode and createdAt')
+  const podcastEpisodesIndexes = await queryInterface.showIndex('podcastEpisodes')
+  if (!podcastEpisodesIndexes.some((index) => index.name === 'podcastEpisode_createdAt_podcastId')) {
+    await queryInterface.addIndex('podcastEpisodes', ['createdAt', 'podcastId'], {
+      name: 'podcastEpisode_createdAt_podcastId'
+    })
+  } else {
+    logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Index podcastEpisode_createdAt_podcastId already exists')
+  }
+
+  // Completed migration
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] UPGRADE END: 2.15.2-index-creation')
+}
+
+/**
+ * This downward migration script removes the newly created indexes and re-adds the old index on the `podcastEpisodes` table.
+ *
+ * @param {MigrationOptions} options - an object containing the migration context.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the migration is complete.
+ */
+async function down({ context: { queryInterface, logger } }) {
+  // Downward migration script
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] DOWNGRADE BEGIN: 2.15.2-index-creation')
+
+  // Remove index for bookAuthors
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Removing index for bookAuthors')
+  await queryInterface.removeIndex('bookAuthors', 'bookAuthor_authorId')
+
+  // Remove index for bookSeries
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Removing index for bookSeries')
+  await queryInterface.removeIndex('bookSeries', 'bookSeries_seriesId')
+
+  // Delete existing podcastEpisode index
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Deleting existing podcastEpisode index')
+  await queryInterface.removeIndex('podcastEpisodes', 'podcastEpisode_createdAt_podcastId')
+
+  // Create index for podcastEpisode and createdAt
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] Creating original index for podcastEpisode createdAt')
+  await queryInterface.addIndex('podcastEpisodes', ['createdAt'], {
+    name: 'podcast_episodes_created_at'
+  })
+
+  // Finished migration
+  logger.info('[2.15.2 migration] DOWNGRADE END: 2.15.2-index-creation')
+}
+
+module.exports = { up, down }
diff --git a/server/models/BookAuthor.js b/server/models/BookAuthor.js
index 8e09367161..d7d65728e2 100644
--- a/server/models/BookAuthor.js
+++ b/server/models/BookAuthor.js
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ class BookAuthor extends Model {
         sequelize,
         modelName: 'bookAuthor',
         timestamps: true,
-        updatedAt: false
+        updatedAt: false,
+        indexes: [
+          {
+            name: 'bookAuthor_authorId',
+            fields: ['authorId']
+          }
+        ]
       }
     )
 
diff --git a/server/models/BookSeries.js b/server/models/BookSeries.js
index fad547181c..31eccb9fa3 100644
--- a/server/models/BookSeries.js
+++ b/server/models/BookSeries.js
@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ class BookSeries extends Model {
         sequelize,
         modelName: 'bookSeries',
         timestamps: true,
-        updatedAt: false
+        updatedAt: false,
+        indexes: [
+          {
+            name: 'bookSeries_seriesId',
+            fields: ['seriesId']
+          }
+        ]
       }
     )
 
diff --git a/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js b/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js
index 1707fbd5f1..1f99361ab7 100644
--- a/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js
+++ b/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ class PodcastEpisode extends Model {
         modelName: 'podcastEpisode',
         indexes: [
           {
-            fields: ['createdAt']
+            name: 'podcastEpisode_createdAt_podcastId',
+            fields: ['createdAt', 'podcastId']
           }
         ]
       }