diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1771478781948-PeopleSearchIndex.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1771478781948-PeopleSearchIndex.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09257a3ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1771478781948-PeopleSearchIndex.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`CREATE INDEX "asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx" ON "asset" ("id") WHERE visibility = 'timeline' AND "deletedAt" IS NULL;`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE INDEX "asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx" ON "asset_face" ("personId", "assetId") WHERE "deletedAt" IS NULL AND "isVisible" IS TRUE;`.execute(db);
+  await sql`INSERT INTO "migration_overrides" ("name", "value") VALUES ('index_asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx', '{"type":"index","name":"asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx","sql":"CREATE INDEX \\"asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx\\" ON \\"asset\\" (\\"id\\") WHERE visibility = ''timeline'' AND \\"deletedAt\\" IS NULL;"}'::jsonb);`.execute(db);
+  await sql`INSERT INTO "migration_overrides" ("name", "value") VALUES ('index_asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx', '{"type":"index","name":"asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx","sql":"CREATE INDEX \\"asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx\\" ON \\"asset_face\\" (\\"personId\\", \\"assetId\\") WHERE \\"deletedAt\\" IS NULL AND \\"isVisible\\" IS TRUE;"}'::jsonb);`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`DROP INDEX "asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP INDEX "asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DELETE FROM "migration_overrides" WHERE "name" = 'index_asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx';`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DELETE FROM "migration_overrides" WHERE "name" = 'index_asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx';`.execute(db);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/schema/tables/asset-face.table.ts b/server/src/schema/tables/asset-face.table.ts
index 8b156f2a17..8a3b3ac611 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/tables/asset-face.table.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/tables/asset-face.table.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ import {
 })
 // schemaFromDatabase does not preserve column order
 @Index({ name: 'asset_face_assetId_personId_idx', columns: ['assetId', 'personId'] })
+@Index({
+  name: 'asset_face_personId_assetId_notDeleted_isVisible_idx',
+  columns: ['personId', 'assetId'],
+  where: '"deletedAt" IS NULL AND "isVisible" IS TRUE',
+})
 @Index({ columns: ['personId', 'assetId'] })
 export class AssetFaceTable {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
diff --git a/server/src/schema/tables/asset.table.ts b/server/src/schema/tables/asset.table.ts
index 0b3da710ac..765a2900e5 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/tables/asset.table.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/tables/asset.table.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ import { ASSET_CHECKSUM_CONSTRAINT } from 'src/utils/database';
   using: 'gin',
   expression: 'f_unaccent("originalFileName") gin_trgm_ops',
 })
+@Index({
+  name: 'asset_id_timeline_notDeleted_idx',
+  columns: ['id'],
+  where: `visibility = 'timeline' AND "deletedAt" IS NULL`,
+})
 // For all assets, each originalpath must be unique per user and library
 export class AssetTable {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()