diff --git a/auditlog/migrations/0008_action_index.py b/auditlog/migrations/0008_action_index.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52785e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auditlog/migrations/0008_action_index.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("auditlog", "0007_object_pk_type"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="logentry",
+            name="action",
+            field=models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
+                choices=[(0, "create"), (1, "update"), (2, "delete")],
+                db_index=True,
+                verbose_name="action",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/auditlog/models.py b/auditlog/models.py
index 8c4a73c..2622674 100644
--- a/auditlog/models.py
+++ b/auditlog/models.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class LogEntry(models.Model):
     )
     object_repr = models.TextField(verbose_name=_("object representation"))
     action = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
-        choices=Action.choices, verbose_name=_("action")
+        choices=Action.choices, verbose_name=_("action"), db_index=True
     )
     changes = models.TextField(blank=True, verbose_name=_("change message"))
     actor = models.ForeignKey(