diff --git a/lfs/core/management/commands/lfs_migrate.py b/lfs/core/management/commands/lfs_migrate.py
index d93a251e0..6ca1b603c 100644
--- a/lfs/core/management/commands/lfs_migrate.py
+++ b/lfs/core/management/commands/lfs_migrate.py
@@ -520,6 +520,11 @@ def migrate_to_08(self, application, version):
             ('current_category', models.fields.BooleanField(default=False)),
             ('slideshow', models.fields.BooleanField(default=False)),
         ))
+        
+        # Create an index for the product sorting fields
+        db.create_index("catalog_product", ["name"])
+        db.create_index("catalog_product", ["price"])
+        db.create_index("catalog_product", ["effective_price"])
 
         application.version = "0.8"
         application.save()