diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20260209212910_add_read_query_indexes/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20260209212910_add_read_query_indexes/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c915f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20260209212910_add_read_query_indexes/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "message_history_by_recipient" ON "Message"("recipientId", "sentAt", "id");
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "recipient_by_phone" ON "Recipient"("phoneNumber");
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 6f3ccc78..2b244a6e 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ model Recipient {
   // non-unique foreign key
   @@index([userId])
   @@index([userId, id], name: "recipient_by_user")
+  @@index([phoneNumber], name: "recipient_by_phone")
   // Optimized composite index for cron query: equality cols first, then range, then join
   @@index([verified, disabled, nextScheduledAt, userId], name: "Recipient_cron_query_idx")
 }
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ model Message {
   // non-unique foreign key
   @@index([recipientId])
   @@index([recipientId, sentAt, order])
+  @@index([recipientId, sentAt, id], name: "message_history_by_recipient")
 }
 
 model SourceNumber {