diff --git a/database/upgrade/zupgrade.sql b/database/upgrade/zupgrade.sql
index 247af4e0..8cbef41e 100644
--- a/database/upgrade/zupgrade.sql
+++ b/database/upgrade/zupgrade.sql
@@ -178,4 +178,6 @@ VALUES (
     );
 
 ALTER TABLE `omc_db`.`alarm`
-ADD INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `idx_alarm_status` (`alarm_status`) USING BTREE;    
\ No newline at end of file
+ADD INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `idx_severity_status` (
+    `alarm_status`, `orig_severity`
+) USING BTREE;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/database/upgvue3/zupgrade.sql b/database/upgvue3/zupgrade.sql
index 9aaf3d76..aafcddfe 100644
--- a/database/upgvue3/zupgrade.sql
+++ b/database/upgvue3/zupgrade.sql
@@ -178,4 +178,6 @@ VALUES (
     );
 
 ALTER TABLE `omc_db`.`alarm`
-ADD INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `idx_alarm_status` (`alarm_status`) USING BTREE;    
\ No newline at end of file
+ADD INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `idx_severity_status` (
+    `alarm_status`, `orig_severity`
+) USING BTREE; 
\ No newline at end of file