diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore/Volo/Abp/EntityFrameworkCore/DistributedEvents/EventOutboxDbContextModelBuilderExtensions.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore/Volo/Abp/EntityFrameworkCore/DistributedEvents/EventOutboxDbContextModelBuilderExtensions.cs
index 5443968343..a8236ac43a 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore/Volo/Abp/EntityFrameworkCore/DistributedEvents/EventOutboxDbContextModelBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore/Volo/Abp/EntityFrameworkCore/DistributedEvents/EventOutboxDbContextModelBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore.DistributedEvents
                 b.ConfigureByConvention();
                 b.Property(x => x.EventName).IsRequired().HasMaxLength(OutgoingEventRecord.MaxEventNameLength);
                 b.Property(x => x.EventData).IsRequired();
+
+                b.HasIndex(x => x.CreationTime);
             });
         }
     }