diff --git a/core/api/src/services/ledger/schema.ts b/core/api/src/services/ledger/schema.ts
index 88fa411a85..15a5e2b1c8 100644
--- a/core/api/src/services/ledger/schema.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/services/ledger/schema.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ transactionSchema.index({ payout_id: 1 })
 transactionSchema.index({ _original_journal: 1 })
 transactionSchema.index({ related_journal: 1 })
 transactionSchema.index({ external_id: 1 })
+transactionSchema.index({
+  "book": 1,
+  "account_path.0": 1,
+  "account_path.1": 1,
+  "_id": -1,
+})
 
 // indexes used by balance queries
 transactionSchema.index({ book: 1, accounts: 1, currency: 1, _id: 1 })