diff --git a/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations.go b/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations.go
index 778ce754..cb2fb061 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var migrationsList = []Migration{
 	{"pinned_column", migrations.MigratePinnedColumn},
 	{"is_template_column", migrations.MigrateIsTemplateColumn},
 	{"remove_depends_on_fk", migrations.MigrateRemoveDependsOnFK},
+	{"additional_indexes", migrations.MigrateAdditionalIndexes},
 }
 
 // MigrationInfo contains metadata about a migration for inspection
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func getMigrationDescription(name string) string {
 		"pinned_column":                "Adds pinned column for persistent context markers (bd-7h5)",
 		"is_template_column":           "Adds is_template column for template molecules (beads-1ra)",
 		"remove_depends_on_fk":         "Removes FK constraint on depends_on_id to allow external references (bd-zmmy)",
+		"additional_indexes":           "Adds performance optimization indexes for common query patterns (bd-h0we)",
 	}
 	
 	if desc, ok := descriptions[name]; ok {
diff --git a/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations/026_additional_indexes.go b/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations/026_additional_indexes.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c729d4a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/sqlite/migrations/026_additional_indexes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// MigrateAdditionalIndexes adds performance optimization indexes identified
+// during schema review (bd-h0we).
+//
+// Indexes added:
+//   - idx_issues_updated_at: For GetStaleIssues date filtering (bd-bha9)
+//   - idx_issues_status_priority: For common list query patterns (bd-a9y3)
+//   - idx_labels_label_issue: Covering index for label lookups (bd-jke6)
+//   - idx_dependencies_issue_type: For blocked issues queries (bd-8x3w)
+//   - idx_events_issue_type: For close reason queries (bd-lk39)
+func MigrateAdditionalIndexes(db *sql.DB) error {
+	indexes := []struct {
+		name string
+		sql  string
+	}{
+		// Issues table indexes
+		{
+			name: "idx_issues_updated_at",
+			sql:  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_issues_updated_at ON issues(updated_at)`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "idx_issues_status_priority",
+			sql:  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_issues_status_priority ON issues(status, priority)`,
+		},
+
+		// Labels table covering index
+		{
+			name: "idx_labels_label_issue",
+			sql:  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_labels_label_issue ON labels(label, issue_id)`,
+		},
+
+		// Dependencies table composite index
+		{
+			name: "idx_dependencies_issue_type",
+			sql:  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_dependencies_issue_type ON dependencies(issue_id, type)`,
+		},
+
+		// Events table composite index
+		{
+			name: "idx_events_issue_type",
+			sql:  `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_events_issue_type ON events(issue_id, event_type)`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, idx := range indexes {
+		if _, err := db.Exec(idx.sql); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create index %s: %w", idx.name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}