diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 444612e1c..e4554a5c2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  - fix: profile fields do not ever set the default value
  - fix: CS email message shows up as an attachment
  - fix: Calendar: start/end date time off in edit interface (perlDreamer Consulting, LLC)
+ - Added a database optimization that will improve asset lookup performance by
+   as much as 600% on some sites.
  
  
 7.3.5
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.3.5-7.3.6.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.3.5-7.3.6.pl
index c35be399a..0b85c59cc 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.3.5-7.3.6.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.3.5-7.3.6.pl
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ my $quiet; # this line required
 
 my $session = start(); # this line required
 
-# upgrade functions go here
+optimizeDb($session);
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
 
-##-------------------------------------------------
-#sub exampleFunction {
-#	my $session = shift;
-#	print "\tWe're doing some stuff here that you should know about.\n" unless ($quiet);
-#	# and here's our code
-#}
+#-------------------------------------------------
+sub optimizeDb {
+	my $session = shift;
+	print "\tOptimizing database.\n" unless ($quiet);
+	$session->db->write("alter table assetData add index assetId_status_tagId_revisionDate (assetId,status,tagId,revisionDate)");
+}