diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBIndexManager.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBIndexManager.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8aa313dc27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBIndexManager.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { ClipboardCopy, Key, Loader2, Plus, Trash2Icon, X } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { resource } from 'runed'
+	import { Button } from './common'
+	import { Cell } from './table'
+	import DataTable from './table/DataTable.svelte'
+	import Head from './table/Head.svelte'
+	import TextInput from './text_input/TextInput.svelte'
+	import Select from './select/Select.svelte'
+	import MultiSelect from './select/MultiSelect.svelte'
+	import Toggle from './Toggle.svelte'
+	import Label from './Label.svelte'
+	import Badge from './Badge.svelte'
+	import ConfirmationModal from './common/confirmationModal/ConfirmationModal.svelte'
+	import Portal from './Portal.svelte'
+	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
+	import { copyToClipboard } from '$lib/utils'
+	import type { IDbIndexOps } from './dbOps'
+	import {
+		formatIndexSize,
+		type CreateIndexInput,
+		type DbIndex
+	} from './apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/indexes'
+
+	type Props = {
+		dbIndexOps: IDbIndexOps
+		tableKey: string
+		schema?: string
+		availableColumns: string[]
+	}
+	let { dbIndexOps, tableKey, schema, availableColumns }: Props = $props()
+
+	const INDEX_METHODS = ['btree', 'hash', 'gin', 'gist', 'brin', 'spgist']
+
+	let indexes = resource(
+		() => [tableKey, schema] as const,
+		async () => await dbIndexOps.listIndexes({ tableKey, schema })
+	)
+
+	function emptyForm(): CreateIndexInput {
+		return {
+			name: '',
+			columns: [{ value: '', isExpression: false }],
+			unique: false,
+			method: 'btree',
+			where: '',
+			include: [],
+			concurrent: true
+		}
+	}
+	let form = $state<CreateIndexInput>(emptyForm())
+	// MultiSelect requires a non-optional string[] binding, so INCLUDE columns
+	// live in their own state and are merged into the payload on submit.
+	let includeColumns = $state<string[]>([])
+	let showAdvanced = $state(false)
+	let busy = $state(false)
+
+	type Confirm = {
+		open: boolean
+		title: string
+		confirmationText: string
+		code?: string
+		loading?: boolean
+		onConfirm: () => Promise<void>
+	}
+	let confirm = $state<Confirm | undefined>(undefined)
+
+	let canCreate = $derived(form.columns.some((c) => c.value.trim().length > 0))
+
+	function sanitizedForm(): CreateIndexInput {
+		return {
+			...form,
+			columns: form.columns
+				.filter((c) => c.value.trim().length > 0)
+				.map((c) => ({ value: c.value.trim(), isExpression: c.isExpression })),
+			include: includeColumns.filter((c) => c.length)
+		}
+	}
+
+	function toastErr(e: unknown) {
+		let msg: string | undefined = (e as Error)?.message
+		if (typeof msg !== 'string') msg = e ? JSON.stringify(e) : 'An error occurred'
+		sendUserToast(msg, true)
+	}
+
+	async function openCreateConfirm() {
+		busy = true
+		try {
+			const values = sanitizedForm()
+			const sql = await dbIndexOps.previewCreateIndexSql({ tableKey, schema, values })
+			confirm = {
+				open: true,
+				title: 'Create the following index?',
+				confirmationText: 'Create index',
+				code: sql,
+				onConfirm: async () => {
+					await dbIndexOps.createIndex({ tableKey, schema, values })
+					sendUserToast('Index created')
+					form = emptyForm()
+					includeColumns = []
+					showAdvanced = false
+					indexes.refetch()
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			toastErr(e)
+		} finally {
+			busy = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	function openDropConfirm(idx: DbIndex) {
+		confirm = {
+			open: true,
+			title: `Drop index "${idx.name}"?`,
+			confirmationText: 'Drop index',
+			code: idx.definition,
+			onConfirm: async () => {
+				await dbIndexOps.dropIndex({ name: idx.name, schema, concurrent: true })
+				sendUserToast('Index dropped')
+				indexes.refetch()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	async function runConfirm() {
+		if (!confirm) return
+		confirm.loading = true
+		try {
+			await confirm.onConfirm()
+			confirm = undefined
+		} catch (e) {
+			toastErr(e)
+			if (confirm) confirm.loading = false
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col gap-6 p-2">
+	<!-- Existing indexes -->
+	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+		<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+			<span class="font-semibold text-sm">Indexes</span>
+			{#if indexes.loading}
+				<Loader2 class="animate-spin" size={16} />
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+
+		{#if indexes.error}
+			<p class="text-red-500 text-sm">{indexes.error}</p>
+		{:else if !indexes.current?.length && !indexes.loading}
+			<p class="text-secondary text-sm">No indexes on this table.</p>
+		{:else}
+			<DataTable>
+				<Head>
+					<tr>
+						<Cell head first>Name</Cell>
+						<Cell head>Definition</Cell>
+						<Cell head>Size</Cell>
+						<Cell head last></Cell>
+					</tr>
+				</Head>
+				<tbody class="divide-y bg-surface">
+					{#each indexes.current ?? [] as idx (idx.name)}
+						<tr>
+							<Cell first>
+								<div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+									<span class="font-mono text-xs break-all">{idx.name}</span>
+									<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+										{#if idx.isPrimary}
+											<Badge twBgColor="bg-blue-100" twTextColor="text-blue-800">primary</Badge>
+										{/if}
+										{#if idx.isUnique && !idx.isPrimary}
+											<Badge twBgColor="bg-green-100" twTextColor="text-green-800">unique</Badge>
+										{/if}
+										{#if idx.method}
+											<Badge twBgColor="bg-surface-secondary" twTextColor="text-secondary">
+												{idx.method}
+											</Badge>
+										{/if}
+										{#if !idx.isValid}
+											<Badge twBgColor="bg-red-100" twTextColor="text-red-800">invalid</Badge>
+										{/if}
+									</div>
+								</div>
+							</Cell>
+							<Cell>
+								<span class="font-mono text-xs whitespace-pre-wrap break-all text-secondary">
+									{idx.definition}
+								</span>
+							</Cell>
+							<Cell>
+								<span class="text-xs text-secondary whitespace-nowrap">
+									{formatIndexSize(idx.sizeBytes)}
+								</span>
+							</Cell>
+							<Cell last>
+								{#if idx.backsConstraint}
+									<div
+										class="flex items-center gap-1 text-tertiary text-xs"
+										title="Backs a primary key or unique constraint — drop it via the constraint instead"
+									>
+										<Key size={14} />
+									</div>
+								{:else}
+									<Button
+										color="light"
+										size="xs"
+										iconOnly
+										startIcon={{ icon: Trash2Icon }}
+										on:click={() => openDropConfirm(idx)}
+									/>
+								{/if}
+							</Cell>
+						</tr>
+					{/each}
+				</tbody>
+			</DataTable>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Create index -->
+	<div class="flex flex-col gap-3 border-t pt-4">
+		<span class="font-semibold text-sm">Create index</span>
+
+		<Label label="Name (optional, auto-generated if empty)">
+			<TextInput
+				bind:value={form.name}
+				inputProps={{ type: 'text', placeholder: 'idx_my_table_col' }}
+			/>
+		</Label>
+
+		<Label label="Columns">
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+				{#each form.columns as column, i (i)}
+					<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+						<div class="grow">
+							{#if column.isExpression}
+								<TextInput
+									bind:value={column.value}
+									inputProps={{ type: 'text', placeholder: 'lower(email)' }}
+								/>
+							{:else}
+								<Select
+									items={availableColumns.map((c) => ({ value: c, label: c }))}
+									bind:value={column.value}
+									placeholder="Select column"
+									clearable={false}
+								/>
+							{/if}
+						</div>
+						<Toggle
+							size="xs"
+							bind:checked={column.isExpression}
+							options={{ right: 'expr', rightTooltip: 'Use a raw SQL expression' }}
+						/>
+						<Button
+							color="light"
+							size="xs"
+							iconOnly
+							startIcon={{ icon: X }}
+							disabled={form.columns.length <= 1}
+							on:click={() => form.columns.splice(i, 1)}
+						/>
+					</div>
+				{/each}
+				<Button
+					color="light"
+					size="xs"
+					startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+					on:click={() => form.columns.push({ value: '', isExpression: false })}
+				>
+					Add column
+				</Button>
+			</div>
+		</Label>
+
+		<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-6">
+			<Toggle
+				bind:checked={form.unique}
+				options={{ right: 'Unique', rightTooltip: 'Enforce uniqueness on the indexed columns' }}
+			/>
+			<Toggle
+				bind:checked={form.concurrent}
+				options={{
+					right: 'Build concurrently',
+					rightTooltip:
+						'Build without locking the table against writes (recommended for production)'
+				}}
+			/>
+			<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<span class="text-sm text-secondary">Method</span>
+				<Select
+					items={INDEX_METHODS.map((m) => ({ value: m, label: m }))}
+					bind:value={form.method}
+					clearable={false}
+					class="!w-32"
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
+		<Toggle
+			size="xs"
+			bind:checked={showAdvanced}
+			options={{ right: 'Advanced (partial & covering)' }}
+		/>
+		{#if showAdvanced}
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-3 border-l-2 border-surface-selected pl-3">
+				<Label label="Partial index predicate (WHERE)">
+					<TextInput
+						bind:value={form.where}
+						inputProps={{ type: 'text', placeholder: 'active = true' }}
+					/>
+				</Label>
+				<Label label="Include columns (covering)">
+					<MultiSelect
+						items={availableColumns.map((c) => ({ value: c, label: c }))}
+						bind:value={includeColumns}
+						placeholder="Select columns to INCLUDE"
+					/>
+				</Label>
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+
+		<div>
+			<Button disabled={!canCreate} loading={busy} on:click={openCreateConfirm}>
+				Create index
+			</Button>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<Portal>
+	<ConfirmationModal
+		id="db-index-manager-confirmation-modal"
+		title={confirm?.title ?? ''}
+		confirmationText={confirm?.confirmationText ?? ''}
+		open={confirm?.open ?? false}
+		loading={confirm?.loading ?? false}
+		onConfirmed={runConfirm}
+		onCanceled={() => (confirm = undefined)}
+	>
+		{#if confirm?.code}
+			<div
+				class="bg-surface-secondary border border-surface-selected rounded-md p-2 relative group"
+			>
+				<button
+					class="absolute top-2 right-2 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity p-1 rounded hover:bg-surface-hover"
+					onclick={() => copyToClipboard(confirm?.code)}
+					title="Copy to clipboard"
+				>
+					<ClipboardCopy size={14} />
+				</button>
+				<pre class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm"><code>{confirm.code}</code></pre>
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+	</ConfirmationModal>
+</Portal>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte
index 46177bc494..2f05a96fec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	import {
 		ChevronDownIcon,
 		EditIcon,
+		ListTree,
 		Loader2,
 		Plus,
 		Table2,
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import { type ColumnDef } from './apps/components/display/dbtable/utils'
 	import DBTable from './DBTable.svelte'
-	import type { IDbSchemaOps, IDbTableOps } from './dbOps'
+	import type { IDbIndexOps, IDbSchemaOps, IDbTableOps } from './dbOps'
+	import DBIndexManager from './DBIndexManager.svelte'
 	import DropdownV2 from './DropdownV2.svelte'
 	import ConfirmationModal from './common/confirmationModal/ConfirmationModal.svelte'
 	import Button from './common/button/Button.svelte'
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
 		colDefs: Record<string, ColumnDef[]> | undefined
 		dbTableOpsFactory: (params: { colDefs: ColumnDef[]; tableKey: string }) => IDbTableOps
 		dbSchemaOps: IDbSchemaOps
+		dbIndexOps?: IDbIndexOps
 		refresh?: () => void
 		initialSchemaKey?: string
 		initialTableKey?: string
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@
 		dbSchema,
 		dbTableOpsFactory,
 		dbSchemaOps,
+		dbIndexOps,
 		dbSupportsSchemas,
 		databaseIsEmpty,
 		colDefs,
@@ -232,6 +236,8 @@
 		}
 	)
 
+	let dbIndexManagerState: { open: boolean; tableKey?: string } = $state({ open: false })
+
 	let newSchemaDialogOpen = $state(false)
 	let newSchemaName = $state('')
 
@@ -513,7 +519,18 @@
 											alterTableKey: tableKey
 										}
 									}
-								}
+								},
+								...(features?.indexes && dbIndexOps
+									? [
+											{
+												displayName: 'Manage indexes',
+												icon: ListTree,
+												action: () => {
+													dbIndexManagerState = { open: true, tableKey }
+												}
+											}
+										]
+									: [])
 							]}
 							class="w-fit"
 							btnId={'db-manager-table-actions-' + onlyAlphaNumAndUnderscore(tableKey)}
@@ -655,6 +672,30 @@
 	</DrawerContent>
 </Drawer>
 
+<Drawer
+	size="700px"
+	open={dbIndexManagerState.open}
+	on:close={() => (dbIndexManagerState = { open: false })}
+>
+	<DrawerContent
+		id="db-index-manager-drawer"
+		on:close={() => (dbIndexManagerState = { open: false })}
+		title={dbIndexManagerState.tableKey ? `Indexes of ${dbIndexManagerState.tableKey}` : 'Indexes'}
+	>
+		{#if dbIndexManagerState.tableKey && dbIndexOps}
+			{@const indexTableKey = dbIndexManagerState.tableKey}
+			<DBIndexManager
+				{dbIndexOps}
+				tableKey={indexTableKey}
+				schema={selected.schemaKey}
+				availableColumns={Object.keys(
+					dbSchema?.schema?.[selected.schemaKey ?? '']?.[indexTableKey] ?? {}
+				)}
+			/>
+		{/if}
+	</DrawerContent>
+</Drawer>
+
 <Drawer
 	size="400px"
 	open={newSchemaDialogOpen}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerContent.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerContent.svelte
index 9885048408..5315f444e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerContent.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManagerContent.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	import { dbSupportsSchemas } from './apps/components/display/dbtable/utils'
 	import DbManager from './DBManager.svelte'
 	import {
+		dbIndexOpsWithPreviewScripts,
 		dbSchemaOpsWithPreviewScripts,
 		dbTableOpsWithPreviewScripts,
 		getDbType,
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@
 					input: _input,
 					workspace: $workspaceStore
 				})}
+				dbIndexOps={dbIndexOpsWithPreviewScripts({
+					input: _input,
+					workspace: $workspaceStore
+				})}
 				initialTableKey={input.specificTable}
 				initialSchemaKey={input.type == 'database' ? input.specificSchema : undefined}
 				asset={_input.type == 'ducklake'