diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 981388fdc..07b99a923 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 * [task]: fix dropdown menu style + fix bug in singleTaskController (https://gitlab.com/champs-libres/departement-de-la-vendee/chill/-/issues/338)
 * Household: fix bug when moving person on the same day (see https://gitlab.com/champs-libres/departement-de-la-vendee/accent-suivi-developpement/-/issues/281)
 * Household: show date validFrom and validTo when moving
+* address reference: add index for refid
 
 ## Test releases
 
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Entity/AddressReference.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Entity/AddressReference.php
index 99efd391d..a9d421fcb 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Entity/AddressReference.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Entity/AddressReference.php
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Annotation\Groups;
 
 /**
  * @ORM\Entity
- * @ORM\Table(name="chill_main_address_reference")
+ * @ORM\Table(name="chill_main_address_reference", indexes={
+ *     @ORM\Index(name="address_refid", columns={"refId"}, options={"where": "refid != ''"})
+ * })
  * @ORM\HasLifecycleCallbacks
  */
 class AddressReference
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/migrations/Version20211216213649.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/migrations/Version20211216213649.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5e4d9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/migrations/Version20211216213649.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Chill is a software for social workers
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Chill\Migrations\Main;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+final class Version20211216213649 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function down(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        $this->addSql('DROP INDEX address_refid');
+    }
+
+    public function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return 'add an index on address reference refid';
+    }
+
+    public function up(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        $this->addSql('CREATE INDEX address_refid ON chill_main_address_reference (refId) WHERE refid != \'\'');
+    }
+}