diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e86fe61..da8303e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ### Change Log
 
+* 2026/08/30: Add missing `game_id` index on `Team` to speed up per-game status queries used by `/api/status` - [@dblock](https://github.com/dblock), [@Copilot](https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent).
 * Upgrade to Ruby 3.4.6 - [@dblock](https://github.com/dblock).
 * Fix: correct display current `season` with only `lost to` matches  - [@dblock](https://github.com/dblock).
 * Fix: subscribe and change cc for teams with special characters in name - [@dblock](https://github.com/dblock).
diff --git a/slack-gamebot/models/team.rb b/slack-gamebot/models/team.rb
index 033f6a1..d9d2c81 100644
--- a/slack-gamebot/models/team.rb
+++ b/slack-gamebot/models/team.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Team
   has_many :matches, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :challenges, dependent: :destroy
 
-  belongs_to :game
+  belongs_to :game, index: true
 
   before_validation :update_subscribed_at
   after_update :subscribed!