diff --git a/guides/source/migrations.md b/guides/source/migrations.md
index 086cf434d9..9c92efd521 100644
--- a/guides/source/migrations.md
+++ b/guides/source/migrations.md
@@ -150,7 +150,25 @@ class AddPartNumberToProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration
 end
 ```
 
-Similarly,
+If you'd like to add an index on the new column, you can do that as well:
+
+```bash
+$ rails generate migration AddPartNumberToProducts part_number:string:index
+```
+
+will generate
+
+```ruby
+class AddPartNumberToProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :products, :part_number, :string
+    add_index :products, :part_number
+  end
+end
+```
+
+
+Similarly, you can generate a migration to remove a column from the command line:
 
 ```bash
 $ rails generate migration RemovePartNumberFromProducts part_number:string