diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index cfc5647969d756b9ba208017c1602304756528e6..8bdcdbda9bdcbfa98a16a06943e1dc983bcd0853 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+*   Added `index` option for `change_table` migration helpers.
+    With this change you can create indexes while adding new
+    columns into the existing tables.
+
+    Example:
+
+        change_table(:languages) do |t|
+          t.string :country_code, index: true
+        end
+
+    *Mehmet Emin İNAÇ*
+
 *   Don't update counter cache unless the record is actually saved.
 
     Fixes #31493, #33113, #33117.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
index 582ac516c71b038e92057765c60e81665b32254c..015204c0563aa2458f8ce41a2d0ed677292d25b4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -527,7 +527,9 @@ def initialize(table_name, base)
       #
       # See TableDefinition#column for details of the options you can use.
       def column(column_name, type, options = {})
+        index_options = options.delete(:index)
         @base.add_column(name, column_name, type, options)
+        index(column_name, index_options.is_a?(Hash) ? index_options : {}) if index_options
       end
 
       # Checks to see if a column exists.
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/change_table_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/change_table_test.rb
index 034bf3216506a5f3be07589c30ab97fda330aab9..c108d372d15e480626757f228801994f86cf778e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/change_table_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/change_table_test.rb
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ def test_column_creates_column_with_options
         end
       end
 
+      def test_column_creates_column_with_index
+        with_change_table do |t|
+          @connection.expect :add_column, nil, [:delete_me, :bar, :integer, {}]
+          @connection.expect :add_index, nil, [:delete_me, :bar, {}]
+          t.column :bar, :integer, index: true
+        end
+      end
+
       def test_index_creates_index
         with_change_table do |t|
           @connection.expect :add_index, nil, [:delete_me, :bar, {}]