diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-35465 b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-35465
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c102d8bf01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-35465
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: enhancement
+
+Modify order index to also include date for faster order list query.
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-35465-2 b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-35465-2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82fe9a6ba7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-35465-2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fix
+
+Connect WC_Install's create_tables to HPOS tables when its active.
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
index 7572e0de37f..e2dcaf8883c 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -1162,6 +1162,11 @@ class WC_Install {
 
 		$product_attributes_lookup_table_creation_sql = wc_get_container()->get( DataRegenerator::class )->get_table_creation_sql();
 
+		$feature_controller = wc_get_container()->get( FeaturesController::class );
+		$hpos_enabled =
+			$feature_controller->feature_is_enabled( DataSynchronizer::ORDERS_DATA_SYNC_ENABLED_OPTION ) || $feature_controller->feature_is_enabled( CustomOrdersTableController::CUSTOM_ORDERS_TABLE_USAGE_ENABLED_OPTION );
+		$hpos_table_schema = $hpos_enabled ? wc_get_container()->get( OrdersTableDataStore::class )->get_database_schema() : '';
+
 		$tables = "
 CREATE TABLE {$wpdb->prefix}woocommerce_sessions (
   session_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
@@ -1505,6 +1510,7 @@ CREATE TABLE {$wpdb->prefix}wc_category_lookup (
 	category_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL,
 	PRIMARY KEY (category_tree_id,category_id)
 ) $collate;
+$hpos_table_schema;
 		";
 
 		return $tables;
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php
index d5868b7025b..333bc4c87dd 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ CREATE TABLE $orders_table_name (
 	KEY date_created (date_created_gmt),
 	KEY customer_id_billing_email (customer_id, billing_email({$composite_customer_id_email_length})),
 	KEY billing_email (billing_email($max_index_length)),
-	KEY type_status (type, status),
+	KEY type_status_date (type, status, date_created_gmt),
 	KEY parent_order_id (parent_order_id),
 	KEY date_updated (date_updated_gmt)
 ) $collate;
@@ -2691,10 +2691,10 @@ CREATE TABLE $operational_data_table_name (
 	order_stock_reduced tinyint(1) NULL,
 	date_paid_gmt datetime NULL,
 	date_completed_gmt datetime NULL,
-	shipping_tax_amount decimal(26, 8) NULL,
-	shipping_total_amount decimal(26, 8) NULL,
-	discount_tax_amount decimal(26, 8) NULL,
-	discount_total_amount decimal(26, 8) NULL,
+	shipping_tax_amount decimal(26,8) NULL,
+	shipping_total_amount decimal(26,8) NULL,
+	discount_tax_amount decimal(26,8) NULL,
+	discount_total_amount decimal(26,8) NULL,
 	recorded_sales tinyint(1) NULL,
 	UNIQUE KEY order_id (order_id),
 	KEY order_key (order_key)