diff --git a/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.2__0.sql b/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.2__0.sql
index 0e8166afdb7..40bb2c978c4 100644
--- a/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.2__0.sql
+++ b/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.2__0.sql
@@ -2031,6 +2031,13 @@ CREATE SEQUENCE seq_adminprivilege;
 
 INSERT INTO _lock_ids (name, id) SELECT 'seq_adminprivilege', nextval('_lock_seq');
 
+-- ... and reindex wells:
+
+INSERT INTO eventlog (id, action, permissions, entitytype, entityid, event)
+    WITH new_event AS (SELECT _current_or_new_event() AS id)
+    SELECT ome_nextval('seq_eventlog'), 'REINDEX', -52, 'ome.model.screen.Well', well.id,  new_event.id
+    FROM well, new_event;
+
 
 --
 -- FINISHED
diff --git a/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.3DEV__14.sql b/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.3DEV__14.sql
index 2b83737df00..1e7c3aeddfe 100644
--- a/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.3DEV__14.sql
+++ b/sql/psql/OMERO5.3__0/OMERO5.3DEV__14.sql
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ DROP FUNCTION omero_assert_db_version(varchar, int);
 INSERT INTO dbpatch (currentVersion, currentPatch, previousVersion, previousPatch)
              VALUES ('OMERO5.3',     0,            'OMERO5.3DEV',   14);
 
--- nothing more is required
+-- Reindex wells
+
+INSERT INTO eventlog (id, action, permissions, entitytype, entityid, event)
+    WITH new_event AS (SELECT _current_or_new_event() AS id)
+    SELECT ome_nextval('seq_eventlog'), 'REINDEX', -52, 'ome.model.screen.Well', well.id,  new_event.id
+    FROM well, new_event;
 
 
 --