diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/create_recent_post_search_indexes.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/create_recent_post_search_indexes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14fb3113bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/create_recent_post_search_indexes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Jobs
+  class CreateRecentPostSearchIndexes < ::Jobs::Scheduled
+    every 1.day
+
+    REGULAR_POST_SEARCH_DATA_INDEX_NAME = 'idx_recent_regular_post_search_data'
+
+    def execute(_)
+      create_recent_regular_post_search_index
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def create_recent_regular_post_search_index
+      if !PostSearchData.where(private_message: false).offset(SiteSetting.search_enable_recent_regular_posts_offset_size - 1).limit(1).exists?
+        return
+      end
+
+      SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id = self.regular_offset_post_id
+
+      DB.exec(<<~SQL)
+      DROP INDEX IF EXISTS temp_idx_recent_regular_post_search_data;
+      SQL
+
+      DB.exec(<<~SQL, post_id: SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id)
+      CREATE INDEX #{Rails.env.test? ? '' : 'CONCURRENTLY'} temp_idx_recent_regular_post_search_data
+      ON post_search_data USING GIN(search_data)
+      WHERE NOT private_message AND post_id >= :post_id
+      SQL
+
+      DB.exec(<<~SQL)
+      #{Rails.env.test? ? '' : "BEGIN;"}
+      DROP INDEX IF EXISTS #{REGULAR_POST_SEARCH_DATA_INDEX_NAME};
+      ALTER INDEX temp_idx_recent_regular_post_search_data RENAME TO #{REGULAR_POST_SEARCH_DATA_INDEX_NAME};
+      #{Rails.env.test? ? '' : "COMMIT;"}
+      SQL
+    end
+
+    def regular_offset_post_id
+      PostSearchData
+        .order('post_id DESC')
+        .where(private_message: false)
+        .offset(SiteSetting.search_recent_posts_size - 1)
+        .limit(1)
+        .pluck(:post_id)
+        .first
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index e33e84ea0bc..93cc9c50498 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -1824,6 +1824,12 @@ search:
   search_recent_posts_size:
     default: 100000
     max: 100000
+  search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id:
+    default: 0
+    hidden: true
+  search_enable_recent_regular_posts_offset_size:
+    default: 200000
+    hidden: true
   log_search_queries:
     client: true
     default: true
diff --git a/lib/search.rb b/lib/search.rb
index 94f4777d5d9..9180e1a105e 100644
--- a/lib/search.rb
+++ b/lib/search.rb
@@ -1090,7 +1090,18 @@ class Search
       type_filter: opts[:type_filter]
     }
 
-    min_id = Search.min_post_id
+    min_id =
+      if SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id > 0
+        if %w{all_topics private_message}.include?(opts[:type_filter])
+          0
+        else
+          SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id
+        end
+      else
+        # This is kept around for backwards compatibility.
+        # TODO: Drop this code path after Discourse 2.7 has been released.
+        Search.min_post_id
+      end
 
     if @order == :likes
       # likes are a pain to aggregate so skip
diff --git a/spec/components/search_spec.rb b/spec/components/search_spec.rb
index 57d528e1aaf..06eb0f5fbe9 100644
--- a/spec/components/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/search_spec.rb
@@ -543,27 +543,24 @@ describe Search do
       ])
     end
 
-    it "allows the configuration of search to prefer recent posts" do
-      SiteSetting.search_prefer_recent_posts = true
-      SiteSetting.search_recent_posts_size = 1
-      post = Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, raw: "this is a play post")
+    it "is able to search with an offset when configured" do
+      post_1 = Fabricate(:post, raw: "this is a play post")
+      SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id = post_1.id + 1
+
+      results = Search.execute('play post')
+
+      expect(results.posts).to eq([post_1])
+
+      post_2 = Fabricate(:post, raw: "this is another play post")
+
+      SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id = post_2.id
 
       results = Search.execute('play post')
 
       expect(results.posts.map(&:id)).to eq([
-        post.id
+        post_2.id,
+        post_1.id
       ])
-
-      post2 = Fabricate(:post, raw: "this is a play post")
-
-      results = Search.execute('play post')
-
-      expect(results.posts.map(&:id)).to eq([
-        post2.id,
-        post.id
-      ])
-    ensure
-      Discourse.cache.clear
     end
 
     it 'allows staff to search for whispers' do
diff --git a/spec/jobs/create_recent_post_search_indexes_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/create_recent_post_search_indexes_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbe2e3e8543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jobs/create_recent_post_search_indexes_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe Jobs::CreateRecentPostSearchIndexes do
+  subject { described_class.new }
+
+  fab!(:post) do
+    SearchIndexer.enable
+    Fabricate(:post)
+  end
+
+  fab!(:post_2) do
+    SearchIndexer.enable
+    Fabricate(:post)
+  end
+
+  before do
+    SearchIndexer.enable
+  end
+
+  describe '#execute' do
+    it 'should not create the index if requried posts size has not been reached' do
+      SiteSetting.search_recent_posts_size = 1
+      SiteSetting.search_enable_recent_regular_posts_offset_size = 3
+
+      expect do
+        subject.execute({})
+      end.to_not change { SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id }
+    end
+
+    it 'should create the right index' do
+      SiteSetting.search_recent_posts_size = 1
+      SiteSetting.search_enable_recent_regular_posts_offset_size = 1
+
+      subject.execute({})
+
+      expect(SiteSetting.search_recent_regular_posts_offset_post_id).to eq(post_2.id)
+
+      expect(DB.query_single(<<~SQL).first).to eq(1)
+      SELECT 1 FROM pg_indexes WHERE indexname = '#{described_class::REGULAR_POST_SEARCH_DATA_INDEX_NAME}'
+      SQL
+    end
+  end
+end