diff --git a/docs/sql/statements/create_index.md b/docs/sql/statements/create_index.md
index f376ab80de6..7c1d7cc5140 100644
--- a/docs/sql/statements/create_index.md
+++ b/docs/sql/statements/create_index.md
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ Create index `s_idx` that allows for duplicate values on column `revenue` of tab
 CREATE INDEX s_idx ON films (revenue);
 ```
 
+Create index if it does not yet exist:
+
+```sql
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS s_idx ON films (revenue);
+```
+
+> The `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS` statement does not have an “early exit” at the moment, instead, it will attempt to create the index and only check its existence before committing it to storage. Therefore, it may run for a longer time compared to other `IF NOT EXISTS` statements, which terminate early.
+
 Create compound index `gy_idx` on `genre` and `year` columns:
 
 ```sql
diff --git a/js/statements/indexes.js b/js/statements/indexes.js
index 21974ca5c5e..ffd40ac8b8f 100644
--- a/js/statements/indexes.js
+++ b/js/statements/indexes.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ function GenerateCreateIndex(options = {}) {
 				Keyword("CREATE"),
 				Optional(Keyword("UNIQUE"), "skip"),
 				Keyword("INDEX"),
+				GenerateIfNotExists(),
 				Expression("name"),
 				Keyword("ON"),
 				Expression("table"),