diff --git a/src/MongoDB.ts b/src/MongoDB.ts
index aa4aff0..4ab8afa 100644
--- a/src/MongoDB.ts
+++ b/src/MongoDB.ts
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ class MongoDB
         if (!(index instanceof Array))
             index = [ index ];
         
+        const collections = await this.#db.collections();
+        if (!collections.some((coll) => coll.namespace.split('.')[1] === collection))
+            await this.#db.createCollection(collection);
+        
         const indexes = await this.#db.collection(collection).indexes();
         const existing = indexes.find(idx => idx.name.startsWith(index));
         if (existing && this.#indexesEqual(existing, options))