diff --git a/db/migration/20200310171621_enable_search_by_albumartist.go b/db/migration/20200310171621_enable_search_by_albumartist.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e18ab049b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migration/20200310171621_enable_search_by_albumartist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package migration
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/pressly/goose"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	goose.AddMigration(Up20200310171621, Down20200310171621)
+}
+
+func Up20200310171621(tx *sql.Tx) error {
+	notice(tx, "A full rescan will be performed to enable search by Album Artist!")
+	return forceFullRescan(tx)
+}
+
+func Down20200310171621(tx *sql.Tx) error {
+	// This code is executed when the migration is rolled back.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/db/migration/migration.go b/db/migration/migration.go
index 19172245618..2c185f54865 100644
--- a/db/migration/migration.go
+++ b/db/migration/migration.go
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ NOTICE: %s
 	}
 }
 
+// Call this in migrations that requires a full rescan
+func forceFullRescan(tx *sql.Tx) error {
+	_, err := tx.Exec(`
+delete from property where id like 'LastScan%';
+update media_file set updated_at = '0001-01-01';
+`)
+	return err
+}
+
 var once sync.Once
 
 func isDBInitialized(tx *sql.Tx) (initialized bool) {