diff --git a/deployment/terraform/shared/main.tf b/deployment/terraform/shared/main.tf
index bca65bb3..3ff5bda4 100644
--- a/deployment/terraform/shared/main.tf
+++ b/deployment/terraform/shared/main.tf
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ resource "aws_db_instance" "default" {
   publicly_accessible = true
   # Specify the CA certificate with the default RDS CA certificate
   ca_cert_identifier = "rds-ca-rsa2048-g1"
+
+  # Performance Insights (7-day retention is free)
+  performance_insights_enabled          = true
+  performance_insights_retention_period = 7
   # Temporary to enfore immediate change
   apply_immediately = true
   # Set up storage type to gp3 for better performance