diff --git a/less/Common/Constants.less b/less/Common/Constants.less
index 4599cf6d7..214f1a0eb 100644
--- a/less/Common/Constants.less
+++ b/less/Common/Constants.less
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 @newCollectionPaneInputWidth: 300px;
 @tooltipTextWidth: 280px;
 @sharedCollectionThroughputTooltipTextWidth: 150px;
+@mongoWildcardIndexTooltipWidth: 150px;
 @addContainerPaneThroughputInfoWidth: 370px;
 @optionsInfoWidth: 210px;
 @noFixedCollectionsTooltipWidth: 196px;
diff --git a/less/documentDB.less b/less/documentDB.less
index 45f14f69e..608e22566 100644
--- a/less/documentDB.less
+++ b/less/documentDB.less
@@ -1565,6 +1565,10 @@ p {
     min-width: @tooltipTextWidth;
 }
 
+.mongoWildcardIndexTooltipWidth {
+    min-width: @mongoWildcardIndexTooltipWidth;
+}
+
 .sharedCollectionThroughputTooltipWidth {
     min-width: @sharedCollectionThroughputTooltipTextWidth;
 }
diff --git a/src/Common/dataAccess/createCollection.ts b/src/Common/dataAccess/createCollection.ts
index 204caba25..413481c90 100644
--- a/src/Common/dataAccess/createCollection.ts
+++ b/src/Common/dataAccess/createCollection.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import { refreshCachedResources } from "../DataAccessUtilityBase";
 import { sendNotificationForError } from "./sendNotificationForError";
 import { userContext } from "../../UserContext";
 import { createDatabase } from "./createDatabase";
+import * as TelemetryProcessor from "../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryProcessor";
+import { Action, ActionModifiers } from "../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
 
 export const createCollection = async (params: DataModels.CreateCollectionParams): Promise<DataModels.Collection> => {
   let collection: DataModels.Collection;
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ const createSqlContainer = async (params: DataModels.CreateCollectionParams): Pr
 };
 
 const createMongoCollection = async (params: DataModels.CreateCollectionParams): Promise<DataModels.Collection> => {
+  const mongoWildcardIndexOnAllFields: ARMTypes.MongoIndex[] = [{ key: { keys: ["$**"] } }, { key: { keys: ["_id"] } }];
   try {
     const getResponse = await getMongoDBCollection(
       userContext.subscriptionId,
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@ const createMongoCollection = async (params: DataModels.CreateCollectionParams):
     const partitionKeyPath: string = params.partitionKey.paths[0];
     resource.shardKey = { [partitionKeyPath]: "Hash" };
   }
+  if (params.createMongoWildcardIndex) {
+    resource.indexes = mongoWildcardIndexOnAllFields;
+  }
 
   const rpPayload: ARMTypes.MongoDBCollectionCreateUpdateParameters = {
     properties: {
@@ -182,6 +188,13 @@ const createMongoCollection = async (params: DataModels.CreateCollectionParams):
     params.collectionId,
     rpPayload
   );
+
+  if (params.createMongoWildcardIndex) {
+    TelemetryProcessor.trace(Action.CreateMongoCollectionWithWildcardIndex, ActionModifiers.Mark, {
+      message: "Mongo Collection created with wildcard index on all fields."
+    });
+  }
+
   return createResponse && (createResponse.properties.resource as DataModels.Collection);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
index 067c5e2f8..3c1b8474a 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
+++ b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export interface CreateCollectionParams {
   indexingPolicy?: IndexingPolicy;
   partitionKey?: PartitionKey;
   uniqueKeyPolicy?: UniqueKeyPolicy;
+  createMongoWildcardIndex?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ReadDatabaseOfferParams {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts b/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts
index 07bc6e44d..be40ea8f2 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export default class Explorer {
   public isPreferredApiGraph: ko.Computed<boolean>;
   public isPreferredApiTable: ko.Computed<boolean>;
   public isFixedCollectionWithSharedThroughputSupported: ko.Computed<boolean>;
+  public isEnableMongoCapabilityPresent: ko.Computed<boolean>;
   public isServerlessEnabled: ko.Computed<boolean>;
   public isEmulator: boolean;
   public isAccountReady: ko.Observable<boolean>;
@@ -522,22 +523,7 @@ export default class Explorer {
         return false;
       }
 
-      const capabilities = this.databaseAccount().properties && this.databaseAccount().properties.capabilities;
-
-      if (!capabilities) {
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < capabilities.length; i++) {
-        if (typeof capabilities[i] === "object") {
-          if (capabilities[i].name === Constants.CapabilityNames.EnableMongo) {
-            // version 3.6
-            return true;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      return false;
+      return this.isEnableMongoCapabilityPresent();
     });
 
     this.isServerlessEnabled = ko.computed(
@@ -569,6 +555,21 @@ export default class Explorer {
       return false;
     });
 
+    this.isEnableMongoCapabilityPresent = ko.computed(() => {
+      const capabilities = this.databaseAccount && this.databaseAccount()?.properties?.capabilities;
+      if (!capabilities) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < capabilities.length; i++) {
+        if (typeof capabilities[i] === "object" && capabilities[i].name === Constants.CapabilityNames.EnableMongo) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    });
+
     this.isHostedDataExplorerEnabled = ko.computed<boolean>(
       () =>
         this.getPlatformType() === PlatformType.Portal &&
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.html b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.html
index 346633c36..94d704046 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.html
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.html
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@
               </div>
               <!-- large parition key - end -->
 
-              <!-- Provision collection throughput - start -->
               <!-- ko if: canConfigureThroughput -->
               <!-- Provision collection throughput checkbox - start -->
               <div class="pkPadding" data-bind="visible: databaseHasSharedOffer() && !databaseCreateNew()">
@@ -511,6 +510,23 @@
               <!-- /ko -->
               <!-- Provision collection throughput - end -->
 
+              <!-- Custom indexes for mongo checkbox - start -->
+              <div class="pkPadding" data-bind="visible: container.isEnableMongoCapabilityPresent()">
+                <p>
+                    <span class="addCollectionLabel">Indexing</span>
+                </p>
+                <input type="checkbox" id="mongoWildcardIndex" title="mongoWildcardIndex"
+                data-bind="checked: shouldCreateMongoWildcardIndex" />
+                <span>Create a Wildcard Index on all fields</span>
+                <span class="infoTooltip" role="tooltip" tabindex="0">
+                    <img class="infoImg" src="/info-bubble.svg" alt="More information">
+                    <span class="tooltiptext mongoWildcardIndexTooltipWidth">
+                        By default, only the field _id is indexed. Creating a wildcard index on all fields will quickly optimize query performance and is recommended during development.
+                    </span>
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <!-- Custom indexes for mongo checkbox - end -->
+
               <!-- Enable analytical storage - start -->
               <div class="enableAnalyticalStorage pkPadding" aria-label="Enable Analytical Store"
                   data-bind="visible: isSynapseLinkSupported">
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts
index 61a21bc36..be4520912 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
   public ruToolTipText: ko.Computed<string>;
   public canConfigureThroughput: ko.PureComputed<boolean>;
   public showUpsellMessage: ko.PureComputed<boolean>;
+  public shouldCreateMongoWildcardIndex: ko.Observable<boolean>;
 
   private _databaseOffers: HashMap<DataModels.Offer>;
   private _isSynapseLinkEnabled: ko.Computed<boolean>;
@@ -660,6 +661,8 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
         changedSelectedValueTo: value ? ActionModifiers.IndexAll : ActionModifiers.NoIndex
       });
     });
+
+    this.shouldCreateMongoWildcardIndex = ko.observable(false);
   }
 
   public getSharedThroughputDefault(): boolean {
@@ -832,9 +835,10 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
     let collectionId: string = this.collectionId().trim();
 
     let indexingPolicy: DataModels.IndexingPolicy;
+    let createMongoWildcardIndex: boolean;
     // todo - remove mongo indexing policy ticket # 616274
     if (this.container.isPreferredApiMongoDB()) {
-      indexingPolicy = SharedConstants.IndexingPolicies.Mongo;
+      createMongoWildcardIndex = this.shouldCreateMongoWildcardIndex();
     } else if (this.showIndexingOptionsForSharedThroughput()) {
       if (this.useIndexingForSharedThroughput()) {
         indexingPolicy = SharedConstants.IndexingPolicies.AllPropertiesIndexed;
@@ -864,7 +868,8 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
       autoPilotMaxThroughput,
       indexingPolicy,
       partitionKey,
-      uniqueKeyPolicy
+      uniqueKeyPolicy,
+      createMongoWildcardIndex
     };
 
     createCollection(createCollectionParams).then(
diff --git a/src/Shared/Constants.ts b/src/Shared/Constants.ts
index 213877d10..9cf5cb402 100644
--- a/src/Shared/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Shared/Constants.ts
@@ -228,42 +228,6 @@ export class IndexingPolicies {
     ],
     excludedPaths: <any>[]
   };
-
-  // todo - remove mongo indexing policy ticket # 616274
-  public static Mongo = {
-    indexingMode: "consistent",
-    automatic: true,
-    includedPaths: [
-      {
-        path: "/*",
-        indexes: [
-          {
-            kind: "Range",
-            dataType: "Number",
-            precision: -1
-          },
-          {
-            kind: "Range",
-            dataType: "String",
-            precision: -1
-          },
-          {
-            kind: "Spatial",
-            dataType: "Point"
-          },
-          {
-            kind: "Spatial",
-            dataType: "LineString"
-          },
-          {
-            kind: "Spatial",
-            dataType: "Polygon"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ],
-    excludedPaths: <any>[]
-  };
 }
 
 export class SubscriptionUtilMappings {
diff --git a/src/Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants.ts b/src/Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants.ts
index 97a4c303f..8bfc0b943 100644
--- a/src/Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants.ts
+++ b/src/Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ export enum Action {
   NotebooksGitHubManageRepo,
   NotebooksGitHubCommit,
   NotebooksGitHubDisconnect,
-  OpenTerminal
+  OpenTerminal,
+  CreateMongoCollectionWithWildcardIndex
 }
 
 export const ActionModifiers = {