diff --git a/sql/functions/placex_triggers.sql b/sql/functions/placex_triggers.sql
index 0fd0c3bc..5c04ad06 100644
--- a/sql/functions/placex_triggers.sql
+++ b/sql/functions/placex_triggers.sql
@@ -220,6 +220,21 @@ BEGIN
     END LOOP;
   END IF;
 
+  IF bnd.extratags ? 'wikidata' THEN
+    FOR linked_placex IN
+      SELECT * FROM placex
+      WHERE placex.class = 'place' AND placex.osm_type = 'N'
+        AND placex.extratags ? 'wikidata' -- needed to select right index
+        AND placex.extratags->'wikidata' = bnd.extratags->'wikidata'
+        AND placex.rank_search < 26
+        AND _st_covers(bnd.geometry, placex.geometry)
+      ORDER BY make_standard_name(name->'name') = bnd_name desc
+    LOOP
+      --DEBUG: RAISE WARNING 'Found wikidata-matching place node %', linked_placex.osm_id;
+      RETURN linked_placex;
+    END LOOP;
+  END IF;
+
   -- Name searches can be done for ways as well as relations
   IF bnd_name is not null THEN
     --DEBUG: RAISE WARNING 'Looking for nodes with matching names';
diff --git a/sql/tables.sql b/sql/tables.sql
index 28d664be..cf51cbe6 100644
--- a/sql/tables.sql
+++ b/sql/tables.sql
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ CREATE INDEX idx_placex_linked_place_id ON placex USING BTREE (linked_place_id)
 CREATE INDEX idx_placex_rank_search ON placex USING BTREE (rank_search, geometry_sector) {ts:address-index};
 CREATE INDEX idx_placex_geometry ON placex USING GIST (geometry) {ts:search-index};
 CREATE INDEX idx_placex_adminname on placex USING BTREE (make_standard_name(name->'name')) {ts:address-index} WHERE osm_type='N' and rank_search < 26;
+CREATE INDEX idx_placex_wikidata on placex USING BTREE ((extratags -> 'wikidata')) {ts:address-index} WHERE extratags ? 'wikidata' and class = 'place' and osm_type = 'N' and rank_search < 26;
 
 DROP SEQUENCE IF EXISTS seq_place;
 CREATE SEQUENCE seq_place start 1;