diff --git a/app/models/sitemap.rb b/app/models/sitemap.rb
index 9e97a0d49c..302cdf1a93 100644
--- a/app/models/sitemap.rb
+++ b/app/models/sitemap.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Sitemap < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_validation :set_searchgov_domain, on: :create
 
+  after_create { SitemapIndexerJob.perform_later(sitemap_url: url) }
+
   validates_associated :searchgov_domain, on: :create
   validates_presence_of :searchgov_domain, on: :create
 
diff --git a/spec/models/sitemap_spec.rb b/spec/models/sitemap_spec.rb
index 205740b958..4d90f80b73 100644
--- a/spec/models/sitemap_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/sitemap_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
   it { is_expected.to have_readonly_attribute(:url) }
 
   describe 'schema' do
-    it { is_expected.to have_db_column(:url).of_type(:string).with_options(null: false, limit: 2000) }
+    it do
+      is_expected.to have_db_column(:url).of_type(:string).
+        with_options(null: false, limit: 2000)
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'validations' do
@@ -24,6 +27,15 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'lifecycle' do
+    describe 'on create' do
+      it 'is automatically indexed' do
+        expect(SitemapIndexerJob).to receive(:perform_later).with(sitemap_url: url)
+        Sitemap.create!(url: url)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   it_should_behave_like 'a record with a fetchable url'
   it_should_behave_like 'a record that belongs to a searchgov_domain'
 end