diff --git a/alembic/operations/base.py b/alembic/operations/base.py
index c1ae11ab..37222761 100644
--- a/alembic/operations/base.py
+++ b/alembic/operations/base.py
@@ -1857,7 +1857,10 @@ def create_foreign_key(
             ...
 
         def create_index(
-            self, index_name: str, columns: list[str], **kw: Any
+            self,
+            index_name: str,
+            columns: Sequence[str | TextClause | ColumnElement[Any]],
+            **kw: Any,
         ) -> None:
             """Issue a "create index" instruction using the
             current batch migration context.
diff --git a/alembic/operations/ops.py b/alembic/operations/ops.py
index 9115d3ce..0b5511c6 100644
--- a/alembic/operations/ops.py
+++ b/alembic/operations/ops.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ def batch_create_index(
         cls,
         operations: BatchOperations,
         index_name: str,
-        columns: list[str],
+        columns: Sequence[str | TextClause | ColumnElement[Any]],
         **kw: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Issue a "create index" instruction using the