diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d6864e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+
+	gtsmodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	up := func(ctx context.Context, db *bun.DB) error {
+		return db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+			statusType := reflect.TypeOf((*gtsmodel.Status)(nil))
+
+			// Generate new Status.EditIDs column definition from bun.
+			colDef, err := getBunColumnDef(tx, statusType, "CardID")
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Add EditIDs column to Status table.
+			log.Info(ctx, "adding card id column to statuses table...")
+
+			_, err = tx.NewAddColumn().
+				Model((*gtsmodel.Status)(nil)).
+				ColumnExpr(colDef).
+				Exec(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Create the main StatusEdits table.
+			_, err = tx.NewCreateTable().
+				IfNotExists().
+				Model((*gtsmodel.Card)(nil)).
+				Exec(ctx)
+			return err
+		})
+	}
+
+	down := func(ctx context.Context, db *bun.DB) error {
+		return db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+			// your logic here
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := Migrations.Register(up, down); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/cards.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/cards.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9185b4de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/cards.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// Package gtsmodel contains types used *internally* by GoToSocial and added/removed/selected from the database.
+// These types should never be serialized and/or sent out via public APIs, as they contain sensitive information.
+// The annotation used on these structs is for handling them via the bun-db ORM.
+// See here for more info on bun model annotations: https://bun.uptrace.dev/guide/models.html
+package gtsmodel
+
+type Card struct {
+	ID string `bun:"type:CHAR(26),pk,nullzero,notnull,unique"` // Unique identity string.
+	// Location of linked resource.
+	// example: https://buzzfeed.com/some/fuckin/buzzfeed/article
+	URL string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// Title of linked resource.
+	// example: Buzzfeed - Is Water Wet?
+	Title string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// Description of preview.
+	// example: Is water wet? We're not sure. In this article, we ask an expert...
+	Description string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// The type of the preview card.
+	// enum:
+	// - link
+	// - photo
+	// - video
+	// - rich
+	// example: link
+	Type string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// The author of the original resource.
+	// example: weewee@buzzfeed.com
+	AuthorName string `bun:"author_name,nullzero"`
+	// A link to the author of the original resource.
+	// example: https://buzzfeed.com/authors/weewee
+	AuthorURL string `bun:"author_url,nullzero"`
+	// The provider of the original resource.
+	// example: Buzzfeed
+	ProviderName string `bun:"provider_name,nullzero"`
+	// A link to the provider of the original resource.
+	// example: https://buzzfeed.com
+	ProviderURL string `bun:"provider_url,nullzero"`
+	// HTML to be used for generating the preview card.
+	HTML string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// Width of preview, in pixels.
+	Width int `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// Height of preview, in pixels.
+	Height int `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// Preview thumbnail.
+	// example: https://example.org/fileserver/preview/thumb.jpg
+	Image string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// Used for photo embeds, instead of custom html.
+	EmbedURL string `bun:",nullzero"`
+	// A hash computed by the BlurHash algorithm, for generating colorful preview thumbnails when media has not been downloaded yet.
+	Blurhash string `bun:",nullzero"`
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/interactionpolicy.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/interactionpolicy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23f21be1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/interactionpolicy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package gtsmodel
+
+// A policy URI is GoToSocial's internal representation of
+// one ActivityPub URI for an Actor or a Collection of Actors,
+// specific to the domain of enforcing interaction policies.
+//
+// A PolicyValue can be stored in the database either as one
+// of the Value constants defined below (to save space), OR as
+// a full-fledged ActivityPub URI.
+//
+// A PolicyValue should be translated to the canonical string
+// value of the represented URI when federating an item, or
+// from the canonical string value of the URI when receiving
+// or retrieving an item.
+//
+// For example, if the PolicyValue `followers` was being
+// federated outwards in an interaction policy attached to an
+// item created by the actor `https://example.org/users/someone`,
+// then it should be translated to their followers URI when sent,
+// eg., `https://example.org/users/someone/followers`.
+//
+// Likewise, if GoToSocial receives an item with an interaction
+// policy containing `https://example.org/users/someone/followers`,
+// and the item was created by `https://example.org/users/someone`,
+// then the followers URI would be converted to `followers`
+// for internal storage.
+type PolicyValue string
+
+type PolicyValues []PolicyValue
+
+// An InteractionPolicy determines which
+// interactions will be accepted for an
+// item, and according to what rules.
+type InteractionPolicy struct {
+	// Conditions in which a Like
+	// interaction will be accepted
+	// for an item with this policy.
+	CanLike PolicyRules
+	// Conditions in which a Reply
+	// interaction will be accepted
+	// for an item with this policy.
+	CanReply PolicyRules
+	// Conditions in which an Announce
+	// interaction will be accepted
+	// for an item with this policy.
+	CanAnnounce PolicyRules
+}
+
+// PolicyRules represents the rules according
+// to which a certain interaction is permitted
+// to various Actor and Actor Collection URIs.
+type PolicyRules struct {
+	// Always is for PolicyValues who are
+	// permitted to do an interaction
+	// without requiring approval.
+	Always PolicyValues
+	// WithApproval is for PolicyValues who
+	// are conditionally permitted to do
+	// an interaction, pending approval.
+	WithApproval PolicyValues
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/status.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b24fa202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20250324191140_add_preview_cards/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package gtsmodel
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Status represents a user-created 'post' or
+// 'status' in the database, either remote or local
+type Status struct {
+	ID                       string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),pk,nullzero,notnull,unique"`                    // id of this item in the database
+	CreatedAt                time.Time          `bun:"type:timestamptz,nullzero,notnull,default:current_timestamp"` // when was item created
+	UpdatedAt                time.Time          `bun:"type:timestamptz,nullzero,notnull,default:current_timestamp"` // when was item last updated
+	FetchedAt                time.Time          `bun:"type:timestamptz,nullzero"`                                   // when was item (remote) last fetched.
+	PinnedAt                 time.Time          `bun:"type:timestamptz,nullzero"`                                   // Status was pinned by owning account at this time.
+	URI                      string             `bun:",unique,nullzero,notnull"`                                    // activitypub URI of this status
+	URL                      string             `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // web url for viewing this status
+	Content                  string             `bun:""`                                                            // content of this status; likely html-formatted but not guaranteed
+	AttachmentIDs            []string           `bun:"attachments,array"`                                           // Database IDs of any media attachments associated with this status
+	TagIDs                   []string           `bun:"tags,array"`                                                  // Database IDs of any tags used in this status
+	MentionIDs               []string           `bun:"mentions,array"`                                              // Database IDs of any mentions in this status
+	EmojiIDs                 []string           `bun:"emojis,array"`                                                // Database IDs of any emojis used in this status
+	Local                    *bool              `bun:",nullzero,notnull,default:false"`                             // is this status from a local account?
+	AccountID                string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero,notnull"`                              // which account posted this status?
+	AccountURI               string             `bun:",nullzero,notnull"`                                           // activitypub uri of the owner of this status
+	InReplyToID              string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      // id of the status this status replies to
+	InReplyToURI             string             `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // activitypub uri of the status this status is a reply to
+	InReplyToAccountID       string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      // id of the account that this status replies to
+	InReplyTo                *Status            `bun:"-"`                                                           // status corresponding to inReplyToID
+	BoostOfID                string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      // id of the status this status is a boost of
+	BoostOfURI               string             `bun:"-"`                                                           // URI of the status this status is a boost of; field not inserted in the db, just for dereferencing purposes.
+	BoostOfAccountID         string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      // id of the account that owns the boosted status
+	BoostOf                  *Status            `bun:"-"`                                                           // status that corresponds to boostOfID
+	ThreadID                 string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      // id of the thread to which this status belongs; only set for remote statuses if a local account is involved at some point in the thread, otherwise null
+	EditIDs                  []string           `bun:"edits,array"`                                                 //
+	PollID                   string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      //
+	ContentWarning           string             `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // cw string for this status
+	Visibility               Visibility         `bun:",nullzero,notnull"`                                           // visibility entry for this status
+	Sensitive                *bool              `bun:",nullzero,notnull,default:false"`                             // mark the status as sensitive?
+	Language                 string             `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // what language is this status written in?
+	CreatedWithApplicationID string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      // Which application was used to create this status?
+	ActivityStreamsType      string             `bun:",nullzero,notnull"`                                           // What is the activitystreams type of this status? See: https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#object-types. Will probably almost always be Note but who knows!.
+	Text                     string             `bun:""`                                                            // Original text of the status without formatting
+	Federated                *bool              `bun:",notnull"`                                                    // This status will be federated beyond the local timeline(s)
+	InteractionPolicy        *InteractionPolicy `bun:""`                                                            // InteractionPolicy for this status. If null then the default InteractionPolicy should be assumed for this status's Visibility. Always null for boost wrappers.
+	PendingApproval          *bool              `bun:",nullzero,notnull,default:false"`                             // If true then status is a reply or boost wrapper that must be Approved by the reply-ee or boost-ee before being fully distributed.
+	PreApproved              bool               `bun:"-"`                                                           // If true, then status is a reply to or boost wrapper of a status on our instance, has permission to do the interaction, and an Accept should be sent out for it immediately. Field not stored in the DB.
+	ApprovedByURI            string             `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // URI of an Accept Activity that approves the Announce or Create Activity that this status was/will be attached to.
+	CardID                   string             `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero"`                                      //
+}
+
+// enumType is the type we (at least, should) use
+// for database enum types. it is the largest size
+// supported by a PostgreSQL SMALLINT, since an
+// SQLite SMALLINT is actually variable in size.
+type enumType int16
+
+// Visibility represents the
+// visibility granularity of a status.
+type Visibility enumType