diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f14012d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// 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"
+
+	gtsmodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table"
+
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	up := func(ctx context.Context, db *bun.DB) error {
+		return db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+			_, err := tx.NewCreateTable().
+				IfNotExists().
+				Model((*gtsmodel.StatusEdit)(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 {
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := Migrations.Register(up, down); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table/statusedit.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table/statusedit.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d8f7c45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20241113152126_add_status_edits_table/statusedit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// 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"
+
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+)
+
+// StatusEdit represents a **historical** view of a Status
+// after a received edit. The Status itself will always
+// contain the latest up-to-date information.
+//
+// Note that stored status edits may not exactly match that
+// of the origin server, they are a best-effort by receiver
+// to store version history. There is no AP history endpoint.
+type StatusEdit struct {
+	ID             string                      `bun:"type:CHAR(26),pk,nullzero,notnull,unique"`                    // ID of this item in the database.
+	Content        string                      `bun:""`                                                            // Content of status at time of edit; likely html-formatted but not guaranteed.
+	ContentWarning string                      `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // Content warning of status at time of edit.
+	Text           string                      `bun:""`                                                            // Original status text, without formatting, at time of edit.
+	Language       string                      `bun:",nullzero"`                                                   // Status language at time of edit.
+	Sensitive      *bool                       `bun:",nullzero,notnull,default:false"`                             // Status sensitive flag at time of edit.
+	AttachmentIDs  []string                    `bun:",array"`                                                      // Database IDs of media attachments associated with status at time of edit.
+	Attachments    []*gtsmodel.MediaAttachment `bun:"-"`                                                           // Media attachments relating to .AttachmentIDs field (not always populated).
+	PollOptions    []string                    `bun:",array"`                                                      // Poll options of status at time of edit, only set if status contains a poll.
+	PollVotes      []int                       `bun:",array"`                                                      // Poll vote count at time of status edit, only set if poll votes were reset.
+	StatusID       string                      `bun:"type:CHAR(26),nullzero,notnull"`                              // The originating status ID this is a historical edit of.
+	CreatedAt      time.Time                   `bun:"type:timestamptz,nullzero,notnull,default:current_timestamp"` // The creation time of this version of the status content (according to receiving server).
+
+	// We don't bother having a *gtsmodel.Status model here
+	// as the StatusEdit is always just attached to a Status,
+	// so it doesn't need a self-reference back to it.
+}
diff --git a/testrig/db.go b/testrig/db.go
index 92d963e89..bfe0c9822 100644
--- a/testrig/db.go
+++ b/testrig/db.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var testModels = []interface{}{
 	&gtsmodel.Status{},
 	&gtsmodel.StatusToEmoji{},
 	&gtsmodel.StatusToTag{},
+	&gtsmodel.StatusEdit{},
 	&gtsmodel.StatusFave{},
 	&gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{},
 	&gtsmodel.Tag{},