diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/model/Document.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/model/Document.java
index 5a5ca54a..d2cea5da 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/model/Document.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/model/Document.java
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ public class Document {
     @Column(name = "file_hash", length = 64)
     private String fileHash;
 
+    // S3 key of the generated thumbnail (e.g. "thumbnails/{docId}.jpg"); null until generated
+    @Column(name = "thumbnail_key")
+    private String thumbnailKey;
+
+    @Column(name = "thumbnail_generated_at")
+    private LocalDateTime thumbnailGeneratedAt;
+
     // Originaler Dateiname beim Upload (z.B. "Brief_Oma_1940.pdf")
     @Column(name = "original_filename", nullable = false)
     @Schema(requiredMode = Schema.RequiredMode.REQUIRED)
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/db/migration/V52__add_document_thumbnails.sql b/backend/src/main/resources/db/migration/V52__add_document_thumbnails.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f848a49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/db/migration/V52__add_document_thumbnails.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE documents
+    ADD COLUMN thumbnail_key VARCHAR(255),
+    ADD COLUMN thumbnail_generated_at TIMESTAMP;