diff --git a/_sql/migrations/2024-04-25-042601_alter_media_files_add_maybe_animation_type/down.sql b/_sql/migrations/2024-04-25-042601_alter_media_files_add_maybe_animation_type/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbcbbb64d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_sql/migrations/2024-04-25-042601_alter_media_files_add_maybe_animation_type/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- noinspection SqlDialectInspectionForFile
+-- noinspection SqlNoDataSourceInspectionForFile
+-- noinspection SqlResolveForFile
+
+ALTER TABLE media_files DROP COLUMN maybe_animation_type;
diff --git a/_sql/migrations/2024-04-25-042601_alter_media_files_add_maybe_animation_type/up.sql b/_sql/migrations/2024-04-25-042601_alter_media_files_add_maybe_animation_type/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc49ffcbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_sql/migrations/2024-04-25-042601_alter_media_files_add_maybe_animation_type/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- noinspection SqlDialectInspectionForFile
+-- noinspection SqlNoDataSourceInspectionForFile
+-- noinspection SqlResolveForFile
+
+ALTER TABLE media_files
+    ADD COLUMN maybe_animation_type VARCHAR(32) DEFAULT NULL
+    AFTER maybe_frame_height;
diff --git a/_sql/migrations_squashed/media_files.sql b/_sql/migrations_squashed/media_files.sql
index 7b4ce089a2..c1ae2669b9 100644
--- a/_sql/migrations_squashed/media_files.sql
+++ b/_sql/migrations_squashed/media_files.sql
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ CREATE TABLE media_files (
   -- For videos, the original frame height.
   maybe_frame_height INT(5) DEFAULT NULL,
 
+  -- For 3D rigs and animations, the type of animation.
+  maybe_animation_type VARCHAR(32) DEFAULT NULL,
+
   -- Optional text transcript for audio or video (especially TTS)
   maybe_text_transcript TEXT DEFAULT NULL,