diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/cover_image_details.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/cover_image_details.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de1a9f7b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/cover_image_details.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use utoipa::ToSchema;
+use buckets::public::media_files::bucket_file_path::MediaFileBucketPath;
+use tokens::tokens::model_weights::ModelWeightToken;
+
+use tokens::tokens::users::UserToken;
+use crate::util::placeholder_images::cover_images::default_cover_image_from_token::default_cover_image_from_token;
+
+use crate::util::placeholder_images::user_avatars::default_avatar_color_from_username::default_avatar_color_from_username;
+use crate::util::placeholder_images::user_avatars::default_avatar_from_username::default_avatar_from_username;
+
+/// Everything we need to create a cover image.
+/// Cover images are small descriptive images that can be set for any model.
+/// If a cover image is set, this is the path to the asset.
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct CoverImageDetails {
+  /// If a cover image is set, this is the path to the asset.
+  pub maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path: Option<String>,
+
+  /// For items without a cover image, we can use one of our own.
+  pub default_cover: DefaultCoverInfo,
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize,ToSchema)]
+pub struct DefaultCoverInfo {
+  /// Which image to show.
+  pub image_index: u8,
+}
+
+impl CoverImageDetails {
+
+  pub fn from_optional_db_fields(
+    model_weight_token: &ModelWeightToken,
+    maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path: Option<&str>,
+    maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_prefix: Option<&str>,
+    maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_extension: Option<&str>,
+  ) -> Self {
+    let maybe_bucket_path = maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path
+        .map(|hash| MediaFileBucketPath::from_object_hash(
+          hash,
+          maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_prefix,
+          maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_extension
+        ));
+
+    let maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path = maybe_bucket_path
+        .map(|bucket_path| bucket_path
+            .get_full_object_path_str()
+            .to_string());
+
+    let image_index = default_cover_image_from_token(model_weight_token);
+
+    Self {
+      maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path,
+      default_cover: DefaultCoverInfo::from_token(model_weight_token),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl DefaultCoverInfo {
+  pub fn from_token(model_weight_token: &ModelWeightToken) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      image_index: default_cover_image_from_token(model_weight_token),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+  use tokens::tokens::model_weights::ModelWeightToken;
+  use tokens::tokens::users::UserToken;
+  use crate::http_server::common_responses::cover_image_details::CoverImageDetails;
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_from_optional_db_fields() {
+    let token = ModelWeightToken::new_from_str("weight_token");
+    let maybe_public_bucket_hash = Some("bucket_hash");
+    let maybe_prefix = Some("image_");
+    let maybe_extension= Some(".png");
+
+    let cover_image = CoverImageDetails::from_optional_db_fields(
+      &token,
+      maybe_public_bucket_hash,
+      maybe_prefix,
+      maybe_extension,
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(cover_image.maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path, Some("/media/b/u/c/k/e/bucket_hash/image_bucket_hash.png".to_string()));
+    assert_eq!(cover_image.default_cover.image_index, 18);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/mod.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/mod.rs
index 6febed7bcc..4d3f5bb33e 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/common_responses/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod cover_image_details;
 pub mod media_file_social_meta_lite;
 pub mod pagination_cursors;
 pub mod pagination_page;
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/util/placeholder_images/mod.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/util/placeholder_images/mod.rs
index eb7f6db93d..350e83d60c 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/util/placeholder_images/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/util/placeholder_images/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
+pub mod cover_images;
 pub mod user_avatars;
-mod cover_images;