diff --git a/models/forgejo_migrations/migrate.go b/models/forgejo_migrations/migrate.go
index 3b6da74149..fc5a460163 100644
--- a/models/forgejo_migrations/migrate.go
+++ b/models/forgejo_migrations/migrate.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ var migrations = []*Migration{
 	NewMigration("Add `hide_archive_links` column to `release` table", AddHideArchiveLinksToRelease),
 	// v14 -> v15
 	NewMigration("Remove Gitea-specific columns from the repository and badge tables", RemoveGiteaSpecificColumnsFromRepositoryAndBadge),
+	// v15 -> v16
+	NewMigration("Create the `federation_host` table", CreateFederationHostTable),
 }
 
 // GetCurrentDBVersion returns the current Forgejo database version.
diff --git a/models/forgejo_migrations/v15.go b/models/forgejo_migrations/v15.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..536cbe7974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/forgejo_migrations/v15.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package forgejo_migrations //nolint:revive
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+type (
+	SoftwareNameType string
+)
+
+type NodeInfo struct {
+	SoftwareName SoftwareNameType
+}
+
+type FederationHost struct {
+	ID             int64              `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
+	HostFqdn       string             `xorm:"host_fqdn UNIQUE INDEX VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL"`
+	NodeInfo       NodeInfo           `xorm:"extends NOT NULL"`
+	LatestActivity time.Time          `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
+	Created        timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"created"`
+	Updated        timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"updated"`
+}
+
+func CreateFederationHostTable(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+	return x.Sync(new(FederationHost))
+}