diff --git a/api/migrations/schema/Version20250114202150.php b/api/migrations/schema/Version20250114202150.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b06d9fc9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/migrations/schema/Version20250114202150.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace DoctrineMigrations;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+/**
+ * Auto-generated Migration: Please modify to your needs!
+ */
+final class Version20250114202150 extends AbstractMigration {
+    public function getDescription(): string {
+        return 'Add checklistPrototypeId to checklist';
+    }
+
+    public function up(Schema $schema): void {
+        // this up() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE checklist ADD checklistPrototypeId VARCHAR(16) DEFAULT NULL');
+    }
+
+    public function down(Schema $schema): void {
+        // this down() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE checklist DROP checklistPrototypeId');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/Entity/Checklist.php b/api/src/Entity/Checklist.php
index 455fe17cdf..14038b16e4 100644
--- a/api/src/Entity/Checklist.php
+++ b/api/src/Entity/Checklist.php
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ class Checklist extends BaseEntity implements BelongsToCampInterface, CopyFromPr
     #[ORM\Column(type: 'text')]
     public string $name;
 
+    /**
+     * The id of the checklist that was used as a template for creating this checklist. Internal for now, is
+     * not published through the API.
+     */
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'string', length: 16, nullable: true)]
+    public ?string $checklistPrototypeId = null;
+
     /**
      * Whether this checklist is a template.
      */
@@ -168,6 +175,8 @@ public function removeChecklistItem(ChecklistItem $checklistItem): self {
     public function copyFromPrototype($prototype, $entityMap): void {
         $entityMap->add($prototype, $this);
 
+        $this->checklistPrototypeId = $prototype->getId();
+
         // copy Checklist base properties
         $this->name ??= $prototype->name;