diff --git a/migrations/V0047__internal_property.sql b/migrations/V0047__internal_property.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d593ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/V0047__internal_property.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CREATE TABLE internal_property (
+    property_name VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY,
+    property_value JSONB NOT NULL
+);
diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index 2553432..79e3201 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+CREATE TABLE internal_property (
+    property_name VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY,
+    property_value JSONB NOT NULL
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE background_job (
     id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
     job_type SMALLINT NOT NULL,
diff --git a/src/models/mod.rs b/src/models/mod.rs
index 46196c8..bb60be7 100644
--- a/src/models/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod notifications;
 pub mod oauth;
 pub mod posts;
 pub mod profiles;
+pub mod properties;
 pub mod reactions;
 pub mod relationships;
 pub mod subscriptions;
diff --git a/src/models/properties/mod.rs b/src/models/properties/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c032e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/properties/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod queries;
diff --git a/src/models/properties/queries.rs b/src/models/properties/queries.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7adb4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/properties/queries.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use serde::{
+    de::DeserializeOwned,
+    Serialize,
+};
+use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
+
+use crate::database::{
+    DatabaseClient,
+    DatabaseError,
+    DatabaseTypeError,
+};
+
+pub async fn set_internal_property(
+    db_client: &impl DatabaseClient,
+    name: &str,
+    value: &impl Serialize,
+) -> Result<(), DatabaseError> {
+    let value_json = serde_json::to_value(value)
+        .map_err(|_| DatabaseTypeError)?;
+    db_client.execute(
+        "
+        INSERT INTO internal_property (property_name, property_value)
+        VALUES ($1, $2)
+        ON CONFLICT (property_name) DO UPDATE
+        SET property_value = $2
+        ",
+        &[&name, &value_json],
+    ).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn get_internal_property<T: DeserializeOwned>(
+    db_client: &impl DatabaseClient,
+    name: &str,
+) -> Result<Option<T>, DatabaseError> {
+    let maybe_row = db_client.query_opt(
+        "
+        SELECT property_value
+        FROM internal_property
+        WHERE property_name = $1
+        ",
+        &[&name],
+    ).await?;
+    let maybe_value = match maybe_row {
+        Some(row) => {
+            let value_json: JsonValue = row.try_get("property_value")?;
+            let value: T = serde_json::from_value(value_json)
+                .map_err(|_| DatabaseTypeError)?;
+            Some(value)
+        },
+        None => None,
+    };
+    Ok(maybe_value)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use serial_test::serial;
+    use crate::database::test_utils::create_test_database;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial]
+    async fn test_set_internal_property() {
+        let db_client = &create_test_database().await;
+        let name = "myproperty";
+        let value = 100;
+        set_internal_property(db_client, name, &value).await.unwrap();
+        let db_value: u32 = get_internal_property(db_client, name).await
+            .unwrap().unwrap_or_default();
+        assert_eq!(db_value, value);
+    }
+}