diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0099_readthrough_is_active.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0099_readthrough_is_active.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7a2d05fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0099_readthrough_is_active.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.4 on 2021-09-22 16:53
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0098_auto_20210918_2238"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="readthrough",
+            name="is_active",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/readthrough.py b/bookwyrm/models/readthrough.py
index 343d3c115..7051deb76 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/readthrough.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/readthrough.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ReadThrough(BookWyrmModel):
     )
     start_date = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
     finish_date = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
+    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """update user active time"""