diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0012_status_images.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0012_status_images.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b440bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0012_status_images.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2020-11-23 20:44
+
+import bookwyrm.utils.fields
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bookwyrm', '0011_auto_20201113_1727'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='status',
+            name='images',
+            field=bookwyrm.utils.fields.ArrayField(base_field=models.ImageField(upload_to='status/'), default=list, size=None),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/status.py b/bookwyrm/models/status.py
index 1ed98515..50e46bd6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/status.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from model_utils.managers import InheritanceManager
 
 from bookwyrm import activitypub
+from bookwyrm.utils.fields import ArrayField
 from .base_model import ActivitypubMixin, OrderedCollectionPageMixin
 from .base_model import ActivityMapping, BookWyrmModel, PrivacyLevels
 from .base_model import tag_formatter
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ class Status(OrderedCollectionPageMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     mention_users = models.ManyToManyField('User', related_name='mention_user')
     mention_books = models.ManyToManyField(
         'Edition', related_name='mention_book')
+    images = ArrayField(
+        models.ImageField(upload_to='status/'),
+        default=list
+    )
     local = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     privacy = models.CharField(
         max_length=255,
diff --git a/bookwyrm/status.py b/bookwyrm/status.py
index 4baaed6d..c950f4ab 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/status.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def delete_status(status):
 
 
 def create_status(activity):
-    ''' unfortunately, it's not QUITE as simple as deserialiing it '''
+    ''' unfortunately, it's not QUITE as simple as deserializing it '''
     # render the json into an activity object
     serializer = activitypub.activity_objects[activity['type']]
     activity = serializer(**activity)