diff --git a/server/Database.js b/server/Database.js
index afb09dae..0f701706 100644
--- a/server/Database.js
+++ b/server/Database.js
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ class Database {
     require('./models/Setting').init(this.sequelize)
     require('./models/CustomMetadataProvider').init(this.sequelize)
     require('./models/MediaItemShare').init(this.sequelize)
+    require('./models/Plugin').init(this.sequelize)
 
     return this.sequelize.sync({ force, alter: false })
   }
diff --git a/server/migrations/v2.18.0-add-plugins-table.js b/server/migrations/v2.18.0-add-plugins-table.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c63cbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/v2.18.0-add-plugins-table.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/**
+ * @typedef MigrationContext
+ * @property {import('sequelize').QueryInterface} queryInterface - a suquelize QueryInterface object.
+ * @property {import('../Logger')} logger - a Logger object.
+ *
+ * @typedef MigrationOptions
+ * @property {MigrationContext} context - an object containing the migration context.
+ */
+
+const migrationVersion = '2.18.0'
+const migrationName = `${migrationVersion}-add-plugins-table`
+const loggerPrefix = `[${migrationVersion} migration]`
+
+/**
+ * This upward migration creates the plugins table if it does not exist.
+ *
+ * @param {MigrationOptions} options - an object containing the migration context.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the migration is complete.
+ */
+async function up({ context: { queryInterface, logger } }) {
+  // Upwards migration script
+  logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} UPGRADE BEGIN: ${migrationName}`)
+
+  if (!(await queryInterface.tableExists('plugins'))) {
+    const DataTypes = queryInterface.sequelize.Sequelize.DataTypes
+    await queryInterface.createTable('plugins', {
+      id: {
+        type: DataTypes.UUID,
+        defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4,
+        primaryKey: true
+      },
+      name: DataTypes.STRING,
+      version: DataTypes.STRING,
+      config: DataTypes.JSON,
+      extraData: DataTypes.JSON,
+      createdAt: DataTypes.DATE,
+      updatedAt: DataTypes.DATE
+    })
+    logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} Table 'plugins' created`)
+  } else {
+    logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} Table 'plugins' already exists`)
+  }
+
+  logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} UPGRADE END: ${migrationName}`)
+}
+
+/**
+ * This downward migration script drops the plugins table if it exists.
+ *
+ * @param {MigrationOptions} options - an object containing the migration context.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the migration is complete.
+ */
+async function down({ context: { queryInterface, logger } }) {
+  // Downward migration script
+  logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} DOWNGRADE BEGIN: ${migrationName}`)
+
+  if (await queryInterface.tableExists('plugins')) {
+    await queryInterface.dropTable('plugins')
+    logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} Table 'plugins' dropped`)
+  } else {
+    logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} Table 'plugins' does not exist`)
+  }
+
+  logger.info(`${loggerPrefix} DOWNGRADE END: ${migrationName}`)
+}
+
+module.exports = { up, down }
diff --git a/server/models/Plugin.js b/server/models/Plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cae34ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/Plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const { DataTypes, Model } = require('sequelize')
+
+class Plugin extends Model {
+  constructor(values, options) {
+    super(values, options)
+
+    /** @type {UUIDV4} */
+    this.id
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.name
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.version
+    /** @type {Object} */
+    this.config
+    /** @type {Object} */
+    this.extraData
+    /** @type {Date} */
+    this.createdAt
+    /** @type {Date} */
+    this.updatedAt
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize model
+   * @param {import('../Database').sequelize} sequelize
+   */
+  static init(sequelize) {
+    super.init(
+      {
+        id: {
+          type: DataTypes.UUID,
+          defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4,
+          primaryKey: true
+        },
+        name: DataTypes.STRING,
+        version: DataTypes.STRING,
+        config: DataTypes.JSON,
+        extraData: DataTypes.JSON
+      },
+      {
+        sequelize,
+        modelName: 'plugin'
+      }
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = Plugin