diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
index 00af696410a..ddbb4e0ba67 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ const BACKUP_TABLES = [
     'recommendation_click_events',
     'recommendation_subscribe_events',
     'outbox',
-    'gifts'
+    'gifts',
+    'welcome_email_automations',
+    'welcome_email_automated_emails'
 ];
 
 // NOTE: exposing only tables which are going to be included in a "default" export file
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/6.27/2026-04-06-14-27-21-add-welcome-email-automation-tables.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/6.27/2026-04-06-14-27-21-add-welcome-email-automation-tables.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86db7b9821c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/6.27/2026-04-06-14-27-21-add-welcome-email-automation-tables.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const {addTable, combineNonTransactionalMigrations} = require('../../utils');
+
+// The default names are too long.
+const WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATED_EMAILS_AUTOMATION_FK = 'weae_automation_id_foreign';
+const WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATED_EMAILS_NEXT_EMAIL_FK = 'weae_next_email_id_foreign';
+
+module.exports = combineNonTransactionalMigrations(
+    addTable('welcome_email_automations', {
+        id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
+        status: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'inactive', validations: {isIn: [['active', 'inactive']]}},
+        name: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: false, unique: true},
+        slug: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: false, unique: true},
+        created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+        updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true}
+    }),
+    addTable('welcome_email_automated_emails', {
+        id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
+        welcome_email_automation_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'welcome_email_automations.id', constraintName: WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATED_EMAILS_AUTOMATION_FK, cascadeDelete: true},
+        next_welcome_email_automated_email_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: true, references: 'welcome_email_automated_emails.id', constraintName: WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATED_EMAILS_NEXT_EMAIL_FK, cascadeDelete: false},
+        delay_days: {type: 'integer', nullable: false, unsigned: true},
+        subject: {type: 'string', maxlength: 300, nullable: false},
+        lexical: {type: 'text', maxlength: 1000000000, fieldtype: 'long', nullable: true},
+        sender_name: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true},
+        sender_email: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true, validations: {isEmail: true}},
+        sender_reply_to: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true, validations: {isEmail: true}},
+        email_design_setting_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'email_design_settings.id'},
+        created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+        updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true}
+    })
+);
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
index aa88739d5e8..12623095ad8 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
@@ -1167,6 +1167,28 @@ module.exports = {
         created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
         updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true}
     },
+    welcome_email_automations: {
+        id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
+        status: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'inactive', validations: {isIn: [['active', 'inactive']]}},
+        name: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: false, unique: true},
+        slug: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: false, unique: true},
+        created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+        updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true}
+    },
+    welcome_email_automated_emails: {
+        id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
+        welcome_email_automation_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'welcome_email_automations.id', constraintName: 'weae_automation_id_foreign', cascadeDelete: true},
+        next_welcome_email_automated_email_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: true, references: 'welcome_email_automated_emails.id', constraintName: 'weae_next_email_id_foreign', cascadeDelete: false},
+        delay_days: {type: 'integer', nullable: false, unsigned: true},
+        subject: {type: 'string', maxlength: 300, nullable: false},
+        lexical: {type: 'text', maxlength: 1000000000, fieldtype: 'long', nullable: true},
+        sender_name: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true},
+        sender_email: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true, validations: {isEmail: true}},
+        sender_reply_to: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true, validations: {isEmail: true}},
+        email_design_setting_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'email_design_settings.id'},
+        created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+        updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true}
+    },
     automated_emails: {
         id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
         status: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'inactive', validations: {isIn: [['active', 'inactive']]}},
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js b/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js
index da134343d0c..e5de548ecc0 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ describe('Exporter', function () {
                 'tags',
                 'tokens',
                 'users',
-                'webhooks'
+                'webhooks',
+                'welcome_email_automated_emails',
+                'welcome_email_automations'
             ];
 
             assertExists(exportData);
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js
index 9c4d3488ae9..ee9585f80a4 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/data/schema/integrity.test.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const validateRouteSettings = require('../../../../../core/server/services/route
  */
 describe('DB version integrity', function () {
     // Only these variables should need updating
-    const currentSchemaHash = '6c63467aae47d05d9a67e695905f08d4';
+    const currentSchemaHash = '5af830f163cc019b1d29188c68c96990';
     const currentFixturesHash = '2f86ab1e3820e86465f9ad738dd0ee93';
     const currentSettingsHash = 'a102b80d2ab0cd92325ed007c94d7da6';
     const currentRoutesHash = '3d180d52c663d173a6be791ef411ed01';