diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
index e0b037227f7..1a001c0743d 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const BACKUP_TABLES = [
     'outbox',
     'gifts',
     'welcome_email_automations',
+    'welcome_email_automation_runs',
     'welcome_email_automated_emails'
 ];
 
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/6.28/2026-04-08-13-21-16-add-welcome-email-automation-runs-table.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/6.28/2026-04-08-13-21-16-add-welcome-email-automation-runs-table.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e33b429999f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/6.28/2026-04-08-13-21-16-add-welcome-email-automation-runs-table.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const {addTable} = require('../../utils');
+
+// The default names are too long for MySQL.
+const WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATION_RUNS_AUTOMATION_FK = 'wear_automation_id_foreign';
+const WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATION_RUNS_MEMBER_FK = 'wear_member_id_foreign';
+const WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATION_RUNS_NEXT_EMAIL_FK = 'wear_next_email_id_foreign';
+
+const welcomeEmailAutomationRunsSpec = {
+    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_AUTOMATION_RUNS_AUTOMATION_FK, cascadeDelete: true},
+    member_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'members.id', constraintName: WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATION_RUNS_MEMBER_FK, cascadeDelete: true},
+    next_welcome_email_automated_email_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: true, references: 'welcome_email_automated_emails.id', constraintName: WELCOME_EMAIL_AUTOMATION_RUNS_NEXT_EMAIL_FK, cascadeDelete: false},
+    ready_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+    step_started_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+    step_attempts: {type: 'integer', unsigned: true, nullable: false, defaultTo: 0},
+    exit_reason: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: true, validations: {isIn: [['member not found', 'email send failed', 'member unsubscribed', 'member changed status', 'finished']]}},
+    created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+    updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+    '@@INDEXES@@': [
+        ['ready_at']
+    ]
+};
+
+module.exports = addTable('welcome_email_automation_runs', welcomeEmailAutomationRunsSpec);
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
index d82eaa118a2..c0a0b6a6280 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
@@ -1192,6 +1192,21 @@ module.exports = {
         created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
         updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true}
     },
+    welcome_email_automation_runs: {
+        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: 'wear_automation_id_foreign', cascadeDelete: true},
+        member_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'members.id', constraintName: 'wear_member_id_foreign', cascadeDelete: true},
+        next_welcome_email_automated_email_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: true, references: 'welcome_email_automated_emails.id', constraintName: 'wear_next_email_id_foreign', cascadeDelete: false},
+        ready_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+        step_started_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+        step_attempts: {type: 'integer', unsigned: true, nullable: false, defaultTo: 0},
+        exit_reason: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: true, validations: {isIn: [['member not found', 'email send failed', 'member unsubscribed', 'member changed status', 'finished']]}},
+        created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+        updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+        '@@INDEXES@@': [
+            ['ready_at']
+        ]
+    },
     automated_email_recipients: {
         id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
         automated_email_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'welcome_email_automated_emails.id'},
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/models/welcome-email-automation-run.js b/ghost/core/core/server/models/welcome-email-automation-run.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d91cd62c5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/models/welcome-email-automation-run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const ghostBookshelf = require('./base');
+
+const WelcomeEmailAutomationRun = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
+    tableName: 'welcome_email_automation_runs',
+
+    defaults() {
+        return {
+            stepAttempts: 0
+        };
+    },
+
+    welcomeEmailAutomation() {
+        return this.belongsTo('WelcomeEmailAutomation', 'welcome_email_automation_id', 'id');
+    },
+
+    member() {
+        return this.belongsTo('Member', 'member_id', 'id');
+    },
+
+    nextWelcomeEmailAutomatedEmail() {
+        return this.belongsTo('WelcomeEmailAutomatedEmail', 'next_welcome_email_automated_email_id', 'id');
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports = {
+    WelcomeEmailAutomationRun: ghostBookshelf.model('WelcomeEmailAutomationRun', WelcomeEmailAutomationRun)
+};
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js b/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js
index 392ef5cd6ff..15451c5c3ae 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/integration/exporter/exporter.test.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ describe('Exporter', function () {
                 'users',
                 'webhooks',
                 'welcome_email_automated_emails',
+                'welcome_email_automation_runs',
                 'welcome_email_automations'
             ];
 
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 6660288a49c..432849267ec 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 = 'f209300a0c528851f89f2e6302410c85';
+    const currentSchemaHash = 'dc07b0777e196b9a952519830f1d3521';
     const currentFixturesHash = '2f86ab1e3820e86465f9ad738dd0ee93';
     const currentSettingsHash = 'a102b80d2ab0cd92325ed007c94d7da6';
     const currentRoutesHash = '3d180d52c663d173a6be791ef411ed01';
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/models/welcome-email-automation-run.test.js b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/models/welcome-email-automation-run.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f368f134b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/models/welcome-email-automation-run.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const models = require('../../../../core/server/models');
+
+describe('Unit: models/welcome-email-automation-run', function () {
+    before(function () {
+        models.init();
+    });
+
+    describe('tableName', function () {
+        it('uses the correct table name', function () {
+            const model = new models.WelcomeEmailAutomationRun();
+            assert.equal(model.tableName, 'welcome_email_automation_runs');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('defaults', function () {
+        it('sets stepAttempts to 0', function () {
+            const model = new models.WelcomeEmailAutomationRun();
+            const defaults = model.defaults();
+            assert.equal(defaults.stepAttempts, 0);
+        });
+
+        it('returns only stepAttempts as a default', function () {
+            const model = new models.WelcomeEmailAutomationRun();
+            const defaults = model.defaults();
+            assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(defaults), ['stepAttempts']);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('relationships', function () {
+        it('has a welcomeEmailAutomation relationship', function () {
+            const model = new models.WelcomeEmailAutomationRun();
+            assert.equal(typeof model.welcomeEmailAutomation, 'function');
+        });
+
+        it('has a member relationship', function () {
+            const model = new models.WelcomeEmailAutomationRun();
+            assert.equal(typeof model.member, 'function');
+        });
+
+        it('has a nextWelcomeEmailAutomatedEmail relationship', function () {
+            const model = new models.WelcomeEmailAutomationRun();
+            assert.equal(typeof model.nextWelcomeEmailAutomatedEmail, 'function');
+        });
+    });
+});