diff --git a/docs/unsure-where-to-put/federation-architecture.md b/docs/unsure-where-to-put/federation-architecture.md
index 271b87de3b..11e8590f32 100644
--- a/docs/unsure-where-to-put/federation-architecture.md
+++ b/docs/unsure-where-to-put/federation-architecture.md
@@ -102,8 +102,26 @@ classDiagram
     }
   }
 
+  namespace repository {
+    class Repository {
+      <<Aggregate Root>>
+      ID        int64      
+    }
+
+    class FederatedRepository {
+      ID             int64
+      RepositoryID   int64
+      ExternalID     string
+      FederationHost int64
+      Validate()     []string
+    }
+  }
+
   User *-- FederatedUser: FederatedUser.UserID
   PersonID -- FederatedUser : mapped by PersonID.ID == FederatedUser.externalID & FederationHost.ID
   PersonID -- FederationHost : mapped by PersonID.Host == FederationHost.HostFqdn
   FederatedUser -- FederationHost 
+
+  Repository *-- FederatedRepository
+  FederatedRepository -- FederationHost
 ```
diff --git a/models/repo/federated_repo.go b/models/repo/federated_repo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..854c1915b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/repo/federated_repo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
+)
+
+// FederatedRepo represents a federated Repository Actor connected with a local Repo
+type FederatedRepo struct {
+	ID               int64  `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
+	RepositoryID     int64  `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
+	ExternalID       string `xorm:"TEXT UNIQUE(federation_repo_mapping) NOT NULL"`
+	FederationHostID int64  `xorm:"UNIQUE(federation_repo_mapping) NOT NULL"`
+}
+
+func NewFederatedRepo(repositoryID int64, externalID string, federationHostID int64) (FederatedRepo, error) {
+	result := FederatedRepo{
+		RepositoryID:     repositoryID,
+		ExternalID:       externalID,
+		FederationHostID: federationHostID,
+	}
+	if valid, err := validation.IsValid(result); !valid {
+		return FederatedRepo{}, err
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (user FederatedRepo) Validate() []string {
+	var result []string
+	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(user.RepositoryID, "UserID")...)
+	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(user.ExternalID, "ExternalID")...)
+	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(user.FederationHostID, "FederationHostID")...)
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/models/repo/repo.go b/models/repo/repo.go
index da1a159f35..af3488b8f6 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2021, 2024 The Gitea & forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 package repo
diff --git a/models/repo/repo_repository.go b/models/repo/repo_repository.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01dace0346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/repo/repo_repository.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	db.RegisterModel(new(FederatedRepo))
+}
diff --git a/models/user/federated_user.go b/models/user/federated_user.go
index 5ac605b0b1..7c8fe7c8ad 100644
--- a/models/user/federated_user.go
+++ b/models/user/federated_user.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 type FederatedUser struct {
 	ID               int64  `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
 	UserID           int64  `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
-	ExternalID       string `xorm:"TEXT UNIQUE(federation_mapping) NOT NULL"`
-	FederationHostID int64  `xorm:"UNIQUE(federation_mapping) NOT NULL"`
+	ExternalID       string `xorm:"TEXT UNIQUE(federation_user_mapping) NOT NULL"`
+	FederationHostID int64  `xorm:"UNIQUE(federation_user_mapping) NOT NULL"`
 }
 
 func NewFederatedUser(userID int64, externalID string, federationHostID int64) (FederatedUser, error) {