diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index d11f83cc6..23c0f9cd6 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1407,6 +1407,8 @@ class Notification(db.Model):
 
     reply_to_text = db.Column(db.String, nullable=True)
 
+    document_download_count = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)
+
     postage = db.Column(db.String, nullable=True)
     CheckConstraint("""
         CASE WHEN notification_type = 'letter' THEN
@@ -1683,6 +1685,8 @@ class NotificationHistory(db.Model, HistoryModel):
         END
     """)
 
+    document_download_count = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)
+
     __table_args__ = (
         db.ForeignKeyConstraint(
             ['template_id', 'template_version'],
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0315_document_download_count.py b/migrations/versions/0315_document_download_count.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b59307a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0315_document_download_count.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+
+Revision ID: 0315_document_download_count
+Revises: 0314_populate_email_access
+Create Date: 2020-02-12 14:19:18.066425
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision = '0315_document_download_count'
+down_revision = '0314_populate_email_access'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('notifications', sa.Column('document_download_count', sa.Integer(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('notification_history', sa.Column('document_download_count', sa.Integer(), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('notifications', 'document_download_count')
+    op.drop_column('notification_history', 'document_download_count')