diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 266eedcce..fcce4e950 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class Service(db.Model, Versioned):
         secondary=user_to_service,
         backref=db.backref('user_to_service', lazy='dynamic'))
     restricted = db.Column(db.Boolean, index=False, unique=False, nullable=False)
+    research_mode = db.Column(db.Boolean, index=False, unique=False, nullable=True, default=False)
     email_from = db.Column(db.Text, index=False, unique=True, nullable=False)
     created_by = db.relationship('User')
     created_by_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), db.ForeignKey('users.id'), index=True, nullable=False)
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0023_add_research_mode.py b/migrations/versions/0023_add_research_mode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17b141e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0023_add_research_mode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0023_add_research_mode
+Revises: 0022_add_pending_status
+Create Date: 2016-05-31 11:11:45.979594
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0023_add_research_mode'
+down_revision = '0022_add_pending_status'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('services', sa.Column('research_mode', sa.Boolean(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('services_history', sa.Column('research_mode', sa.Boolean(), nullable=True))
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('services_history', 'research_mode')
+    op.drop_column('services', 'research_mode')
+    ### end Alembic commands ###