diff --git a/classes/Queue_item.php b/classes/Queue_item.php
index 48dd2b443c..a953e141b8 100644
--- a/classes/Queue_item.php
+++ b/classes/Queue_item.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Queue_item extends DB_DataObject
 
     public $__table = 'queue_item';                      // table name
     public $notice_id;                       // int(4)  primary_key not_null
+    public $transport;                       // varchar(8)   not_null
     public $created;                         // datetime()   not_null
     public $claimed;                         // datetime()  
 
diff --git a/classes/stoica.ini b/classes/stoica.ini
index bee53f8630..6ee2981c2a 100644
--- a/classes/stoica.ini
+++ b/classes/stoica.ini
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ id = N
 
 [queue_item]
 notice_id = 129
+transport = 130
 created = 142
 claimed = 14
 
diff --git a/db/laconica.sql b/db/laconica.sql
index cf3c51251c..4591caf141 100644
--- a/db/laconica.sql
+++ b/db/laconica.sql
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ create table remember_me (
 create table queue_item (
 
     notice_id integer not null primary key comment 'notice queued' references notice (id),
+    transport varchar(8) not null comment 'queue for what? "email", "jabber", "sms", "irc", ...',
     created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
     claimed datetime comment 'date this item was claimed',