diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index b228a49c7c..b432ad1ea5 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
     public $location_ns;                     // int(4)
     public $repeat_of;                       // int(4)
     public $object_type;                     // varchar(255)
+    public $scope;                           // int(4)
 
     /* Static get */
     function staticGet($k,$v=NULL)
diff --git a/classes/statusnet.ini b/classes/statusnet.ini
index f648fb3fbf..12c59daae0 100644
--- a/classes/statusnet.ini
+++ b/classes/statusnet.ini
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ location_id = 1
 location_ns = 1
 repeat_of = 1
 object_type = 2
+scope = 1
 
 [notice__keys]
 id = N
diff --git a/db/core.php b/db/core.php
index 928186d94d..3e439e5010 100644
--- a/db/core.php
+++ b/db/core.php
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ $schema['notice'] = array(
         'location_ns' => array('type' => 'int', 'description' => 'namespace for location'),
         'repeat_of' => array('type' => 'int', 'description' => 'notice this is a repeat of'),
         'object_type' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'description' => 'URI representing activity streams object type', 'default' => 'http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/note'),
+        'scope' => array('type' => 'int',
+                         'default' => '1',
+                         'description' => 'bit map for distribution scope; 0 = everywhere; 1 = this server only; 2 = addressees; 4 = followers'),
     ),
     'primary key' => array('id'),
     'unique keys' => array(