diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20250124105728_create_folders.js b/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20250124105728_create_folders.js
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+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20250124105728_create_folders.js
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+export async function up(knex) {
+  return knex.schema.createTable('folders', (table) => {
+    table.uuid('id').primary().defaultTo(knex.raw('gen_random_uuid()'));
+    table.string('name');
+    table.uuid('user_id').references('id').inTable('users');
+
+    table.timestamps(true, true);
+  });
+}
+
+export async function down(knex) {
+  return knex.schema.dropTable('folders');
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/folder.test.js.snap b/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/folder.test.js.snap
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+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/folder.test.js.snap
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+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`Folder model > jsonSchema should have correct validations 1`] = `
+{
+  "properties": {
+    "createdAt": {
+      "type": "string",
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "format": "uuid",
+      "type": "string",
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string",
+    },
+    "updatedAt": {
+      "type": "string",
+    },
+    "userId": {
+      "format": "uuid",
+      "type": "string",
+    },
+  },
+  "type": "object",
+}
+`;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/folder.js b/packages/backend/src/models/folder.js
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+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/folder.js
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+import Base from './base.js';
+import User from './user.js';
+
+class Folder extends Base {
+  static tableName = 'folders';
+
+  static jsonSchema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      id: { type: 'string', format: 'uuid' },
+      name: { type: 'string', minLength: 1 },
+      userId: { type: 'string', format: 'uuid' },
+      createdAt: { type: 'string' },
+      updatedAt: { type: 'string' },
+    },
+  };
+
+  static relationMappings = () => ({
+    user: {
+      relation: Base.BelongsToOneRelation,
+      modelClass: User,
+      join: {
+        from: 'folders.user_id',
+        to: 'users.id',
+      },
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export default Folder;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/folder.test.js b/packages/backend/src/models/folder.test.js
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+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/folder.test.js
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import Folder from './folder';
+import User from './user';
+import Base from './base';
+
+describe('Folder model', () => {
+  it('tableName should return correct name', () => {
+    expect(Folder.tableName).toBe('folders');
+  });
+
+  it('jsonSchema should have correct validations', () => {
+    expect(Folder.jsonSchema).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('relationMappings should return correct associations', () => {
+    const relationMappings = Folder.relationMappings();
+
+    const expectedRelations = {
+      user: {
+        relation: Base.BelongsToOneRelation,
+        modelClass: User,
+        join: {
+          from: 'folders.user_id',
+          to: 'users.id',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    expect(relationMappings).toStrictEqual(expectedRelations);
+  });
+});