diff --git a/src/balena-init.sql b/src/balena-init.sql
index 89a40d5074..6d7015d275 100644
--- a/src/balena-init.sql
+++ b/src/balena-init.sql
@@ -63,9 +63,13 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_device_type_idx"
 ON "device" ("is of-device type");
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_is_running_release_idx"
 ON "device" ("is running-release");
--- Also optimizes should be running succesful release rule
+-- Also optimizes should be running successful release rule
+-- TODO: remove device_should_be_running_release_application_idx as soon as the is_pinned_on_release migration is ended
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_should_be_running_release_application_idx"
 ON "device" ("should be running-release", "belongs to-application");
+-- Also optimizes is pinned on successful release rule 
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_is_pinned_on_release_application_idx"
+ON "device" ("is pinned on-release", "belongs to-application");
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_should_be_operated_by_release_device_type_idx"
 ON "device" ("should be operated by-release", "is of-device type");
 -- Also optimizes the supervisor cpu arch should match device cpu arch rule
diff --git a/src/balena-model.ts b/src/balena-model.ts
index 5f81b31de3..c21fdd8aba 100644
--- a/src/balena-model.ts
+++ b/src/balena-model.ts
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ export interface Device {
 		| [ServiceInstance?]
 		| null;
 	should_be_running__release: { __id: Release['id'] } | [Release?] | null;
+	is_pinned_on__release: { __id: Release['id'] } | [Release?] | null;
 	should_be_operated_by__release: { __id: Release['id'] } | [Release?] | null;
 	should_be_managed_by__release: { __id: Release['id'] } | [Release?] | null;
 	is_web_accessible: boolean | null;
@@ -519,6 +520,7 @@ export interface Release {
 	should_be_running_on__application?: Application[];
 	should_be_running_on__device?: Device[];
 	is_running_on__device?: Device[];
+	is_pinned_to__device?: Device[];
 	should_operate__device?: Device[];
 	should_manage__device?: Device[];
 	provides__device__installs__image?: ImageInstall[];
diff --git a/src/balena.sbvr b/src/balena.sbvr
index 9508c52715..c0f6e00bcd 100644
--- a/src/balena.sbvr
+++ b/src/balena.sbvr
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ Fact type: device is managed by service instance
 Fact type: device should be running release
 	Synonymous Form: release should be running on device
 	Necessity: each device should be running at most one release
+Fact type: device is pinned on release
+	Synonymous Form: release is pinned to device
+	Necessity: each device is pinned on at most one release
 Fact type: device should be operated by release
 	Synonymous Form: release should operate device
 	Necessity: each device should be operated by at most one release
diff --git a/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts b/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts
index 4ac90b708d..c79f7f5055 100644
--- a/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts
+++ b/src/features/devices/hooks/defaults-validation.ts
@@ -29,11 +29,20 @@ hooks.addPureHook('POST', 'resin', 'device', {
 				'Device UUID must be a 32 or 62 character long lower case hex string.',
 			);
 		}
+
+		// TODO[device management next step]: Drop this after re-migrating all data on step 2:
+		if (request.values.should_be_running__release !== undefined) {
+			// Add an async boundary so that value updates,
+			// and doesn't remove the properties that we add.
+			await null;
+			request.values.is_pinned_on__release =
+				request.values.should_be_running__release;
+		}
 	},
 });
 
 hooks.addPureHook('PATCH', 'resin', 'device', {
-	POSTPARSE: ({ request }) => {
+	POSTPARSE: async ({ request }) => {
 		// Check for extra whitespace characters
 		if (
 			request.values.device_name != null &&
@@ -73,5 +82,14 @@ hooks.addPureHook('PATCH', 'resin', 'device', {
 		if (request.values.is_online != null) {
 			request.values.last_connectivity_event = new Date();
 		}
+
+		// TODO[device management next step]: Drop this after re-migrating all data on step 2:
+		if (request.values.should_be_running__release !== undefined) {
+			// Add an async boundary so that value updates,
+			// and doesn't remove the properties that we add.
+			await null;
+			request.values.is_pinned_on__release =
+				request.values.should_be_running__release;
+		}
 	},
 });
diff --git a/src/migrations/00087-add-device-pinned-on-release.sql b/src/migrations/00087-add-device-pinned-on-release.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cb5c0cef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/00087-add-device-pinned-on-release.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+-- Add the column if it does not exist
+ALTER TABLE "device"
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "is pinned on-release" INTEGER NULL;
+
+-- Add an index for optimization if it does not exist
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "device_is_pinned_on_release_idx"
+ON "device" ("is pinned on-release");
+
+-- Check and add the foreign key constraint conditionally
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+    IF NOT EXISTS (
+        SELECT 1
+        FROM information_schema.table_constraints AS tc
+        JOIN information_schema.key_column_usage AS kcu ON tc.constraint_name = kcu.constraint_name
+        WHERE tc.constraint_type = 'FOREIGN KEY'
+            AND tc.table_schema = CURRENT_SCHEMA()
+            AND tc.table_name = 'device'
+            AND kcu.column_name = 'is pinned on-release'
+    ) THEN
+        ALTER TABLE "device"
+        ADD CONSTRAINT "device_is pinned on-release_fkey" FOREIGN KEY ("is pinned on-release") REFERENCES "release" ("id");
+    END IF;
+END;
+$$;