diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/migrations/0136_contentnode_suggested_duration.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/migrations/0136_contentnode_suggested_duration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aff7b5641b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/migrations/0136_contentnode_suggested_duration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.5 on 2022-03-21 21:40
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('contentcuration', '0135_add_metadata_labels'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='contentnode',
+            name='suggested_duration',
+            field=models.IntegerField(blank=True, help_text='Suggested duration for the content node (in seconds)', null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py
index 5aaf1ea364..180db9ce25 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py
@@ -1160,6 +1160,10 @@ class ContentNode(MPTTModel, models.Model):
     categories = models.JSONField(blank=True, null=True)
     learner_needs = models.JSONField(blank=True, null=True)
 
+    # A field for storing a suggested duration for the content node
+    # this duration should be in seconds.
+    suggested_duration = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True, help_text="Suggested duration for the content node (in seconds)")
+
     objects = CustomContentNodeTreeManager()
 
     # Track all updates and ignore a blacklist of attributes