diff --git a/server/src/db/models/DLQItem.ts b/server/src/db/models/DLQItem.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9453519a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/db/models/DLQItem.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Schema, model, type Types } from "mongoose";
+import { DLQItemTypes, DLQItemStatuses, type DLQItem } from "@/types/dlqItem.js";
+
+type DLQItemDocumentBase = Omit<DLQItem, "id" | "monitorId" | "teamId" | "nextRetryAt" | "createdAt" | "updatedAt"> & {
+	monitorId: Types.ObjectId;
+	teamId: Types.ObjectId;
+	nextRetryAt: Date;
+	createdAt: Date;
+	updatedAt: Date;
+};
+
+export interface DLQItemDocument extends DLQItemDocumentBase {
+	_id: Types.ObjectId;
+}
+
+const DLQItemSchema = new Schema<DLQItemDocument>(
+	{
+		type: {
+			type: String,
+			enum: DLQItemTypes,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		status: {
+			type: String,
+			enum: DLQItemStatuses,
+			default: "pending",
+		},
+		payload: {
+			type: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		monitorId: {
+			type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+			ref: "Monitor",
+			required: true,
+			immutable: true,
+			index: true,
+		},
+		teamId: {
+			type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+			ref: "Team",
+			required: true,
+			immutable: true,
+			index: true,
+		},
+		retryCount: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: 0,
+		},
+		maxRetries: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: 5,
+		},
+		lastError: {
+			type: String,
+			default: "",
+		},
+		nextRetryAt: {
+			type: Date,
+			required: true,
+		},
+	},
+	{ timestamps: true }
+);
+
+DLQItemSchema.index({ status: 1, nextRetryAt: 1 });
+DLQItemSchema.index({ teamId: 1, status: 1 });
+DLQItemSchema.index({ createdAt: 1 });
+
+const DLQItemModel = model<DLQItemDocument>("DLQItem", DLQItemSchema);
+
+export { DLQItemModel };
+export default DLQItemModel;
diff --git a/server/src/db/models/index.ts b/server/src/db/models/index.ts
index 1024b2b93..d4c8f1a3b 100644
--- a/server/src/db/models/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/models/index.ts
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ export { default as MaintenanceWindowModel } from "@/db/models/MaintenanceWindow
 
 export * from "@/db/models/GeoCheck.js";
 export { default as GeoCheckModel } from "@/db/models/GeoCheck.js";
+
+export * from "@/db/models/DLQItem.js";
+export { default as DLQItemModel } from "@/db/models/DLQItem.js";