diff --git a/db/migrations/1717657836767-Data.js b/db/migrations/1717657836767-Data.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faa0de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/1717657836767-Data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module.exports = class Data1717657836767 {
+    name = 'Data1717657836767'
+
+    async up(db) {
+        await db.query(`ALTER TABLE "project" ADD "imported" boolean`)
+    }
+
+    async down(db) {
+        await db.query(`ALTER TABLE "project" DROP COLUMN "imported"`)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/db/migrations/1717658264897-Data.js b/db/migrations/1717658264897-Data.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46d79cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/1717658264897-Data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module.exports = class Data1717658264897 {
+  name = "Data1717658264897";
+
+  async up(db) {
+    // fill the new column with default values
+    await db.query(`UPDATE "project" SET "imported" = false`);
+    await db.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "project" ALTER COLUMN "imported" SET NOT NULL`
+    );
+    await db.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_408502a376cb8a2d0eb8f94ad5" ON "project" ("imported") `
+    );
+  }
+
+  async down(db) {
+    await db.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "project" ALTER COLUMN "imported" DROP NOT NULL`
+    );
+    await db.query(`DROP INDEX "public"."IDX_408502a376cb8a2d0eb8f94ad5"`);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/schema.graphql b/schema.graphql
index d36c109..05212a0 100644
--- a/schema.graphql
+++ b/schema.graphql
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ type Project @entity {
   slug: String
   "Image of the project"
   image: String
+  "project data is imported from a source or not"
+  imported: Boolean! @index
   lastUpdatedTimestamp: DateTime!
   attests: [ProjectAttestation!]! @derivedFrom(field: "project")
   attestedOrganisations: [OrganisationProject!]! @derivedFrom(field: "project")
diff --git a/src/controllers/utils/modelHelper.ts b/src/controllers/utils/modelHelper.ts
index 52c8411..adbeb58 100644
--- a/src/controllers/utils/modelHelper.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/utils/modelHelper.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const getProject = async (
         totalFlags: 0,
         totalAttests: 0,
         lastUpdatedTimestamp: new Date(),
+        imported: false,
       })
     );
     project = await ctx.store.findOneBy(Project, { id });
diff --git a/src/features/import-projects/helpers.ts b/src/features/import-projects/helpers.ts
index db652a2..3952d2c 100644
--- a/src/features/import-projects/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/features/import-projects/helpers.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const updateOrCreateProject = async (
         image: project[imageField],
         slug: project[slugField],
         lastUpdatedTimestamp: new Date(),
+        imported: true,
       });
 
       await dataSource
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export const updateOrCreateProject = async (
       totalFlags: 0,
       totalAttests: 0,
       lastUpdatedTimestamp: new Date(),
+      imported: true,
     });
 
     await dataSource
diff --git a/src/model/generated/project.model.ts b/src/model/generated/project.model.ts
index bce0129..eae6b27 100644
--- a/src/model/generated/project.model.ts
+++ b/src/model/generated/project.model.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ export class Project {
     @Column_("text", {nullable: true})
     image!: string | undefined | null
 
+    /**
+     * project data is imported from a source or not
+     */
+    @Index_()
+    @Column_("bool", {nullable: false})
+    imported!: boolean
+
     @Column_("timestamp with time zone", {nullable: false})
     lastUpdatedTimestamp!: Date