diff --git a/src/request-management/entities/schema/blame-cases.schema.ts b/src/request-management/entities/schema/blame-cases.schema.ts
index b6cb33b..b2115ca 100644
--- a/src/request-management/entities/schema/blame-cases.schema.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/entities/schema/blame-cases.schema.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ export class BlameRequest {
   @Prop({ default: false })
   isMadeByFileMaker?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * V5 only. When true the resulting claim requires FileMaker approval before
+   * fanavaran submission. V4 files never set this; it is written at creation
+   * time by the V5 controller and propagated to the linked claim.
+   */
+  @Prop({ default: false })
+  requiresFileMakerApproval?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * The FileReviewer who claimed this file for completion (V4 flow only).
    * Set when a FileReviewer calls assign on this file; enforces one-reviewer-per-file.