diff --git a/osf/migrations/0038_abstractprovider_required_metadata_template.py b/osf/migrations/0038_abstractprovider_required_metadata_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f641e8741f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf/migrations/0038_abstractprovider_required_metadata_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2 on 2026-04-03
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('osf', '0037_notification_refactor_post_release'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='abstractprovider',
+            name='required_metadata_template',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                related_name='required_by_providers',
+                to='osf.cedarmetadatatemplate',
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/osf/models/provider.py b/osf/models/provider.py
index 92681173240..f1dbdec65b3 100644
--- a/osf/models/provider.py
+++ b/osf/models/provider.py
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ def update_or_create_from_json(cls, provider_data, user):
     share_source = models.CharField(blank=True, default='', max_length=200)
     share_title = models.TextField(default='', blank=True)
     doi_prefix = models.CharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=32)
+    required_metadata_template = models.ForeignKey(
+        'osf.CedarMetadataTemplate',
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        related_name='required_by_providers',
+    )
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return ('(name={self.name!r}, default_license={self.default_license!r}, '