diff --git a/classes/User_group.php b/classes/User_group.php
index 1a24124bb1..8a56b9e52b 100644
--- a/classes/User_group.php
+++ b/classes/User_group.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class User_group extends Memcached_DataObject
     public $homepage_logo;                   // varchar(255)
     public $stream_logo;                     // varchar(255)
     public $mini_logo;                       // varchar(255)
+    public $design_id;                       // int(4)
     public $created;                         // datetime()   not_null
     public $modified;                        // timestamp()   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 
@@ -239,4 +240,10 @@ class User_group extends Memcached_DataObject
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    function getDesign()
+    {
+        return Design::staticGet('id', $this->design_id);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/classes/laconica.ini b/classes/laconica.ini
index 1a650aba55..5ced158851 100755
--- a/classes/laconica.ini
+++ b/classes/laconica.ini
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ original_logo = 2
 homepage_logo = 2
 stream_logo = 2
 mini_logo = 2
+design_id = 1
 created = 142
 modified = 384
 
diff --git a/db/laconica.sql b/db/laconica.sql
index b018afec8e..8d1d47d38d 100644
--- a/db/laconica.sql
+++ b/db/laconica.sql
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ create table user_group (
     homepage_logo varchar(255) comment 'homepage (profile) size logo',
     stream_logo varchar(255) comment 'stream-sized logo',
     mini_logo varchar(255) comment 'mini logo',
+    design_id integer comment 'id of a design' references design(id),
 
     created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
     modified timestamp comment 'date this record was modified',