diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index 95364ab705751..4b035fdd95b29 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ func prepareMigrationTasks() []*migration {
 
 		// Gitea 1.23.0-rc0 ends at migration ID number 311 (database version 312)
 		newMigration(312, "Add DeleteBranchAfterMerge to AutoMerge", v1_24.AddDeleteBranchAfterMergeForAutoMerge),
+		newMigration(314, "Add star_list table", v1_24.AddStarList),
 	}
 	return preparedMigrations
 }
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_24/v314.go b/models/migrations/v1_24/v314.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..368fdad21a935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_24/v314.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package v1_24 //nolint
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+type StarList struct {
+	ID   int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
+	UID  int64 `xorm:"INDEX"`
+	Name string
+	Desc string
+
+	CreatedUnix timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX created"`
+	UpdatedUnix timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX updated"`
+}
+
+type StarListRepo struct {
+	UID        int64 `xorm:"UNIQUE(s)"`
+	StarListID int64 `xorm:"UNIQUE(s)"`
+	RepoID     int64 `xorm:"UNIQUE(s)"`
+}
+
+func AddStarList(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+	sess := x.NewSession()
+	defer sess.Close()
+	if err := sess.Begin(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err := sess.Sync(new(StarList))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = sess.Sync(new(StarListRepo))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return sess.Commit()
+}
diff --git a/models/repo/issue.go b/models/repo/issue.go
index 0dd4fd5ed480e..4f186aae9cc9b 100644
--- a/models/repo/issue.go
+++ b/models/repo/issue.go
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 )
 
-// ___________.__             ___________                     __
-// \__    ___/|__| _____   ___\__    ___/___________    ____ |  | __ ___________
-// |    |   |  |/     \_/ __ \|    |  \_  __ \__  \ _/ ___\|  |/ // __ \_  __ \
-// |    |   |  |  Y Y  \  ___/|    |   |  | \// __ \\  \___|    <\  ___/|  | \/
-// |____|   |__|__|_|  /\___  >____|   |__|  (____  /\___  >__|_ \\___  >__|
-// \/     \/                    \/     \/     \/    \/
-
 // CanEnableTimetracker returns true when the server admin enabled time tracking
 // This overrules IsTimetrackerEnabled
 func (repo *Repository) CanEnableTimetracker() bool {
diff --git a/models/repo/repo.go b/models/repo/repo.go
index 4e27dbaf1467e..478c490444e07 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo.go
@@ -732,13 +732,6 @@ func (repo *Repository) MustNotBeArchived() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// __________                           .__  __
-// \______   \ ____ ______   ____  _____|__|/  |_  ___________ ___.__.
-//  |       _// __ \\____ \ /  _ \/  ___/  \   __\/  _ \_  __ <   |  |
-//  |    |   \  ___/|  |_> >  <_> )___ \|  ||  | (  <_> )  | \/\___  |
-//  |____|_  /\___  >   __/ \____/____  >__||__|  \____/|__|   / ____|
-//         \/     \/|__|              \/                       \/
-
 // ErrRepoNotExist represents a "RepoNotExist" kind of error.
 type ErrRepoNotExist struct {
 	ID        int64
diff --git a/models/repo/star_list.go b/models/repo/star_list.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8cfbe293cd4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/repo/star_list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+)
+
+type StarList struct {
+	ID   int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
+	UID  int64 `xorm:"INDEX"`
+	Name string
+	Desc string
+
+	Repos []Repository `xorm:"-"`
+
+	CreatedUnix timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX created"`
+	UpdatedUnix timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX updated"`
+}
+
+func init() {
+	db.RegisterModel(new(StarList))
+}
+
+func InsertStarList(ctx context.Context, starList *StarList) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Insert(starList)
+	return err
+}
+
+func UpdateStarList(ctx context.Context, starList *StarList) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("id = ?", starList.ID).AllCols().Update(starList)
+	return err
+}
+
+func DeleteStarListByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Delete(&StarList{ID: id})
+	return err
+}
+
+func GetStarListByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*StarList, error) {
+	starList := new(StarList)
+	if has, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("id = ?", id).Get(starList); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if !has {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return starList, nil
+}
+
+func GetStarListsForUser(ctx context.Context, id int64) ([]*StarList, error) {
+	starLists := make([]*StarList, 0, 10)
+	err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("uid = ?", id).Find(&starLists)
+	return starLists, err
+}
diff --git a/models/repo/star_list_repo.go b/models/repo/star_list_repo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e1861d870aaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/repo/star_list_repo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+)
+
+type StarListRepo struct {
+	UID        int64 `xorm:"UNIQUE(s)"`
+	StarListID int64 `xorm:"UNIQUE(s)"`
+	RepoID     int64 `xorm:"UNIQUE(s)"`
+}
+
+func init() {
+	db.RegisterModel(new(StarListRepo))
+}
+
+func StarLists(ctx context.Context, uid, repoID int64, ids []int64) error {
+	starListRepos := make([]*StarListRepo, 0, len(ids))
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		starListRepos = append(starListRepos, &StarListRepo{
+			UID:        uid,
+			StarListID: id,
+			RepoID:     repoID,
+		})
+	}
+
+	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer committer.Close()
+
+	_, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).Insert(&starListRepos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("uid = ? AND repo_id = ? AND star_list_id NOT IN (?)", uid, repoID, ids).Delete(new(StarListRepo))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return committer.Commit()
+}
+
+func UnStarLists(ctx context.Context, uid, repoID int64, ids []int64) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("uid = ? AND repo_id = ? AND star_list_id NOT IN (?)", uid, repoID, ids).Delete(new(StarListRepo))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}