diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20260622000000_add_topic_fetch_enabled/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20260622000000_add_topic_fetch_enabled/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82a8b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20260622000000_add_topic_fetch_enabled/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- AlterTable: per-topic user-controlled fetch toggle (forum channels)
+-- Additive, safe default (true) so existing rows backfill to "enabled" and
+-- current behaviour is unchanged. Disabling is non-destructive.
+ALTER TABLE "topic_progress"
+  ADD COLUMN "fetchEnabled" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 4988f8e..2e26e8d 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ model TopicProgress {
   accountChannelMapId    String
   topicId                BigInt
   topicName              String?
+  /// User-controlled fetch toggle. When false, the worker skips this topic
+  /// (no scanning, no fetching/transfer). Defaults true so every existing and
+  /// newly-discovered topic is fetched unless explicitly disabled. Disabling
+  /// is non-destructive — already-fetched packages are kept.
+  fetchEnabled           Boolean   @default(true)
   lastProcessedMessageId BigInt?
   /// When this topic was last scanned (any reason). Used by recency-skip.
   lastScannedAt          DateTime?