diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/highlight.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/highlight.ts
index 6ef44d9af..dc9282190 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/highlight.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/highlight.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,21 @@ import {
   CreateDateColumn,
   Entity,
   JoinColumn,
+  JoinTable,
+  ManyToMany,
   OneToOne,
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
   UpdateDateColumn,
 } from 'typeorm'
-import { User } from './user'
+import { Label } from './label'
 import { Page } from './page'
+import { User } from './user'
+
+export enum HighlightType {
+  Highlight = 'HIGHLIGHT',
+  Redaction = 'REDACTION', // allowing people to remove text from the page
+  Note = 'NOTE', // allowing people to add a note at the document level
+}
 
 @Entity({ name: 'highlight' })
 export class Highlight {
@@ -52,4 +61,30 @@ export class Highlight {
 
   @Column('timestamp')
   sharedAt?: Date
+
+  @Column('real')
+  highlightPositionPercent!: number
+
+  @Column('integer')
+  highlightPositionAnchorIndex!: number
+
+  @Column('enum', {
+    enum: HighlightType,
+    default: HighlightType.Highlight,
+  })
+  highlightType!: HighlightType
+
+  @Column('text', { nullable: true })
+  html?: string | null
+
+  @Column('text', { nullable: true })
+  color?: string | null
+
+  @ManyToMany(() => Label, { eager: true })
+  @JoinTable({
+    name: 'entity_labels',
+    joinColumn: { name: 'highlight_id' },
+    inverseJoinColumn: { name: 'label_id' },
+  })
+  labels?: Label[]
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
index bcb0d9ca4..406e48945 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ export class LibraryItem {
   subscription?: Subscription
 
   @ManyToMany(() => Label, { eager: true })
-  @JoinTable()
+  @JoinTable({
+    name: 'entity_labels',
+    joinColumn: { name: 'library_item_id' },
+    inverseJoinColumn: { name: 'label_id' },
+  })
   labels?: Label[]
 
   @Column('enum', { enum: DirectionalityType, default: DirectionalityType.LTR })
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0119.do.entity_labels.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0119.do.entity_labels.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cae9aa63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0119.do.entity_labels.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- Type: DO
+-- Name: entity_labels
+-- Description: Create table entity_labels
+
+BEGIN;
+
+CREATE TABLE omnivore.entity_labels (
+    library_item_id uuid REFERENCES omnivore.library_item(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    highlight_id uuid REFERENCES omnivore.highlight(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    label_id uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES omnivore.labels(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    PRIMARY KEY (library_item_id, highlight_id, label_id)
+);
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0119.do.library_item_labels.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0119.do.library_item_labels.sql
deleted file mode 100755
index f9bcba00a..000000000
--- a/packages/db/migrations/0119.do.library_item_labels.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
--- Type: DO
--- Name: library_item_labels
--- Description: Create table library_item_labels
-
-BEGIN;
-
-CREATE TABLE omnivore.library_item_labels (
-    library_item_id uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES omnivore.library_item(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    label_id uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES omnivore.labels(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    PRIMARY KEY (library_item_id, label_id)
-);
-
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0119.undo.entity_labels.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0119.undo.entity_labels.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..35d1f1576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0119.undo.entity_labels.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Type: UNDO
+-- Name: entity_labels
+-- Description: Create table entity_labels
+
+BEGIN;
+
+DROP TABLE omnivore.entity_labels;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0119.undo.library_item_labels.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0119.undo.library_item_labels.sql
deleted file mode 100755
index ec7ac7cb7..000000000
--- a/packages/db/migrations/0119.undo.library_item_labels.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
--- Type: UNDO
--- Name: library_item_labels
--- Description: Create table library_item_labels
-
-BEGIN;
-
-DROP TABLE omnivore.library_item_labels;
-
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0121.do.update_highlight.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0121.do.update_highlight.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..111b9eb41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0121.do.update_highlight.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- Type: DO
+-- Name: update_highlight
+-- Description: Add fields to highlight table
+
+BEGIN;
+
+CREATE TYPE highlight_type AS ENUM (
+    'HIGHLIGHT',
+    'REDACTION',
+    'NOTE'
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE omnivore.highlight 
+    ADD COLUMN highlight_position_percent real NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    ADD COLUMN highlight_position_anchor_index integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    ADD COLUMN highlight_type highlight_type NOT NULL DEFAULT 'HIGHLIGHT',
+    ADD COLUMN color text,
+    ADD COLUMN html text;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0121.undo.update_highlight.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0121.undo.update_highlight.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a223f8680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0121.undo.update_highlight.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- Type: UNDO
+-- Name: update_highlight
+-- Description: Add fields to highlight table
+
+BEGIN;
+
+ALTER TABLE omnivore.highlight 
+    DROP COLUMN html,
+    DROP COLUMN color,
+    DROP COLUMN highlight_type,
+    DROP COLUMN highlight_position_anchor_index,
+    DROP COLUMN highlight_position_percent;
+
+DROP TYPE highlight_type;
+
+COMMIT;