diff --git a/db/migrate/20240502084801_add_imported_from_columns.rb b/db/migrate/20240502084801_add_imported_from_columns.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c2be7e2af94b93addfec37f8347c793f86ed7a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240502084801_add_imported_from_columns.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddImportedFromColumns < Gitlab::Database::Migration[2.2]
+  milestone '17.0'
+
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  def up
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :design_management_designs,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :epics,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :events,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :issues,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :merge_requests,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :notes,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :resource_label_events,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :resource_milestone_events,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :resource_state_events,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :snippets,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      add_column :temp_notes_backup,
+        :imported_from, :integer, default: 0, null: false, limit: 2, if_not_exists: true
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :design_management_designs, :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :epics,                     :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :events,                    :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :issues,                    :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :merge_requests,            :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :notes,                     :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :resource_label_events,     :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :resource_milestone_events, :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :resource_state_events,     :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :snippets,                  :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+
+    with_lock_retries do
+      remove_column :temp_notes_backup,         :imported_from, :integer, if_exists: true
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema_migrations/20240502084801 b/db/schema_migrations/20240502084801
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2cb1e2926c8731c36685551f072e7c9fcdb63b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/schema_migrations/20240502084801
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ae4ebf4e33ff1b74bc4cb1101579e123a48fd373cde6b35e0dbee10bc516c728
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index a17da951ced64b44a86b3e52af1f9ca1d9774497..277c2d694629e8262029d7dfcf917915c7ed5a09 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -8412,6 +8412,7 @@ CREATE TABLE design_management_designs (
     description text,
     description_html text,
     imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT check_07155e2715 CHECK ((char_length((filename)::text) <= 255)),
     CONSTRAINT check_aaf9fa6ae5 CHECK ((char_length(description) <= 1000000)),
     CONSTRAINT check_cfb92df01a CHECK ((iid IS NOT NULL))
@@ -8925,6 +8926,7 @@ CREATE TABLE epics (
     total_closed_issue_count integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     issue_id integer,
     imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT check_ca608c40b3 CHECK ((char_length(color) <= 7)),
     CONSTRAINT check_fcfb4a93ff CHECK ((lock_version IS NOT NULL))
 );
@@ -9021,6 +9023,7 @@ CREATE TABLE events (
     id bigint NOT NULL,
     target_id bigint,
     imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT check_97e06e05ad CHECK ((octet_length(fingerprint) <= 128))
 );
 
@@ -10632,6 +10635,7 @@ CREATE TABLE issues (
     start_date date,
     tmp_epic_id bigint,
     imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT check_2addf801cd CHECK ((work_item_type_id IS NOT NULL)),
     CONSTRAINT check_c33362cd43 CHECK ((namespace_id IS NOT NULL)),
     CONSTRAINT check_fba63f706d CHECK ((lock_version IS NOT NULL))
@@ -11533,6 +11537,7 @@ CREATE TABLE merge_requests (
     override_requested_changes boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     head_pipeline_id_convert_to_bigint bigint,
     imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT check_970d272570 CHECK ((lock_version IS NOT NULL))
 );
 
@@ -12222,7 +12227,8 @@ CREATE TABLE notes (
     internal boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     id bigint NOT NULL,
     namespace_id bigint,
-    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
+    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE SEQUENCE notes_id_seq
@@ -15449,7 +15455,8 @@ CREATE TABLE resource_label_events (
     cached_markdown_version integer,
     reference text,
     reference_html text,
-    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
+    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE SEQUENCE resource_label_events_id_seq
@@ -15489,7 +15496,8 @@ CREATE TABLE resource_milestone_events (
     action smallint NOT NULL,
     state smallint NOT NULL,
     created_at timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,
-    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
+    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE SEQUENCE resource_milestone_events_id_seq
@@ -15514,6 +15522,7 @@ CREATE TABLE resource_state_events (
     close_auto_resolve_prometheus_alert boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     source_merge_request_id bigint,
     imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT check_f0bcfaa3a2 CHECK ((char_length(source_commit) <= 40)),
     CONSTRAINT state_events_must_belong_to_issue_or_merge_request_or_epic CHECK ((((issue_id <> NULL::bigint) AND (merge_request_id IS NULL) AND (epic_id IS NULL)) OR ((issue_id IS NULL) AND (merge_request_id <> NULL::bigint) AND (epic_id IS NULL)) OR ((issue_id IS NULL) AND (merge_request_id IS NULL) AND (epic_id <> NULL::integer))))
 );
@@ -16340,7 +16349,8 @@ CREATE TABLE snippets (
     encrypted_secret_token_iv character varying(255),
     secret boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     repository_read_only boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
-    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
+    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE SEQUENCE snippets_id_seq
@@ -16767,7 +16777,8 @@ CREATE TABLE temp_notes_backup (
     internal boolean NOT NULL,
     id bigint NOT NULL,
     namespace_id bigint,
-    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
+    imported smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    imported_from smallint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE term_agreements (
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/design_management/copy_design_collection_model_attributes.yml b/lib/gitlab/design_management/copy_design_collection_model_attributes.yml
index bf2626c06a380b1a691584a0b61a74489c045da3..eb0847313322e3f04ad76db57a23001074393b28 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/design_management/copy_design_collection_model_attributes.yml
+++ b/lib/gitlab/design_management/copy_design_collection_model_attributes.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ design_attributes:
   - relative_position
   - description
   - imported
+  - imported_from
 
 version_attributes:
   - author_id
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml
index 8c6990e3a34cf31fb8dc28ae14518bb9b8672c52..fa42b4f3a828f083adb1b2250e2730d5b005e565 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Issue:
 - issue_type
 - email_message_id
 - imported
+- imported_from
 Event:
 - id
 - target_type
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ Event:
 - author_id
 - fingerprint
 - imported
+- imported_from
 WikiPage::Meta:
 - id
 - title
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ Note:
 - last_edited_at
 - internal
 - imported
+- imported_from
 Notes::NoteMetadata:
 - note_id
 - email_participant
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ ProjectSnippet:
 - type
 - visibility_level
 - imported
+- imported_from
 Release:
 - id
 - name
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ MergeRequest:
 - merge_ref_sha
 - draft
 - imported
+- imported_from
 MergeRequestDiff:
 - id
 - state
@@ -1002,6 +1007,7 @@ Epic:
   - total_opened_issue_count
   - total_closed_issue_count
   - imported
+  - imported_from
 EpicIssue:
   - id
   - relative_position