diff --git a/backend-api/alembic/versions/a9befc7a716c_add_manual_verification_table.py b/backend-api/alembic/versions/a9befc7a716c_add_manual_verification_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0eee4a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend-api/alembic/versions/a9befc7a716c_add_manual_verification_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""Add manual_verification table
+
+Revision ID: a9befc7a716c
+Revises: j2k3l4m5n678
+Create Date: 2026-04-04
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "a9befc7a716c"
+down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = "j1k2l3m4n567"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Upgrade schema."""
+    op.create_table(
+        "manual_verification",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("scan_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("control_id", sa.String(length=50), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("status", sa.String(length=20), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("comment", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at", sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            sa.DateTime(),
+            server_default=sa.text("now()"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["scan_id"], ["scan.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["user_id"], ["user.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade schema."""
+    op.drop_table("manual_verification")
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diff --git a/backend-api/app/models/__init__.py b/backend-api/app/models/__init__.py
index 27c476e4d..6b3b4e71f 100644
--- a/backend-api/app/models/__init__.py
+++ b/backend-api/app/models/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from app.models.aws_connection import AWSConnection
 from app.models.platform import Platform
 from app.models.scan_result import ScanResult
+from app.models.manual_verification import ManualVerification
 from app.models.compliance import Scan
 from app.models.evidence_validation import EvidenceValidation
 from app.models.contact import ContactSubmission, SubmissionNote, SubmissionHistory
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
     "AWSConnection",
     "Platform",
     "ScanResult",
+    "ManualVerification",
     "Scan",
     "EvidenceValidation",
     "ContactSubmission",
diff --git a/backend-api/app/models/manual_verification.py b/backend-api/app/models/manual_verification.py
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index 000000000..b7cd86767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend-api/app/models/manual_verification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""manualVerification Model for user-submitted control verifications."""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
+from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey, String, Text
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+
+from app.db.base import Base
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from app.models.compliance import Scan # prevent version conflict with circular import
+    from app.models.user import User # prevent version conflict with circular import
+
+class ManualVerification(Base):
+    """Model for manual verification of controls by users."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "manual_verification"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    scan_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("scan.id"), nullable=False)
+    control_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(50), nullable=False)
+    user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"), nullable=False)
+    # Status: passed or failed
+    status: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(20), nullable=False)  
+    comment: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
+
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(server_default=func.now(), nullable=False)
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(server_default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now(), nullable=False)
+
+    # Relationships
+    scan: Mapped["Scan"] = relationship()
+    user: Mapped["User"] = relationship()   
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