diff --git a/edx_name_affirmation/migrations/0009_add_verifiedname_platform_verification_id.py b/edx_name_affirmation/migrations/0009_add_verifiedname_platform_verification_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8eeaae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edx_name_affirmation/migrations/0009_add_verifiedname_platform_verification_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.16 on 2024-09-19 12:34
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('edx_name_affirmation', '0008_alter_historicalverifiedname_options'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='historicalverifiedname',
+            options={'get_latest_by': 'history_date', 'ordering': ('-history_date', '-history_id'), 'verbose_name': 'historical verified name'},
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='historicalverifiedname',
+            name='platform_verification_attempt_id',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='verifiedname',
+            name='platform_verification_attempt_id',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/edx_name_affirmation/models.py b/edx_name_affirmation/models.py
index 8006fd3..d6fe988 100644
--- a/edx_name_affirmation/models.py
+++ b/edx_name_affirmation/models.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class VerifiedName(TimeStampedModel):
     verification_attempt_id = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
     proctored_exam_attempt_id = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
 
+    # Reference to a generic VerificationAttempt object in the platform
+    platform_verification_attempt_id = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
+
     status = models.CharField(
         max_length=32,
         choices=[(st.value, st.value) for st in VerifiedNameStatus],
@@ -74,6 +77,15 @@ def verification_attempt_status(self):
         except ObjectDoesNotExist:
             return None
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Validate only one of `verification_attempt_id` or `platform_verification_attempt_id`
+        can be set.
+        """
+        if self.verification_attempt_id and self.platform_verification_attempt_id:
+            raise ValueError('Only one of `verification_attempt_id` or `platform_verification_attempt_id` can be set.')
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class VerifiedNameConfig(ConfigurationModel):
     """
diff --git a/edx_name_affirmation/tests/test_models.py b/edx_name_affirmation/tests/test_models.py
index dc2aac5..8a316c8 100644
--- a/edx_name_affirmation/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/edx_name_affirmation/tests/test_models.py
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ def test_verification_status(self, sspv_mock):
         self.verified_name.verification_attempt_id = self.idv_attempt_id
         assert self.verified_name.verification_attempt_status is self.idv_attempt_status
 
+    def test_verification_id_exclusivity(self):
+        """
+        Test that only one verification ID can be set at a time
+        """
+        self.verified_name.verification_attempt_id = 1
+        self.verified_name.platform_verification_attempt_id = 1
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self.verified_name.save()
+
     # Helper methods
 
     def _obj(self, dictionary):