diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/migrations/0002_list_owner.py b/src/apps/dashboard/migrations/0002_list_owner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df4b4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/migrations/0002_list_owner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-02-09 03:29
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dashboard', '0001_initial'),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='list',
+            name='owner',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='lists', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/models.py b/src/apps/dashboard/models.py
index d4e3e2c..a439ace 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/models.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 class List(models.Model):
+    owner = models.ForeignKey(
+        "lyric.User",
+        related_name="lists",
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+    )
+
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse("view_list", args=[self.id])
 
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_models.py b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_models.py
index 3408bee..0ac4457 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
 from django.test import TestCase
 from ..models import Item, List
+from apps.lyric.models import User
 
 class ItemModelTest(TestCase):
     def test_default_text(self):
@@ -59,3 +60,11 @@ class ListModelTest(TestCase):
                 list(list1.item_set.all()),
                 [item1, item2, item3],
             )
+
+        def test_lists_can_have_owners(self):
+            user = User.objects.create(email="a@b.cde")
+            mylist = List.objects.create(owner=user)
+            self.assertIn(mylist, user.lists.all())
+
+        def test_list_owner_is_optional(self):
+            List.objects.create()
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/views.py b/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
index 9aa7d4a..8ef57c4 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ def new_list(request):
     form = ItemForm(data=request.POST)
     if form.is_valid():
         nulist = List.objects.create()
-        nulist.owner = request.user
-        nulist.save()
+        if request.user.is_authenticated:
+            nulist.owner = request.user
+            nulist.save()
         form.save(for_list=nulist)
         return redirect(nulist)
     else: