diff --git a/app/migrations/__init__.py b/app/migrations/__init__.py
index 6048a197..cf470dde 100644
--- a/app/migrations/__init__.py
+++ b/app/migrations/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
 """
-Migrations module
+Migrations module.
+
+Reads and applies the latest database migrations.
 """
+from .main import main_db_migrations
+from .userdata import userdata_db_migrations
+
+
+def apply_migrations():
+    userdb_version = 0
+    maindb_version = 0
+
+    for migration in main_db_migrations:
+        if migration.version > maindb_version:
+            migration.migrate()
+
+    for migration in userdata_db_migrations:
+        if migration.version > userdb_version:
+            migration.migrate()
diff --git a/app/migrations/main/__init__.py b/app/migrations/main/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bbd1c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/migrations/main/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from .sample import SampleMigrationModel
+
+main_db_migrations = [SampleMigrationModel]
+
diff --git a/app/migrations/main/sample.py b/app/migrations/main/sample.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec24e3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/migrations/main/sample.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class SampleMigrationModel:
+    version = 1
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def migrate():
+        print("executing sample main db migration")
diff --git a/app/migrations/userdata/__init__.py b/app/migrations/userdata/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..980d343c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/migrations/userdata/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from .sample import SampleMigrationModel
+
+userdata_db_migrations = [SampleMigrationModel]
+
diff --git a/app/migrations/userdata/sample.py b/app/migrations/userdata/sample.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5205a662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/migrations/userdata/sample.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class SampleMigrationModel:
+    version = 1
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def migrate():
+        print("executing sample userdata db migration")
diff --git a/app/setup/__init__.py b/app/setup/__init__.py
index b31a87a6..f0c6fad2 100644
--- a/app/setup/__init__.py
+++ b/app/setup/__init__.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ from app.db.sqlite import create_connection, create_tables, queries
 from app.db.store import Store
 from app.settings import APP_DB_PATH, USERDATA_DB_PATH
 from app.utils import get_home_res_path
+from app.migrations import apply_migrations
 
 config = ConfigParser()
 
 config_path = get_home_res_path("pyinstaller.config.ini")
 config.read(config_path)
 
-
 try:
     IS_BUILD = config["DEFAULT"]["BUILD"] == "True"
 except KeyError:
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ def setup_sqlite():
     app_db_conn.close()
     playlist_db_conn.close()
 
+    apply_migrations()
+
     Store.load_all_tracks()
     Store.process_folders()
     Store.load_albums()