diff --git a/controllers/admin/tiers.controller.js b/controllers/admin/tiers.controller.js
index 8e7ea20..f60e3cb 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/tiers.controller.js
+++ b/controllers/admin/tiers.controller.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ exports.updatePlan = async (req, res) => {
     const plan = await mdl_TierPlans.findByPk(req.params.id);
     if (!plan) return R.error(res, 'Plan not found.', 404);
 
-    const allowed = ['label', 'description', 'features', 'price', 'currency', 'is_active', 'status', 'tier_category_id'];
+    const allowed = ['label', 'description', 'features', 'price', 'currency', 'is_active', 'is_recommended', 'status', 'tier_category_id'];
     const updates = {};
     for (const k of allowed) {
       if (req.body[k] !== undefined) updates[k] = req.body[k];
diff --git a/controllers/client/tiers.controller.js b/controllers/client/tiers.controller.js
index ad832de..a92c7b5 100644
--- a/controllers/client/tiers.controller.js
+++ b/controllers/client/tiers.controller.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ exports.getPlans = async (req, res) => {
     const plans = await mdl_TierPlans.findAll({
       where:      { status: 'published' },
       order:      [['tier', 'ASC'], ['duration_days', 'ASC']],
-      attributes: ['plan_id', 'tier', 'label', 'description', 'features', 'duration_days', 'duration_unit', 'price', 'currency', 'is_active'],
+      attributes: ['plan_id', 'tier', 'label', 'description', 'features', 'duration_days', 'duration_unit', 'price', 'currency', 'is_active', 'is_recommended'],
       include:    [
         {
           model:      Course,
diff --git a/database/migrations/20270101000093-add-tier-plans-is-recommended.js b/database/migrations/20270101000093-add-tier-plans-is-recommended.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e44ad5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/20270101000093-add-tier-plans-is-recommended.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.addColumn('tier_plans', 'is_recommended', {
+      type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN,
+      allowNull: false,
+      defaultValue: false,
+    });
+  },
+
+  async down(queryInterface) {
+    await queryInterface.removeColumn('tier_plans', 'is_recommended');
+  },
+};
diff --git a/models/tiers/tier_plans.mdl.js b/models/tiers/tier_plans.mdl.js
index 7c59543..7092eb0 100644
--- a/models/tiers/tier_plans.mdl.js
+++ b/models/tiers/tier_plans.mdl.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const mdl_TierPlans = sequelize.define('TierPlan', {
   price: { type: DataTypes.DECIMAL(10, 2), allowNull: false, label: 'Price' },
   currency: { type: DataTypes.CHAR(3), allowNull: false, defaultValue: 'USD', label: 'Currency' },
   is_active: { type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN, allowNull: false, defaultValue: true, label: 'Active' },
+  is_recommended: { type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN, allowNull: false, defaultValue: false, label: 'Recommended', comment: 'Highlights this plan with the "Recommended for you" banner on the client Plans page.' },
   status: { type: DataTypes.ENUM('draft', 'published'), allowNull: false, defaultValue: 'draft', label: 'Status', hidden: false, filterable: true },
   createdBy: { type: DataTypes.BIGINT, allowNull: true },
   updatedBy: { type: DataTypes.BIGINT, allowNull: true },