diff --git a/anatomy/migrations/0026_add_primary_answer.py b/anatomy/migrations/0026_add_primary_answer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4240161b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anatomy/migrations/0026_add_primary_answer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+"""Add primary_answer FK to AnatomyQuestion and backfill existing values.
+
+This migration adds a nullable FK `primary_answer` on AnatomyQuestion
+pointing to Answer, then backfills it using the current logic of
+selecting the first non-proposed CORRECT answer (status '2').
+"""
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+def forwards(apps, schema_editor):
+    AnatomyQuestion = apps.get_model('anatomy', 'AnatomyQuestion')
+    Answer = apps.get_model('anatomy', 'Answer')
+
+    # Select first non-proposed CORRECT answer (status '2') per question
+    for q in AnatomyQuestion.objects.all():
+        ans = Answer.objects.filter(question_id=q.pk, proposed=False, status='2').first()
+        if ans:
+            q.primary_answer_id = ans.pk
+            q.save(update_fields=['primary_answer'])
+
+
+def backwards(apps, schema_editor):
+    AnatomyQuestion = apps.get_model('anatomy', 'AnatomyQuestion')
+    for q in AnatomyQuestion.objects.all():
+        q.primary_answer = None
+        q.save(update_fields=['primary_answer'])
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('anatomy', '0025_exam_created_exam_updated'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='anatomyquestion',
+            name='primary_answer',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='primary_for_questions', to='anatomy.answer'),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(forwards, backwards),
+    ]
diff --git a/anatomy/models.py b/anatomy/models.py
index 79c21472..026fcd3e 100644
--- a/anatomy/models.py
+++ b/anatomy/models.py
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ class AnatomyQuestion(QuestionBase):
         related_name="anatomy_authored_questions",
     )
 
+    primary_answer = models.ForeignKey(
+        'Answer',
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        related_name='primary_for_questions',
+        help_text="Optional explicit primary answer for this question",
+    )
+
     class Meta:
         permissions = ()
 
@@ -151,33 +160,32 @@ class AnatomyQuestion(QuestionBase):
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse("anatomy:question_detail", kwargs={"pk": self.pk})
 
-    def get_primary_answer(self):
-        if hasattr(self, "prefetched_primary_answer") and self.prefetched_primary_answer:
-            ans = self.prefetched_primary_answer[0]
-        else:
-            ans = self.answers.filter(
-                proposed=False, status=Answer.MarkOptions.CORRECT
-            ).first()
-        # ans = self.answers.first()
+    def get_primary_answer_obj(self):
+        """Return the Answer instance considered the primary answer, or None.
 
+        Preference order:
+        - explicit `primary_answer` FK if set
+        - `prefetched_primary_answer` if provided by a queryset
+        - first non-proposed Answer with status CORRECT
+        """
+        if getattr(self, "primary_answer", None):
+            return self.primary_answer
+
+        if hasattr(self, "prefetched_primary_answer") and self.prefetched_primary_answer:
+            return self.prefetched_primary_answer[0]
+
+        return self.answers.filter(proposed=False, status=Answer.MarkOptions.CORRECT).first()
+
+    def get_primary_answer(self):
+        """Return the primary answer text (string) for templates and display.
+
+        Keeps backward compatibility by returning the answer string when
+        available, or "None yet..." if no primary answer is defined.
+        """
+        ans = self.get_primary_answer_obj()
         if ans is None:
             return "None yet..."
-        else:
-            return ans.answer
-
-        if (
-            self.answers.filter(
-                proposed=False, status=Answer.MarkOptions.CORRECT
-            ).count()
-            > 0
-        ):
-            return (
-                self.answers.filter(proposed=False, status=Answer.MarkOptions.CORRECT)
-                .first()
-                .answer
-            )
-        else:
-            return "None yet..."
+        return ans.answer
 
     def get_exams(self):
         e = self.exams.all().values_list("name", flat=True)