diff --git a/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql b/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql
index 08de87e189..0b14a758a1 100644
--- a/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql
+++ b/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql
@@ -585,6 +585,30 @@ INSERT INTO `mri_scan_type` VALUES
     (999,'unknown'),
     (1000,'NA');
 
+CREATE TABLE `bids_dataset` (
+  `ID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `Path` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  `InsertTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  `UpdateTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
+  UNIQUE KEY `bids_dataset_path_unique` (`Path`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
+
+CREATE TABLE `bids_file` (
+  `ID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `DatasetID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+  `Path` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  `SourcePath` VARCHAR(255) NULL,
+  `InsertTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  `Blake2bHash` CHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+  `Derivative` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
+  UNIQUE KEY `bids_file_dataset_id_path_unique` (`DatasetID`, `Path`),
+  KEY `bids_file_dataset_id_fk_idx` (`DatasetID`),
+  CONSTRAINT `bids_file_dataset_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`DatasetID`) REFERENCES `bids_dataset` (`ID`) ON DELETE CASCADE
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
+
 CREATE TABLE `files` (
   `FileID` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
   `SessionID` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
@@ -609,6 +633,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `files` (
   `ScannerID` int(10) unsigned default NULL,
   `AcqOrderPerModality` int(11) default NULL,
   `AcquisitionDate` date default NULL,
+  `BidsInfoID` int(10) unsigned DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (`FileID`),
   KEY `file` (`File`),
   KEY `sessionid` (`SessionID`),
@@ -618,6 +643,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `files` (
   KEY `scannerid` (`ScannerID`),
   KEY `tarchivesource` (`TarchiveSource`),
   KEY `FK_files_HrrtArchiveID_1` (`HrrtArchiveID`),
+  KEY `files_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_files_2` FOREIGN KEY (`MriScanTypeID`) REFERENCES `mri_scan_type` (`MriScanTypeID`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_files_1` FOREIGN KEY (`SessionID`) REFERENCES `session` (`ID`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_files_3` FOREIGN KEY (`SourceFileID`) REFERENCES `files` (`FileID`),
@@ -625,7 +651,9 @@ CREATE TABLE `files` (
   CONSTRAINT `FK_files_FileTypes` FOREIGN KEY (`FileType`) REFERENCES `ImagingFileTypes`(`type`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_files_scannerID` FOREIGN KEY (`ScannerID`) REFERENCES `mri_scanner` (`ID`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_files_TarchiveID` FOREIGN KEY (`TarchiveSource`) REFERENCES `tarchive` (`TarchiveID`),
-  CONSTRAINT `FK_files_HrrtArchiveID` FOREIGN KEY (`HrrtArchiveID`) REFERENCES `hrrt_archive` (`HrrtArchiveID`)
+  CONSTRAINT `FK_files_HrrtArchiveID` FOREIGN KEY (`HrrtArchiveID`) REFERENCES `hrrt_archive` (`HrrtArchiveID`),
+  CONSTRAINT `files_bids_info_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`) REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE `files_intermediary` (
diff --git a/SQL/0000-00-05-ElectrophysiologyTables.sql b/SQL/0000-00-05-ElectrophysiologyTables.sql
index c9c022465a..a15c366a20 100644
--- a/SQL/0000-00-05-ElectrophysiologyTables.sql
+++ b/SQL/0000-00-05-ElectrophysiologyTables.sql
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ CREATE TABLE `meg_ctf_head_shape_file` (
     `ID`          INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
     `Path`        VARCHAR(255)     NOT NULL,
     `Blake2bHash` VARCHAR(128)     NOT NULL,
-    PRIMARY KEY (`ID`)
+    `BidsInfoID`  INT(10) UNSIGNED DEFAULT NULL,
+    `InsertTime`  DATETIME         NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
+    KEY `meg_ctf_head_shape_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
+    CONSTRAINT `meg_ctf_head_shape_file_bids_info_id_fk`
+      FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`)
+      REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`)
+      ON DELETE SET NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 -- Create a meg_ctf_head_shape_point table
@@ -57,7 +64,9 @@ CREATE TABLE `physiological_file` (
   `Index`                     INT(5)               DEFAULT NULL,
   `ParentID`                  INT(10) unsigned     DEFAULT NULL,
   `HeadShapeFileID`           INT(10) unsigned     DEFAULT NULL,
+  `BidsInfoID`                INT(10) unsigned     DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`PhysiologicalFileID`),
+  KEY `physiological_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_session_ID`
     FOREIGN KEY (`SessionID`)
     REFERENCES `session` (`ID`),
@@ -73,9 +82,14 @@ CREATE TABLE `physiological_file` (
   CONSTRAINT `FK_ParentID`
     FOREIGN KEY (`ParentID`)
     REFERENCES `physiological_file` (`PhysiologicalFileID`),
-  CONSTRAINT `FK_head_shape_HeadShapeFileID`
+  CONSTRAINT `physiological_file_head_shape_file_id_fk`
     FOREIGN KEY (`HeadShapeFileID`)
     REFERENCES `meg_ctf_head_shape_file` (`ID`)
+    ON DELETE SET NULL,
+  CONSTRAINT `physiological_file_bids_info_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`)
+    REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`)
+    ON DELETE SET NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
@@ -307,12 +321,16 @@ CREATE TABLE `physiological_event_file` (
     `FilePath` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
     `LastUpdate` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     `LastWritten` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    `BidsInfoID` int(10) unsigned DEFAULT NULL,
     PRIMARY KEY (`EventFileID`),
     KEY `FK_physio_file_ID` (`PhysiologicalFileID`),
     KEY `FK_event_file_type` (`FileType`),
+    KEY `physiological_event_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
     CONSTRAINT `FK_event_file_type` FOREIGN KEY (`FileType`) REFERENCES `ImagingFileTypes` (`type`),
     CONSTRAINT `FK_physio_file_ID` FOREIGN KEY (`PhysiologicalFileID`) REFERENCES `physiological_file` (`PhysiologicalFileID`),
-    CONSTRAINT `FK_pef_project_ID` FOREIGN KEY (`ProjectID`) REFERENCES `Project` (`ProjectID`)
+    CONSTRAINT `FK_pef_project_ID` FOREIGN KEY (`ProjectID`) REFERENCES `Project` (`ProjectID`),
+    CONSTRAINT `physiological_event_file_bids_info_id_fk`
+      FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`) REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8
 ;
 
diff --git a/SQL/New_patches/2026-08-12-bids-dataset-tables.sql b/SQL/New_patches/2026-08-12-bids-dataset-tables.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5a75dd5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SQL/New_patches/2026-08-12-bids-dataset-tables.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+CREATE TABLE `bids_dataset` (
+  `ID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `Path` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  `InsertTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  `UpdateTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
+  UNIQUE KEY `bids_dataset_path_unique` (`Path`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
+
+CREATE TABLE `bids_file` (
+  `ID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `DatasetID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+  `Path` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  `SourcePath` VARCHAR(255) NULL,
+  `InsertTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  `Blake2bHash` CHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+  `Derivative` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
+  UNIQUE KEY `bids_file_dataset_id_path_unique` (`DatasetID`, `Path`),
+  KEY `bids_file_dataset_id_fk_idx` (`DatasetID`),
+  CONSTRAINT `bids_file_dataset_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`DatasetID`) REFERENCES `bids_dataset` (`ID`) ON DELETE CASCADE
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
+
+ALTER TABLE `files`
+  ADD COLUMN `BidsInfoID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NULL,
+  ADD KEY `files_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
+  ADD CONSTRAINT `files_bids_info_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`) REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE `physiological_file`
+  ADD COLUMN `BidsInfoID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NULL,
+  ADD KEY `physiological_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
+  ADD CONSTRAINT `physiological_file_bids_info_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`) REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE `physiological_event_file`
+  ADD COLUMN `BidsInfoID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NULL,
+  ADD KEY `physiological_event_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
+  ADD CONSTRAINT `physiological_event_file_bids_info_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`) REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE `meg_ctf_head_shape_file`
+  ADD COLUMN `BidsInfoID` INT(10) UNSIGNED NULL,
+  ADD COLUMN `InsertTime` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  ADD KEY `meg_ctf_head_shape_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx` (`BidsInfoID`),
+  ADD CONSTRAINT `meg_ctf_head_shape_file_bids_info_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`BidsInfoID`) REFERENCES `bids_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE `physiological_file`
+  DROP FOREIGN KEY `physiological_file_head_shape_file_id_fk`,
+  ADD CONSTRAINT `physiological_file_head_shape_file_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`HeadShapeFileID`) REFERENCES `meg_ctf_head_shape_file` (`ID`) ON DELETE SET NULL;
+
+/* Revert patch
+
+ALTER TABLE `physiological_file`
+  DROP FOREIGN KEY `physiological_file_head_shape_file_id_fk`,
+  ADD CONSTRAINT `physiological_file_head_shape_file_id_fk`
+    FOREIGN KEY (`HeadShapeFileID`) REFERENCES `meg_ctf_head_shape_file` (`ID`);
+
+ALTER TABLE `meg_ctf_head_shape_file`
+  DROP FOREIGN KEY `meg_ctf_head_shape_file_bids_info_id_fk`,
+  DROP KEY `meg_ctf_head_shape_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx`,
+  DROP COLUMN `InsertTime`,
+  DROP COLUMN `BidsInfoID`;
+
+ALTER TABLE `physiological_event_file`
+  DROP FOREIGN KEY `physiological_event_file_bids_info_id_fk`,
+  DROP KEY `physiological_event_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx`,
+  DROP COLUMN `BidsInfoID`;
+
+ALTER TABLE `physiological_file`
+  DROP FOREIGN KEY `physiological_file_bids_info_id_fk`,
+  DROP KEY `physiological_file_bids_info_id_fk_idx`,
+  DROP COLUMN `BidsInfoID`;
+
+ALTER TABLE `files`
+  DROP FOREIGN KEY `files_bids_info_id_fk`,
+  DROP KEY `files_bids_info_id_fk_idx`,
+  DROP COLUMN `BidsInfoID`;
+
+DROP TABLE `bids_file`;
+
+DROP TABLE `bids_dataset`; */