diff --git a/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/CollectionDatabaseObject.class.php b/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/CollectionDatabaseObject.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..413d0d7e271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/CollectionDatabaseObject.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace wcf\data;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class for a database object that uses collections.
+ *
+ * @author      Marcel Werk
+ * @copyright   2001-2025 WoltLab GmbH
+ * @license     GNU Lesser General Public License <http://opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php>
+ * @since       6.2
+ *
+ * @template TDatabaseObjectCollection of DatabaseObjectCollection
+ */
+abstract class CollectionDatabaseObject extends DatabaseObject
+{
+    /**
+     * @var TDatabaseObjectCollection
+     */
+    protected DatabaseObjectCollection $collection;
+
+    /**
+     * @param TDatabaseObjectCollection $collection
+     */
+    public function setCollection(DatabaseObjectCollection $collection): void
+    {
+        $this->collection = $collection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return TDatabaseObjectCollection
+     */
+    public function getCollection(): DatabaseObjectCollection
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->collection)) {
+            $this->collection = new ($this->getCollectionClassName())([
+                $this
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        return $this->collection;
+    }
+
+    public function getCollectionClassName(): string
+    {
+        return static::class . 'Collection';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectCollection.class.php b/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectCollection.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f919cece03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectCollection.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace wcf\data;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class for a collection of database objects.
+ *
+ * @author      Marcel Werk
+ * @copyright   2001-2025 WoltLab GmbH
+ * @license     GNU Lesser General Public License <http://opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php>
+ * @since       6.2
+ *
+ * @template TDatabaseObject of DatabaseObject
+ */
+abstract class DatabaseObjectCollection
+{
+    /**
+     * @param TDatabaseObject[] $objects
+     */
+    public function __construct(protected readonly array $objects) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @return int[]
+     */
+    public function getObjectIDs(): array
+    {
+        return \array_map(static fn($object) => $object->getObjectID(), $this->objects);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return TDatabaseObject[]
+     */
+    public function getObjects(): array
+    {
+        return $this->objects;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectList.class.php b/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectList.class.php
index 8fbf2a390f5..97bd4fe857d 100644
--- a/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectList.class.php
+++ b/wcfsetup/install/files/lib/data/DatabaseObjectList.class.php
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ public function readObjects()
             $this->objects = $statement->fetchObjects(($this->objectClassName ?: $this->className));
         }
 
+        $this->createCollection();
+
         // decorate objects
         if (!empty($this->decoratorClassName)) {
             foreach ($this->objects as &$object) {
@@ -232,6 +234,22 @@ public function readObjects()
         $this->objects = $objects;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since 6.2
+     */
+    protected function createCollection(): void
+    {
+        $firstObject = \reset($this->objects);
+        if (!($firstObject instanceof CollectionDatabaseObject)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $collection = new ($firstObject->getCollectionClassName())($this->objects);
+        foreach ($this->objects as $object) {
+            $object->setCollection($collection);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the object ids of the list.
      *