diff --git a/app/Enums/DistributionModeEnum.php b/app/Enums/DistributionModeEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74f102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Enums/DistributionModeEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enums;
+
+enum DistributionModeEnum: string
+{
+    case EVEN = 'even';
+    case PRIORITY = 'priority';
+
+    public function getLabel(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::EVEN => 'Even Split',
+            self::PRIORITY => 'Priority Order',
+        };
+    }
+
+    public function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::EVEN => 'Split evenly across buckets in each phase, respecting individual capacity',
+            self::PRIORITY => 'Fill highest-priority bucket first, then next',
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static function values(): array
+    {
+        return array_column(self::cases(), 'value');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/ScenarioResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/ScenarioResource.php
index 2d4b227..1274cab 100644
--- a/app/Http/Resources/ScenarioResource.php
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/ScenarioResource.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public function toArray(Request $request): array
             'id' => $this->uuid,
             'name' => $this->name,
             'description' => $this->description,
+            'distribution_mode' => $this->distribution_mode->value,
+            'distribution_mode_label' => $this->distribution_mode->getLabel(),
             'created_at' => $this->created_at,
             'updated_at' => $this->updated_at,
         ];
diff --git a/app/Models/Scenario.php b/app/Models/Scenario.php
index e40ba3f..37aaf72 100644
--- a/app/Models/Scenario.php
+++ b/app/Models/Scenario.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use App\Enums\DistributionModeEnum;
 use App\Models\Traits\HasUuid;
 use Database\Factories\ScenarioFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * @property int $id
  * @property string $uuid
+ * @property DistributionModeEnum $distribution_mode
  * @property Collection<Bucket> $buckets
  *
  * @method static create(array $data)
@@ -24,8 +26,16 @@ class Scenario extends Model
     protected $fillable = [
         'name',
         'description',
+        'distribution_mode',
     ];
 
+    protected function casts(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'distribution_mode' => DistributionModeEnum::class,
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function buckets(): HasMany
     {
         return $this->hasMany(Bucket::class);
diff --git a/database/factories/ScenarioFactory.php b/database/factories/ScenarioFactory.php
index a732f31..7fae415 100644
--- a/database/factories/ScenarioFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/ScenarioFactory.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Database\Factories;
 
+use App\Enums\DistributionModeEnum;
 use App\Models\Scenario;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ public function definition(): array
         return [
             'name' => $this->faker->words(2, true).' Budget',
             'description' => $this->faker->text,
+            'distribution_mode' => DistributionModeEnum::EVEN,
         ];
     }
+
+    public function priority(): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn () => ['distribution_mode' => DistributionModeEnum::PRIORITY]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_29_192203_create_scenarios_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_29_192203_create_scenarios_table.php
index f535fdf..2c4cc4d 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2025_12_29_192203_create_scenarios_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_12_29_192203_create_scenarios_table.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Enums\DistributionModeEnum;
 use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ public function up(): void
             $table->uuid('uuid')->unique();
             $table->string('name');
             $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->string('distribution_mode')->default(DistributionModeEnum::EVEN->value);
             $table->timestamps();
         });
     }
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index 03a52bc..b2e1d99 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: app/Http/Resources/OutflowResource.php
 
+		-
+			message: '#^Access to an undefined property App\\Http\\Resources\\ScenarioResource\:\:\$distribution_mode\.$#'
+			identifier: property.notFound
+			count: 2
+			path: app/Http/Resources/ScenarioResource.php
+
 		-
 			message: '#^Access to an undefined property App\\Http\\Resources\\ScenarioResource\:\:\$created_at\.$#'
 			identifier: property.notFound
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Scenarios/Show.tsx b/resources/js/pages/Scenarios/Show.tsx
index c868eec..b65bbcf 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/Scenarios/Show.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Scenarios/Show.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import IncomeDistributionPreview from '@/components/IncomeDistributionPreview';
 interface Scenario {
     id: string;
     name: string;
+    distribution_mode: 'even' | 'priority';
+    distribution_mode_label: string;
     created_at: string;
     updated_at: string;
 }