diff --git a/boostsec/registry_validator/schema.py b/boostsec/registry_validator/schema.py
index 587681d..d93875a 100644
--- a/boostsec/registry_validator/schema.py
+++ b/boostsec/registry_validator/schema.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class RuleSchema(BaseModel):
     categories: list[str]
     ref: AnyHttpUrl
 
+    recommended: bool = False
+
     class Config:
         """Config."""
 
diff --git a/boostsec/registry_validator/upload_rules_db.py b/boostsec/registry_validator/upload_rules_db.py
index 253b22b..704d35b 100644
--- a/boostsec/registry_validator/upload_rules_db.py
+++ b/boostsec/registry_validator/upload_rules_db.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def load_scanners(scanners_path: Path, updated_ns: set[str]) -> list[ScannerName
 
         rules_db_yaml = yaml.safe_load(rules_path.read_text())
         rules = RulesDbSchema.parse_obj(rules_db_yaml)
+
         scanners.append(
             ScannerNamespace(
                 namespace=namespace,
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ def upload_rules_db(
                             "name": rule.name,
                             "prettyName": rule.pretty_name,
                             "ref": rule.ref,
+                            "recommended": rule.recommended,
                         }
                         for rule in rules.values()
                     ],
@@ -294,10 +296,12 @@ def main(
     scanners = load_scanners(config.scanners_path, updated_ns)
     server_scanners = load_scanners(config.server_side_scanners_path, updated_ns)
     scanners = scanners + server_scanners
+
     rules_realm = load_rules_realm(config.rules_realm_path, updated_ns)
     namespace_cache = make_namespace_cache(scanners, rules_realm, server_scanners)
     scanners_to_update = get_updated_scanners(scanners, namespace_cache)
 
+
     if len(scanners_to_update) == 0:
         print("No module rules to update.")
         return None
diff --git a/tests/integration/samples/scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml b/tests/integration/samples/scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml
index aaf86e7..ebbc46d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/samples/scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/samples/scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ rules:
     name: my-rule-1
     pretty_name: My rule 1
     ref: "http://my.link.com"
+    recommended: true
   my-rule-2:
     categories:
       - ALL
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ rules:
     name: my-rule-2
     pretty_name: My rule 2
     ref: "http://my.link.com"
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml b/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml
index aaf86e7..cde55ee 100644
--- a/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-scanner/rules.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ rules:
     name: my-rule-1
     pretty_name: My rule 1
     ref: "http://my.link.com"
+    recommended: True
   my-rule-2:
     categories:
       - ALL
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ rules:
     name: my-rule-2
     pretty_name: My rule 2
     ref: "http://my.link.com"
+    recommended: False
diff --git a/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-server-scanner/rules.yaml b/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-server-scanner/rules.yaml
index aaf86e7..cc9b5e9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-server-scanner/rules.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/samples/server-side-scanners/boostsecurityio/simple-server-scanner/rules.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ rules:
     name: my-rule-1
     pretty_name: My rule 1
     ref: "http://my.link.com"
+    recommended: True
   my-rule-2:
     categories:
       - ALL
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_upload_rules_db.py b/tests/integration/test_upload_rules_db.py
index 8be7987..94f78f9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_upload_rules_db.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_upload_rules_db.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def test_main_simple_scanner(
                     "name": "my-rule-1",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 1",
                     "ref": "http://my.link.com",
+                    "recommended": True,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "category-2"],
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ def test_main_simple_scanner(
                     "name": "my-rule-2",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 2",
                     "ref": "http://my.link.com",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
+
             ],
         }
     }
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ def test_main_only_import(
                     "name": "CWE-1004",
                     "prettyName": "CWE-1004: Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag",
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1004.html",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "boost-hardened"],
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ def test_main_only_import(
                         "Homoglyphs Presented to User"
                     ),
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1007.html",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "category-1"],
@@ -209,6 +214,7 @@ def test_main_only_import(
                     "name": "my-rule-1",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 1",
                     "ref": "http://my.link.com",
+                    "recommended": True,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "category-2"],
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ def test_main_only_import(
                     "name": "my-rule-2",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 2",
                     "ref": "http://my.link.com",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "boost-hardened"],
@@ -229,6 +236,7 @@ def test_main_only_import(
                         "CWE-UNKNOWN - Original rule did not map to a known CWE rule"
                     ),
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
             ],
         }
@@ -291,6 +299,7 @@ def test_main_rule_update_trigger_upload(
                     "name": "CWE-1004",
                     "prettyName": "CWE-1004: Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag",
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1004.html",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "boost-hardened"],
@@ -303,6 +312,7 @@ def test_main_rule_update_trigger_upload(
                         "Homoglyphs Presented to User"
                     ),
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1007.html",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "category-1"],
@@ -312,6 +322,7 @@ def test_main_rule_update_trigger_upload(
                     "name": "my-rule-1",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 1",
                     "ref": "http://my.link.com",
+                    "recommended": True,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "category-2"],
@@ -321,6 +332,7 @@ def test_main_rule_update_trigger_upload(
                     "name": "my-rule-2",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 2",
                     "ref": "http://my.link.com",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "boost-hardened"],
@@ -332,6 +344,7 @@ def test_main_rule_update_trigger_upload(
                         "CWE-UNKNOWN - Original rule did not map to a known CWE rule"
                     ),
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
             ],
         }
@@ -386,6 +399,7 @@ def test_main_rule_import_overload(
                     "name": "CWE-1004",
                     "prettyName": "CWE-1004: Overload",
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1004.html",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "boost-hardened"],
@@ -398,6 +412,7 @@ def test_main_rule_import_overload(
                         "of Homoglyphs Presented to User"
                     ),
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1007.html",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL"],
@@ -407,6 +422,7 @@ def test_main_rule_import_overload(
                     "name": "CWE-OVERLOAD",
                     "prettyName": "CWE-OVERLOAD - Overload",
                     "ref": "https://cwe.mitre.org/",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
             ],
         }
@@ -465,6 +481,7 @@ def test_main_with_placeholder(
                     "name": "my-rule-1",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 1",
                     "ref": f"{doc_url}/a/b/c",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
                 {
                     "categories": ["ALL", "category-2"],
@@ -474,6 +491,7 @@ def test_main_with_placeholder(
                     "name": "my-rule-2",
                     "prettyName": "My rule 2",
                     "ref": f"{doc_url}/d/e/f",
+                    "recommended": False,
                 },
             ],
         },
diff --git a/tests/unit/scanner/test_upload_rules_db.py b/tests/unit/scanner/test_upload_rules_db.py
index 8d4e82a..b393363 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scanner/test_upload_rules_db.py
+++ b/tests/unit/scanner/test_upload_rules_db.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ def has_auth_token(request: Any) -> bool:
                         "name": rule.name,
                         "prettyName": rule.pretty_name,
                         "ref": rule.ref,
+                        "recommended": rule.recommended
                     }
                     for rule in rules
                 ],