diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/__init__.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/admin.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c38f3f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/apicore/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/apps.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cc1ff3cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/apicore/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class ApiCoreConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "apicore"
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/migrations/0001_initial.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca6904b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/apicore/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.3 on 2024-03-12 21:20
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("core", "0001_initial"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="ProxyOwner",
+            fields=[],
+            options={
+                "proxy": True,
+                "indexes": [],
+                "constraints": [],
+            },
+            bases=("core.owner",),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/migrations/__init__.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/models.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b3d01abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/apicore/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import core.models as shared_core
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class ProxyOwner(shared_core.Owner):
+    @property
+    def some_property(self):
+        return self.name
+
+    class Meta:
+        proxy = True
+
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/tests.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ce503c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/apicore/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/apicore/views.py b/shared/django_apps/apicore/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91ea44a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/apicore/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/__init__.py b/shared/django_apps/core/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/admin.py b/shared/django_apps/core/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c38f3f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/core/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/apps.py b/shared/django_apps/core/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0ce093bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/core/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class CoreConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "core"
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/migrations/0001_initial.py b/shared/django_apps/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b575bfd4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.3 on 2024-03-12 20:16
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = []
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="Owner",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("username", models.TextField()),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/migrations/__init__.py b/shared/django_apps/core/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/models.py b/shared/django_apps/core/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2d7a5b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/core/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Owner(models.Model):
+    username = models.TextField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        app_label = "core"
+
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/tests.py b/shared/django_apps/core/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ce503c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/core/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/core/views.py b/shared/django_apps/core/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91ea44a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/django_apps/core/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/shared/django_apps/dummy_settings.py b/shared/django_apps/dummy_settings.py
index 358cc8dbf..29e863c3c 100644
--- a/shared/django_apps/dummy_settings.py
+++ b/shared/django_apps/dummy_settings.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     "shared.django_apps.pg_telemetry",
     "shared.django_apps.ts_telemetry",
     "shared.django_apps.rollouts",
+    "shared.django_apps.core",
+    "shared.django_apps.apicore",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = []