diff --git a/pkg/server/wire.go b/pkg/server/wire.go
index 4aa4ccdfc4e..0fbb0d19949 100644
--- a/pkg/server/wire.go
+++ b/pkg/server/wire.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/db"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/star/starimpl"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/store"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/teamguardian"
 	teamguardianDatabase "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/teamguardian/database"
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ var wireBasicSet = wire.NewSet(
 	wire.Bind(new(accesscontrol.FolderPermissionsService), new(*ossaccesscontrol.FolderPermissionsService)),
 	ossaccesscontrol.ProvideDashboardPermissions,
 	wire.Bind(new(accesscontrol.DashboardPermissionsService), new(*ossaccesscontrol.DashboardPermissionsService)),
+	starimpl.ProvideService,
 )
 
 var wireSet = wire.NewSet(
diff --git a/pkg/services/star/model.go b/pkg/services/star/model.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf8e3aa882b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/star/model.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package star
+
+import "errors"
+
+var ErrCommandValidationFailed = errors.New("command missing required fields")
+
+type Star struct {
+	ID          int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr 'id'"`
+	UserID      int64 `xorm:"user_id"`
+	DashboardID int64 `xorm:"dashboard_id"`
+}
+
+// ----------------------
+// COMMANDS
+
+type StarDashboardCommand struct {
+	UserID      int64 `xorm:"user_id"`
+	DashboardID int64 `xorm:"dashboard_id"`
+}
+
+func (cmd *StarDashboardCommand) Validate() error {
+	if cmd.DashboardID == 0 || cmd.UserID == 0 {
+		return ErrCommandValidationFailed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type UnstarDashboardCommand struct {
+	UserID      int64 `xorm:"user_id"`
+	DashboardID int64 `xorm:"dashboard_id"`
+}
+
+func (cmd *UnstarDashboardCommand) Validate() error {
+	if cmd.DashboardID == 0 || cmd.UserID == 0 {
+		return ErrCommandValidationFailed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ---------------------
+// QUERIES
+
+type GetUserStarsQuery struct {
+	UserID int64 `xorm:"user_id"`
+}
+
+type IsStarredByUserQuery struct {
+	UserID      int64 `xorm:"user_id"`
+	DashboardID int64 `xorm:"dashboard_id"`
+}
+
+type GetUserStarsResult struct {
+	UserStars map[int64]bool
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/star/star.go b/pkg/services/star/star.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0b363f8741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/star/star.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package star
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+type Service interface {
+	Add(ctx context.Context, cmd *StarDashboardCommand) error
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, cmd *UnstarDashboardCommand) error
+	IsStarredByUser(ctx context.Context, query *IsStarredByUserQuery) (bool, error)
+	GetByUser(ctx context.Context, cmd *GetUserStarsQuery) (*GetUserStarsResult, error)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/star/starimpl/star.go b/pkg/services/star/starimpl/star.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce09dc5baab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/star/starimpl/star.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package starimpl
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/db"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/star"
+)
+
+type Service struct {
+	store store
+}
+
+func ProvideService(db db.DB) *Service {
+	return &Service{
+		store: &sqlStore{
+			db: db,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Service) Add(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.StarDashboardCommand) error {
+	if err := cmd.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return s.store.Insert(ctx, cmd)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) Delete(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.UnstarDashboardCommand) error {
+	if err := cmd.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return s.store.Delete(ctx, cmd)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) IsStarredByUser(ctx context.Context, query *star.IsStarredByUserQuery) (bool, error) {
+	return s.store.Get(ctx, query)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) GetByUser(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.GetUserStarsQuery) (*star.GetUserStarsResult, error) {
+	return s.store.List(ctx, cmd)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/star/starimpl/store.go b/pkg/services/star/starimpl/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fe3c2248d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/star/starimpl/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package starimpl
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/db"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/star"
+)
+
+type store interface {
+	Get(ctx context.Context, query *star.IsStarredByUserQuery) (bool, error)
+	Insert(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.StarDashboardCommand) error
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.UnstarDashboardCommand) error
+	List(ctx context.Context, query *star.GetUserStarsQuery) (*star.GetUserStarsResult, error)
+}
+
+type sqlStore struct {
+	db db.DB
+}
+
+func (s *sqlStore) Get(ctx context.Context, query *star.IsStarredByUserQuery) (bool, error) {
+	var isStarred bool
+	err := s.db.WithDbSession(ctx, func(sess *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		rawSQL := "SELECT 1 from star where user_id=? and dashboard_id=?"
+		results, err := sess.Query(rawSQL, query.UserID, query.DashboardID)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		isStarred = len(results) != 0
+		return nil
+	})
+	return isStarred, err
+}
+
+func (s *sqlStore) Insert(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.StarDashboardCommand) error {
+	return s.db.WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx, func(sess *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		entity := star.Star{
+			UserID:      cmd.UserID,
+			DashboardID: cmd.DashboardID,
+		}
+
+		_, err := sess.Insert(&entity)
+		return err
+	})
+}
+
+func (s *sqlStore) Delete(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.UnstarDashboardCommand) error {
+	return s.db.WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx, func(sess *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		var rawSQL = "DELETE FROM star WHERE user_id=? and dashboard_id=?"
+		_, err := sess.Exec(rawSQL, cmd.UserID, cmd.DashboardID)
+		return err
+	})
+}
+
+func (s *sqlStore) List(ctx context.Context, query *star.GetUserStarsQuery) (*star.GetUserStarsResult, error) {
+	userStars := make(map[int64]bool)
+	err := s.db.WithDbSession(ctx, func(dbSession *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		var stars = make([]star.Star, 0)
+		err := dbSession.Where("user_id=?", query.UserID).Find(&stars)
+		for _, star := range stars {
+			userStars[star.DashboardID] = true
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+	return &star.GetUserStarsResult{UserStars: userStars}, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/star/starimpl/store_test.go b/pkg/services/star/starimpl/store_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4efeed0823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/star/starimpl/store_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
+package starimpl
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/star"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestUserStarsDataAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Testing User Stars Data Access", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ss := sqlstore.InitTestDB(t)
+		starStore := sqlStore{db: ss}
+
+		t.Run("Given saved star", func(t *testing.T) {
+			cmd := star.StarDashboardCommand{
+				DashboardID: 10,
+				UserID:      12,
+			}
+			err := starStore.Insert(context.Background(), &cmd)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			t.Run("IsStarredByUser should return true when starred", func(t *testing.T) {
+				query := star.IsStarredByUserQuery{UserID: 12, DashboardID: 10}
+				isStarred, err := starStore.Get(context.Background(), &query)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.True(t, isStarred)
+			})
+
+			t.Run("IsStarredByUser should return false when not starred", func(t *testing.T) {
+				query := star.IsStarredByUserQuery{UserID: 12, DashboardID: 12}
+				isStarred, err := starStore.Get(context.Background(), &query)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.False(t, isStarred)
+			})
+
+			t.Run("List should return a list of size 1", func(t *testing.T) {
+				query := star.GetUserStarsQuery{UserID: 12}
+				result, err := starStore.List(context.Background(), &query)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, 1, len(result.UserStars))
+			})
+
+			t.Run("Delete should remove the star", func(t *testing.T) {
+				deleteQuery := star.UnstarDashboardCommand{DashboardID: 10, UserID: 12}
+				err := starStore.Delete(context.Background(), &deleteQuery)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				getQuery := star.IsStarredByUserQuery{UserID: 12, DashboardID: 10}
+				isStarred, err := starStore.Get(context.Background(), &getQuery)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.False(t, isStarred)
+			})
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/star/startest/fake.go b/pkg/services/star/startest/fake.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e020a360be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/star/startest/fake.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package startest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/star"
+)
+
+type FakeStarService struct {
+	ExpectedStars     *star.Star
+	ExpectedError     error
+	ExpectedUserStars *star.GetUserStarsResult
+}
+
+func NewStarServiceFake() *FakeStarService {
+	return &FakeStarService{}
+}
+
+func (f *FakeStarService) IsStarredByUser(ctx context.Context, query *star.IsStarredByUserQuery) (bool, error) {
+	return true, f.ExpectedError
+}
+
+func (f *FakeStarService) Add(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.StarDashboardCommand) error {
+	return f.ExpectedError
+}
+
+func (f *FakeStarService) Delete(ctx context.Context, cmd *star.UnstarDashboardCommand) error {
+	return f.ExpectedError
+}
+
+func (f *FakeStarService) GetByUser(ctx context.Context, query *star.GetUserStarsQuery) (*star.GetUserStarsResult, error) {
+	return f.ExpectedUserStars, f.ExpectedError
+}