diff --git a/python/lsst/afw/image/_exposureSummaryStats.py b/python/lsst/afw/image/_exposureSummaryStats.py
index 0fd4bc032..c2e85a5a6 100644
--- a/python/lsst/afw/image/_exposureSummaryStats.py
+++ b/python/lsst/afw/image/_exposureSummaryStats.py
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ class ExposureSummaryStats(Storable):
     effTimeZeroPointScale: float = float('nan')
     """Zeropoint scaling of the effective exposure time."""
 
+    magLim: float = float('nan')
+    """Magnitude limit at fixed SNR (default SNR=5) calculated from psfSigma, skyBg,
+    zeroPoint, and readNoise.
+    """
+
     def __post_init__(self):
         Storable.__init__(self)
 
@@ -405,6 +410,13 @@ def update_schema(cls, schema: Schema) -> None:
             type="F",
             doc="Zeropoint scaling of the effective exposure time."
         )
+        schema.addField(
+            "magLim",
+            type="F",
+            doc="Magnitude limit at SNR=5 (M5) calculated from psfSigma, "
+            "skyBg, zeroPoint, and readNoise.",
+            units="mag",
+        )
 
     def update_record(self, record: BaseRecord) -> None:
         """Write summary-statistic columns into a record.