diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/kvp-array.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/kvp-array.ts
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+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: hazelnoot and other Sharkey contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Key-Value Pair Array - stores a collection of Key/Value pairs with helper methods to access ordered keys/values.
+ * Keys and Values can be of any type, and Keys default to type "string" if unspecified.
+ */
+export type KVPArray<T, K = string> = KVPs<T, K> & {
+	/**
+	 * Lazy-loaded array of all keys in the array, matching the order of the pairs.
+	 */
+	readonly keys: readonly K[],
+
+	/**
+	 * Lazy-loaded array of all values in the array, matching the order of the pairs.
+	 */
+	readonly values: readonly T[],
+};
+
+type KVPs<V, K = string> = Omit<readonly KVP<V, K>[], 'keys' | 'values' | 'entries'>;
+type KVP<T, K = string> = readonly [key: K, value: T];
+
+/**
+ * Wraps an array of Key/Value pairs into a KVPArray.
+ */
+export function makeKVPArray<T, K = string>(pairs: KVPs<T, K>): KVPArray<T, K> {
+	let keys: K[] | null = null;
+	let values: T[] | null = null;
+
+	Object.defineProperties(pairs, {
+		keys: {
+			get() {
+				return keys ??= pairs.map(pair => pair[0]);
+			},
+			enumerable: false,
+		},
+		values: {
+			get() {
+				return values ??= pairs.map(pair => pair[1]);
+			},
+			enumerable: false,
+		},
+	});
+
+	return pairs as KVPArray<T, K>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/unit/misc/kvp-array.ts b/packages/backend/test/unit/misc/kvp-array.ts
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+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: hazelnoot and other Sharkey contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+import { makeKVPArray } from '@/misc/kvp-array.js';
+
+describe(makeKVPArray, () => {
+	it('should add keys property', () => {
+		const array = [['1', 1], ['2', 2], ['3', 3]] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result).toHaveProperty('keys');
+	});
+
+	it('should add values property', () => {
+		const array = [['1', 1], ['2', 2], ['3', 3]] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result).toHaveProperty('values');
+	});
+
+	it('should preserve values', () => {
+		const array: [string, number][] = [['1', 1], ['2', 2], ['3', 3]];
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result).toEqual(array);
+	});
+
+	it('should accept empty array', () => {
+		const array = [] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result).toHaveProperty('keys');
+		expect(result).toHaveProperty('values');
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(0);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('keys', () => {
+	it('should return all keys', () => {
+		const array = [['1', 1], ['2', 2], ['3', 3]] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result.keys).toEqual(['1', '2', '3']);
+	});
+
+	it('should preserve duplicates', () => {
+		const array = [['1', 1], ['1', 1], ['1', 1]] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result.keys).toEqual(['1', '1', '1']);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('values', () => {
+	it('should return all values', () => {
+		const array = [['1', 1], ['2', 2], ['3', 3]] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result.values).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+	});
+
+	it('should preserve duplicates', () => {
+		const array = [['1', 1], ['1', 1], ['1', 1]] as const;
+
+		const result = makeKVPArray(array);
+
+		expect(result.values).toEqual([1, 1, 1]);
+	});
+});