diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
index f4d76895b..a329ad4b1 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
@@ -22,37 +22,36 @@ config.stubs['v-popover'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
 
 const categories = [
   {
-    "id": "cat3",
-    "slug": "health-wellbeing",
-    "icon": "medkit"
+    id: 'cat3',
+    slug: 'health-wellbeing',
+    icon: 'medkit',
   },
   {
-    "id": "cat12",
-    "slug": "it-internet-data-privacy",
-    "icon": "mouse-pointer"
+    id: 'cat12',
+    slug: 'it-internet-data-privacy',
+    icon: 'mouse-pointer',
   },
   {
-    "id": "cat9",
-    "slug": "democracy-politics",
-    "icon": "university"
+    id: 'cat9',
+    slug: 'democracy-politics',
+    icon: 'university',
   },
   {
-    "id": "cat15",
-    "slug": "consumption-sustainability",
-    "icon": "shopping-cart"
+    id: 'cat15',
+    slug: 'consumption-sustainability',
+    icon: 'shopping-cart',
   },
   {
-    "id": "cat4",
-    "slug": "environment-nature",
-    "icon": "tree"
-  }
+    id: 'cat4',
+    slug: 'environment-nature',
+    icon: 'tree',
+  },
 ]
 
 describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
   let wrapper
   let postTitleInput
   let expectedParams
-  let deutschOption
   let cancelBtn
   let mocks
   let propsData
@@ -137,21 +136,13 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       wrapper = Wrapper()
-      wrapper.setData({
-        form: {
-          languageOptions: [
-            {
-              label: 'Deutsch',
-              value: 'de',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      })
     })
 
     describe('CreatePost', () => {
       describe('language placeholder', () => {
-        it("displays the name that corresponds with the user's location code", () => {
+        it.skip("displays the name that corresponds with the user's location code", () => {
+          // Well not anymore right? We want the user to save the language
+          // excplicitly. I'll keep this test if we change our minds
           expect(wrapper.find('.ds-select-placeholder').text()).toEqual('English')
         })
       })
@@ -242,8 +233,16 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           postTitleInput = wrapper.find('.ds-input')
           postTitleInput.setValue(postTitle)
           await wrapper.vm.updateEditorContent(postContent)
-          wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).setData({categories})
-          await wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).findAll('button').at(1).trigger('click')
+          wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).setData({ categories })
+          wrapper
+            .findAll('li')
+            .at(1)
+            .trigger('click') // language
+          await wrapper
+            .find(CategoriesSelect)
+            .findAll('button')
+            .at(1)
+            .trigger('click')
         })
 
         it('creates a post with valid title, content, and at least one category', async () => {
@@ -251,15 +250,12 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
         })
 
-        it("sends a fallback language based on a user's locale", () => {
-          wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
-          expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
-        })
-
         it('supports changing the language', async () => {
           expectedParams.variables.language = 'de'
-          deutschOption = wrapper.findAll('li').at(0)
-          deutschOption.trigger('click')
+          wrapper
+            .findAll('li')
+            .at(0)
+            .trigger('click') // choose German as language
           wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
         })
@@ -303,8 +299,16 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           postTitleInput.setValue(postTitle)
           await wrapper.vm.updateEditorContent(postContent)
           categoryIds = ['cat12']
-          wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).setData({categories})
-          await wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).findAll('button').at(1).trigger('click')
+          wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).setData({ categories })
+          wrapper
+            .findAll('li')
+            .at(1)
+            .trigger('click') // language
+          await wrapper
+            .find(CategoriesSelect)
+            .findAll('button')
+            .at(1)
+            .trigger('click')
         })
 
         it('shows an error toaster when apollo mutation rejects', async () => {
@@ -385,6 +389,10 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           postTitleInput = wrapper.find('.ds-input')
           postTitleInput.setValue(postTitle)
           wrapper.vm.updateEditorContent(postContent)
+          wrapper
+            .findAll('li')
+            .at(0)
+            .trigger('click') // language
           await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
         })
@@ -394,10 +402,26 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           postTitleInput = wrapper.find('.ds-input')
           postTitleInput.setValue(postTitle)
           wrapper.vm.updateEditorContent(postContent)
-          wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).setData({categories})
-          await wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).findAll('button').at(0).trigger('click')
-          await wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).findAll('button').at(3).trigger('click')
-          await wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).findAll('button').at(4).trigger('click')
+          wrapper
+            .findAll('li')
+            .at(0)
+            .trigger('click') // language
+          wrapper.find(CategoriesSelect).setData({ categories })
+          await wrapper
+            .find(CategoriesSelect)
+            .findAll('button')
+            .at(0)
+            .trigger('click')
+          await wrapper
+            .find(CategoriesSelect)
+            .findAll('button')
+            .at(3)
+            .trigger('click')
+          await wrapper
+            .find(CategoriesSelect)
+            .findAll('button')
+            .at(4)
+            .trigger('click')
           await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
         })
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
index 90a63b7df..ca4444683 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
@@ -50,23 +50,27 @@
         <ds-text align="right">
           <ds-chip v-if="errors && errors.categoryIds" color="danger" size="base">
             {{ form.categoryIds.length }} / 3
-            <ds-icon name="warning"></ds-icon>
+            <ds-icon name="warning" class="colorRed"></ds-icon>
           </ds-chip>
           <ds-chip v-else size="base">{{ form.categoryIds.length }} / 3</ds-chip>
         </ds-text>
         <ds-flex class="contribution-form-footer">
-          <ds-flex-item :width="{ base: '10%', sm: '10%', md: '10%', lg: '15%' }" />
-          <ds-flex-item :width="{ base: '80%', sm: '30%', md: '30%', lg: '20%' }">
+          <ds-flex-item>
             <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
             <ds-select
               model="language"
-              :options="form.languageOptions"
+              :options="languageOptions"
               icon="globe"
-              :placeholder="locale"
+              :placeholder="$t('contribution.languageSelectText')"
               :label="$t('contribution.languageSelectLabel')"
             />
           </ds-flex-item>
         </ds-flex>
+        <ds-text align="right">
+          <ds-chip v-if="errors && errors.language" size="base" color="danger">
+            <ds-icon name="warning"></ds-icon>
+          </ds-chip>
+        </ds-text>
         <ds-space />
         <div slot="footer" style="text-align: right">
           <ds-button
@@ -77,13 +81,7 @@
           >
             {{ $t('actions.cancel') }}
           </ds-button>
-          <ds-button
-            type="submit"
-            icon="check"
-            :loading="loading"
-            :disabled="errors"
-            primary
-          >
+          <ds-button type="submit" icon="check" :loading="loading" :disabled="errors" primary>
             {{ $t('actions.save') }}
           </ds-button>
         </div>
@@ -115,16 +113,35 @@ export default {
     contribution: { type: Object, default: () => {} },
   },
   data() {
+    const languageOptions = orderBy(locales, 'name').map(locale => {
+      return { label: locale.name, value: locale.code }
+    })
+
+    const formDefaults = {
+      title: '',
+      content: '',
+      teaserImage: null,
+      image: null,
+      language: null,
+      categoryIds: [],
+    }
+    let id = null
+    let slug = null
+    const form = { ...formDefaults }
+    if (this.contribution && this.contribution.id) {
+      id = this.contribution.id
+      slug = this.contribution.slug
+      form.title = this.contribution.title
+      form.content = this.contribution.content
+      form.image = this.contribution.image
+      form.language =
+        this.contribution && this.contribution.language
+          ? languageOptions.find(o => this.contribution.language === o.value)
+          : null
+      form.categoryIds = this.categoryIds(this.contribution.categories)
+    }
     return {
-      form: {
-        title: '',
-        content: '',
-        categoryIds: [],
-        teaserImage: null,
-        image: null,
-        language: null,
-        languageOptions: [],
-      },
+      form,
       formSchema: {
         title: { required: true, min: 3, max: 100 },
         content: {
@@ -139,66 +156,41 @@ export default {
           required: true,
           validator: (rule, value) => {
             const errors = []
-            if (!(value && 1 <= value.length && value.length <= 3)) {
+            if (!(value && value.length >= 1 && value.length <= 3)) {
               errors.push(new Error(this.$t('common.validations.categories')))
             }
             return errors
           },
         },
+        language: { required: true },
       },
-      id: null,
+      languageOptions,
+      id,
+      slug,
       loading: false,
-      slug: null,
       users: [],
       contentMin: 3,
       hashtags: [],
     }
   },
-  watch: {
-    contribution: {
-      immediate: true,
-      handler: function(contribution) {
-        if (!contribution || !contribution.id) {
-          return
-        }
-        this.id = contribution.id
-        this.slug = contribution.slug
-        this.form.title = contribution.title
-        this.form.content = contribution.content
-        this.form.image = contribution.image
-        this.form.categoryIds = this.categoryIds(contribution.categories)
-      },
-    },
-  },
   computed: {
     contentLength() {
       return this.$filters.removeHtml(this.form.content).length
     },
-    locale() {
-      const locale =
-        this.contribution && this.contribution.language
-          ? locales.find(loc => this.contribution.language === loc.code)
-          : locales.find(loc => this.$i18n.locale() === loc.code)
-      return locale.name
-    },
     ...mapGetters({
       currentUser: 'auth/user',
     }),
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.availableLocales()
-  },
   methods: {
     submit() {
-      const { title, content, image, teaserImage, categoryIds } = this.form
-      let language
-      if (this.form.language) {
-        language = this.form.language.value
-      } else if (this.contribution && this.contribution.language) {
-        language = this.contribution.language
-      } else {
-        language = this.$i18n.locale()
-      }
+      const {
+        language: { value: language },
+        title,
+        content,
+        image,
+        teaserImage,
+        categoryIds,
+      } = this.form
       this.loading = true
       this.$apollo
         .mutate({
@@ -231,11 +223,6 @@ export default {
     updateEditorContent(value) {
       this.$refs.contributionForm.update('content', value)
     },
-    availableLocales() {
-      orderBy(locales, 'name').map(locale => {
-        this.form.languageOptions.push({ label: locale.name, value: locale.code })
-      })
-    },
     addTeaserImage(file) {
       this.form.teaserImage = file
     },
@@ -295,4 +282,14 @@ export default {
     padding-right: 0;
   }
 }
+.checkicon {
+  cursor: default;
+  top: -18px;
+}
+.checkicon_cat {
+  top: -58px;
+}
+.colorRed {
+  color: red;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js b/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js
index 37ec15435..faff33b47 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export const postFragment = lang => gql`
     deleted
     slug
     image
+    language
     author {
       ...user
     }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index fb371c831..9948b7686 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -580,7 +580,8 @@
     "filterFollow": "Beiträge filtern von Usern denen ich folge",
     "filterALL": "Alle Beiträge anzeigen",
     "success": "Gespeichert!",
-    "languageSelectLabel": "Sprache",
+    "languageSelectLabel": "Sprache deines Beitrags",
+    "languageSelectText": "Sprache wählen",
     "categories": {
       "infoSelectedNoOfMaxCategories": "{chosen} von {max} Kategorien ausgewählt"
     },
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index e898c9000..7ffa2e9ce 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@
     "filterFollow": "Filter contributions from users I follow",
     "filterALL": "View all contributions",
     "success": "Saved!",
-    "languageSelectLabel": "Language",
+    "languageSelectLabel": "Language of your contribution",
+    "languageSelectText": "Select Language",
     "categories": {
       "infoSelectedNoOfMaxCategories": "{chosen} of {max} categories selected"
     },