diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js
index d9c05fde6..e94e36b4b 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ describe('SignupVerification', () => {
       $password: String!
       $email: String!
       $nonce: String!
+      $about: String
       $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
     ) {
       SignupVerification(
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ describe('SignupVerification', () => {
         password: $password
         email: $email
         nonce: $nonce
+        about: $about
         termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
       ) {
         id
@@ -423,6 +425,15 @@ describe('SignupVerification', () => {
             expect(emails).toHaveLength(1)
           })
 
+          it('set `about` attribute of User', async () => {
+            variables = { ...variables, about: 'Find this description in the user profile' }
+            await mutate({ mutation, variables })
+            const user = await neode.first('User', { name: 'John Doe' })
+            await expect(user.toJson()).resolves.toMatchObject({
+              about: 'Find this description in the user profile',
+            })
+          })
+
           it('marks the EmailAddress as primary', async () => {
             const cypher = `
                 MATCH(email:EmailAddress)<-[:PRIMARY_EMAIL]-(u:User {name: {name}})
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js
index 3ee358db6..75e1ade83 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { config, mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import CreateUserAccount, { SignupVerificationMutation } from './CreateUserAccount'
+import CreateUserAccount from './CreateUserAccount'
+import { SignupVerificationMutation } from '~/graphql/Registration.js'
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ describe('CreateUserAccount', () => {
             wrapper = Wrapper()
             wrapper.find('input#name').setValue('John Doe')
             wrapper.find('input#password').setValue('hellopassword')
+            wrapper.find('textarea#about').setValue('Hello I am the `about` attribute')
             wrapper.find('input#passwordConfirmation').setValue('hellopassword')
             wrapper.find('input#checkbox').setChecked()
             await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ describe('CreateUserAccount', () => {
           await action()
           const expected = expect.objectContaining({
             variables: {
-              about: '',
+              about: 'Hello I am the `about` attribute',
               name: 'John Doe',
               email: 'sixseven@example.org',
               nonce: '666777',
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue
index e1ff98a5c..9e4d899e7 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             :placeholder="$t('settings.data.namePlaceholder')"
           />
           <ds-input
-            id="bio"
+            id="about"
             model="about"
             type="textarea"
             rows="3"
@@ -83,34 +83,12 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 import PasswordStrength from '../Password/Strength'
 import { SweetalertIcon } from 'vue-sweetalert-icons'
 import PasswordForm from '~/components/utils/PasswordFormHelper'
 import { VERSION } from '~/constants/terms-and-conditions-version.js'
+import { SignupVerificationMutation } from '~/graphql/Registration.js'
 
-/* TODO: hier muss die version rein */
-export const SignupVerificationMutation = gql`
-  mutation(
-    $nonce: String!
-    $name: String!
-    $email: String!
-    $password: String!
-    $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
-  ) {
-    SignupVerification(
-      nonce: $nonce
-      email: $email
-      name: $name
-      password: $password
-      termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
-    ) {
-      id
-      name
-      slug
-    }
-  }
-`
 export default {
   components: {
     PasswordStrength,
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Registration.js b/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a24f626a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+export const SignupVerificationMutation = gql`
+  mutation(
+    $nonce: String!
+    $name: String!
+    $email: String!
+    $password: String!
+    $about: String
+    $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
+  ) {
+    SignupVerification(
+      nonce: $nonce
+      email: $email
+      name: $name
+      password: $password
+      about: $about
+      termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
+    ) {
+      id
+      name
+      slug
+    }
+  }
+`