diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index ee99ef809..2b79e6a08 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Decimal.set({
 })
 
 const constants = {
-  DB_VERSION: '0055-consistent_deleted_users',
+  DB_VERSION: '0056-consistent_transactions_table',
   DECAY_START_TIME: new Date('2021-05-13 17:46:31-0000'), // GMT+0
   LOG4JS_CONFIG: 'log4js-config.json',
   // default log level on production should be info
diff --git a/database/migrations/0056-consistent_transactions_table.ts b/database/migrations/0056-consistent_transactions_table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02ed3b7be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/0056-consistent_transactions_table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* MIGRATION TO add users that have a transaction but do not exist */
+
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { OkPacket } from 'mysql'
+
+export async function upgrade(queryFn: (query: string, values?: any[]) => Promise<Array<any>>) {
+  const missingUserIds = await queryFn(`
+    SELECT user_id FROM transactions
+    WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT id FROM users WHERE id = user_id) GROUP BY user_id;`)
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < missingUserIds.length; i++) {
+    let gradidoId = ''
+    let countIds: any[] = []
+    do {
+      gradidoId = uuidv4()
+      countIds = await queryFn(
+        `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM \`users\` WHERE \`gradido_id\` = "${gradidoId}"`,
+      )
+    } while (countIds[0] > 0)
+
+    const userContact = (await queryFn(`
+      INSERT INTO user_contacts
+      (type, user_id, email, email_checked, created_at, deleted_at)
+      VALUES
+      ('EMAIL', ${missingUserIds[i].user_id}, 'deleted.user${missingUserIds[i].user_id}@gradido.net', 0, NOW(), NOW());`)) as unknown as OkPacket
+
+    await queryFn(`
+      INSERT INTO users
+      (id, gradido_id, email_id, first_name, last_name, deleted_at, password_encryption_type, created_at, language)
+      VALUES
+      (${missingUserIds[i].user_id}, '${gradidoId}', ${userContact.insertId}, 'DELETED', 'USER', NOW(), 0, NOW(), 'de');`)
+  }
+}
+
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
+/* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
+export async function downgrade(queryFn: (query: string, values?: any[]) => Promise<Array<any>>) {}