diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js
index 9e2ec70a2..86f0665a0 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 describe('CreatePost', () => {
   const mutation = `
     mutation {
-      CreatePost(title: "I am a title", content: "Some content") {
+      CreatePost(title: "I am a title", content: "Some content", language: "en") {
         title
         content
         slug
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ describe('CreatePost', () => {
         await expect(client.request(mutation)).resolves.toMatchObject(expected)
       })
     })
+
+    describe('language', () => {
+      it('allows a user to set the language of the post', async () => {
+        const createPostWithLanguageMutation = `
+          mutation {
+            CreatePost(title: "I am a title", content: "Some content", language: "en") {
+              language
+            }
+          }
+        `
+        const expected = { CreatePost: { language: 'en' } }
+        await expect(client.request(createPostWithLanguageMutation)).resolves.toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining(expected),
+        )
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index c402a1233..271d92750 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -15,29 +15,37 @@ type Post {
   disabledBy: User @relation(name: "DISABLED", direction: "IN")
   createdAt: String
   updatedAt: String
-
-  relatedContributions: [Post]! @cypher(
-    statement: """
+  language: String
+  relatedContributions: [Post]!
+    @cypher(
+      statement: """
       MATCH (this)-[:TAGGED|CATEGORIZED]->(categoryOrTag)<-[:TAGGED|CATEGORIZED]-(post:Post)
       RETURN DISTINCT post
       LIMIT 10
-    """
-  )
+      """
+    )
 
   tags: [Tag]! @relation(name: "TAGGED", direction: "OUT")
   categories: [Category]! @relation(name: "CATEGORIZED", direction: "OUT")
 
   comments: [Comment]! @relation(name: "COMMENTS", direction: "IN")
-  commentsCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:COMMENTS]-(r:Comment) WHERE NOT r.deleted = true AND NOT r.disabled = true  RETURN COUNT(r)")
+  commentsCount: Int!
+    @cypher(
+      statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:COMMENTS]-(r:Comment) WHERE NOT r.deleted = true AND NOT r.disabled = true  RETURN COUNT(r)"
+    )
 
   shoutedBy: [User]! @relation(name: "SHOUTED", direction: "IN")
-  shoutedCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:SHOUTED]-(r:User) WHERE NOT r.deleted = true AND NOT r.disabled = true RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT r)")
+  shoutedCount: Int!
+    @cypher(
+      statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:SHOUTED]-(r:User) WHERE NOT r.deleted = true AND NOT r.disabled = true RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT r)"
+    )
 
   # Has the currently logged in user shouted that post?
-  shoutedByCurrentUser: Boolean! @cypher(
-    statement: """
+  shoutedByCurrentUser: Boolean!
+    @cypher(
+      statement: """
       MATCH (this)<-[:SHOUTED]-(u:User {id: $cypherParams.currentUserId})
       RETURN COUNT(u) >= 1
-    """
-  )
+      """
+    )
 }
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue
index cf90a23b4..3e059d7cd 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
         <no-ssr>
           <hc-editor :users="users" :value="form.content" @input="updateEditorContent" />
         </no-ssr>
+        <ds-select
+          model="language"
+          :options="form.languageOptions"
+          icon="globe"
+          :placeholder="locale"
+        />
         <div slot="footer" style="text-align: right">
           <ds-button :disabled="loading || disabled" ghost @click.prevent="$router.back()">
             {{ $t('actions.cancel') }}
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@
 <script>
 import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 import HcEditor from '~/components/Editor'
+import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -41,6 +48,18 @@ export default {
       form: {
         title: '',
         content: '',
+        language: null,
+        locales: orderBy(process.env.locales, 'name'),
+        languageOptions: [
+          {
+            label: 'Deutsch',
+            value: 'de',
+          },
+          {
+            label: 'English',
+            value: 'en',
+          },
+        ],
       },
       formSchema: {
         title: { required: true, min: 3, max: 64 },
@@ -67,11 +86,17 @@ export default {
       },
     },
   },
+  computed: {
+    locale() {
+      let locale
+      locale = this.form.locales.find(this.returnLocaleName)
+      return locale.name
+    },
+  },
   methods: {
     submit() {
       const postMutations = require('~/graphql/PostMutations.js').default(this)
       this.loading = true
-
       this.$apollo
         .mutate({
           mutation: this.id ? postMutations.UpdatePost : postMutations.CreatePost,
@@ -79,6 +104,7 @@ export default {
             id: this.id,
             title: this.form.title,
             content: this.form.content,
+            language: this.form.language ? this.form.language.value : this.$i18n.locale(),
           },
         })
         .then(res => {
@@ -103,6 +129,11 @@ export default {
       // this.form.content = value
       this.$refs.contributionForm.update('content', value)
     },
+    returnLocaleName(locale) {
+      if (this.$i18n.locale() === locale.code) {
+        return locale
+      }
+    },
   },
   apollo: {
     User: {
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/PostMutations.js b/webapp/graphql/PostMutations.js
index dbaa4cd78..86b07c9b6 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/PostMutations.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/PostMutations.js
@@ -3,24 +3,26 @@ import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 export default app => {
   return {
     CreatePost: gql(`
-      mutation($title: String!, $content: String!) {
-        CreatePost(title: $title, content: $content) {
+      mutation($title: String!, $content: String!, $language: String) {
+        CreatePost(title: $title, content: $content, language: $language) {
           id
           title
           slug
           content
           contentExcerpt
+          language
         }
       }
     `),
     UpdatePost: gql(`
-      mutation($id: ID!, $title: String!, $content: String!) {
-        UpdatePost(id: $id, title: $title, content: $content) {
+      mutation($id: ID!, $title: String!, $content: String!, $language: String) {
+        UpdatePost(id: $id, title: $title, content: $content, language: $language) {
           id
           title
           slug
           content
           contentExcerpt
+          language
         }
       }
     `),