diff --git a/backend/src/models/User.js b/backend/src/models/User.js
index 86900c3ae..55dc95609 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/User.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/User.js
@@ -108,5 +108,9 @@ module.exports = {
   allowEmbedIframes: {
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
+  }, 
+  language: {
+    type: 'string',
+    allow: [null],
   },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/EmailAddress.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/EmailAddress.gql
index 1748139bd..f338e019f 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/EmailAddress.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/EmailAddress.gql
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Mutation {
     locationName: String
     about: String
     termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
+    language: String
   ): User
   AddEmailAddress(email: String!): EmailAddress
   VerifyEmailAddress(
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index d9084dd90..51a507670 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type User {
 
 	allowEmbedIframes: Boolean
 
+	language: String
+
 	friends: [User]! @relation(name: "FRIENDS", direction: "BOTH")
 	friendsCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[: FRIENDS]->(r: User) RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT r)")
 
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ type Mutation {
 	termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String
 	termsAndConditionsAgreedAt: String
 	allowEmbedIframes: Boolean
+	language: String
 	): User
 
 	DeleteUser(id: ID!, resource: [Deletable]): User
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js
index b65be795d..70d626c62 100644
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default function create() {
         termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: '0.0.1',
         termsAndConditionsAgreedAt: '2019-08-01T10:47:19.212Z',
         allowEmbedIframes: false,
+        language: 'en',
       }
       defaults.slug = slugify(defaults.name, { lower: true })
       args = {
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js
index 3bea5a975..5909d616c 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.spec.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ describe('CreateUserAccount', () => {
               nonce: '666777',
               password: 'hellopassword',
               termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: '0.0.2',
+              language: 'en',
             },
           })
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected)
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue
index 7fc64a545..745278fa3 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/CreateUserAccount.vue
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ export default {
       const { name, password, about } = this.formData
       const { email, nonce } = this
       const termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion = VERSION
+      const language = this.$i18n.locale()
       try {
         await this.$apollo.mutate({
           mutation: SignupVerificationMutation,
-          variables: { name, password, about, email, nonce, termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion },
+          variables: { name, password, about, email, nonce, termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion, language },
         })
         this.response = 'success'
         setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Registration.js b/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
index 4a24f626a..eab2b94be 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const SignupVerificationMutation = gql`
     $password: String!
     $about: String
     $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
+    $language: String
   ) {
     SignupVerification(
       nonce: $nonce
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export const SignupVerificationMutation = gql`
       password: $password
       about: $about
       termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
+      language: $language
     ) {
       id
       name