diff --git a/src/server/db/schema.ts b/src/server/db/schema.ts
index 7b6a9f49..488b38e8 100644
--- a/src/server/db/schema.ts
+++ b/src/server/db/schema.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const userTable = pgTable('user', {
   totpSecret: text('totp_secret'),
   totpEnabled: boolean('totp_enabled').default(false).notNull(),
   salt: text('salt'),
+  locale: varchar('locale').default('en').notNull(),
 });
 export type User = InferModel<typeof userTable>;
 export type NewUser = InferModel<typeof userTable, 'insert'>;
diff --git a/src/server/migrations/00007-add-locale-user-col.sql b/src/server/migrations/00007-add-locale-user-col.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65f5ef53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/migrations/00007-add-locale-user-col.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- Create locale field if it doesn't exist
+ALTER TABLE "user"
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "locale" character varying DEFAULT 'en';
+
+-- Set default locale to en
+UPDATE
+    "user"
+SET
+    "locale" = 'en'
+WHERE
+    "locale" IS NULL;
+
+-- Set locale column to not null constraint
+ALTER TABLE "user"
+    ALTER COLUMN "locale" SET NOT NULL;