diff --git a/client/src/components/AppFooter.vue b/client/src/components/AppFooter.vue
index 96c68c37..19f67a71 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AppFooter.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/AppFooter.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { loadLocaleMessages, setI18nLanguage } from "@/i18n";
+import type { availableLanguages } from "@/stores/user";
+import { useUserStore } from "@/stores/user";
 import * as log from "loglevel";
 
 log.debug("AppFooter created");
 
+const userStore = useUserStore();
+
 async function changeLocale(event: Event) {
   const target = event.target as HTMLSelectElement;
-  await loadLocaleMessages(target.value);
-  setI18nLanguage(target.value);
+  userStore.setUserLanguages(target.value as availableLanguages);
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -22,9 +24,16 @@ async function changeLocale(event: Event) {
     <div class="lg:ml-8">Deutsch</div>
     <!--div class="locale-changer">
       <select @change="changeLocale($event)">
-        <option v-for="locale in ['de', 'fr']" :key="`locale-${locale}`" :value="locale">{{ locale }}</option>
+        <option
+          v-for="locale in ['de', 'fr']"
+          :key="`locale-${locale}`"
+          :value="locale"
+          :selected="locale === userStore.language"
+        >
+          {{ locale }}
+        </option>
       </select>
-    </div-->
+    </div -->
     <div class="lg:ml-8">{{ $t("footer.contact") }}</div>
   </footer>
 </template>
diff --git a/client/src/i18n.ts b/client/src/i18n.ts
index 8a012703..7a222ab9 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import { createI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 export const SUPPORT_LOCALES = ["de", "fr", "it"];
 let i18n: any = null;
 
-export function setupI18n(options = { locale: "de", legacy: false }) {
+export function setupI18n(
+  options = { locale: "de", legacy: false, fallbackLocale: "de" }
+) {
   i18n = createI18n(options);
   setI18nLanguage(options.locale);
   dayjs.locale(options.locale);
diff --git a/client/src/stores/user.ts b/client/src/stores/user.ts
index 91514ca2..3c06473a 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/user.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/user.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import log from "loglevel";
 
 import { bustItGetCache, itGetCached, itPost } from "@/fetchHelpers";
+import { loadLocaleMessages, setI18nLanguage } from "@/i18n";
 import { useAppStore } from "@/stores/app";
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 
 const logoutRedirectUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_LOGOUT_REDIRECT;
 // typed state https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71012513/when-using-pinia-and-typescript-how-do-you-use-an-action-to-set-the-state
 
+export type availableLanguages = "de" | "fr" | "it";
+
 export type UserState = {
   id: number;
   first_name: string;
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ export type UserState = {
   is_superuser: boolean;
   course_session_experts: number[];
   loggedIn: boolean;
+  language: availableLanguages;
 };
 
 const initialUserState: UserState = {
@@ -29,8 +33,14 @@ const initialUserState: UserState = {
   is_superuser: false,
   course_session_experts: [],
   loggedIn: false,
+  language: "de",
 };
 
+async function setLocale(language: availableLanguages) {
+  await loadLocaleMessages(language);
+  setI18nLanguage(language);
+}
+
 export const useUserStore = defineStore({
   id: "user",
   state: () => initialUserState as UserState,
@@ -80,6 +90,12 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore({
       this.$state = data;
       this.loggedIn = true;
       appStore.userLoaded = true;
+      await setLocale(data.language);
+    },
+    async setUserLanguages(language: availableLanguages) {
+      await setLocale(language);
+      this.$state.language = language;
+      await itPost("/api/core/me/", { language }, { method: "PUT" });
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py
index 837d3c0a..00a46e80 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
     dependencies = [
         ("core", "0001_initial"),
     ]
@@ -22,4 +21,13 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 max_length=254, unique=True, verbose_name="email address"
             ),
         ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="user",
+            name="language",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[("de", "Deutsch"), ("fr", "Français"), ("it", "Italiano")],
+                default="de",
+                max_length=2,
+            ),
+        ),
     ]
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py
index 9940cd78..73e498f1 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     If adding fields that need to be filled at user signup,
     """
 
+    LANGUAGE_CHOICES = (
+        ("de", "Deutsch"),
+        ("fr", "Français"),
+        ("it", "Italiano"),
+    )
+
     # FIXME: look into it...
     # objects = UserManager()
     avatar_url = models.CharField(max_length=254, blank=True, default="")
@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
         "SSO subscriber ID", unique=True, null=True, blank=True, default=None
     )
     additional_json_data = JSONField(default=dict, blank=True)
+    language = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=LANGUAGE_CHOICES, default="de")
 
     objects = UserManager()
 
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py
index 0d6ef107..a927d748 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             "avatar_url",
             "is_superuser",
             "course_session_experts",
+            "language",
+        ]
+        read_only_fields = [
+            "id",
+            "is_superuser",
+            "first_name",
+            "last_name",
+            "email",
+            "username",
         ]
 
     def get_course_session_experts(self, obj):
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
index ad1f2ec9..07a25aad 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
@@ -82,11 +82,25 @@ def vue_login(request):
         )
 
 
-@api_view(["GET"])
+@api_view(["GET", "PUT"])
 def me_user_view(request):
-    if request.user.is_authenticated:
+    if not request.user.is_authenticated:
+        return Response(status=403)
+
+    if request.method == "GET":
         return Response(UserSerializer(request.user).data)
-    return Response(status=403)
+
+    if request.method == "PUT":
+        serializer = UserSerializer(
+            request.user,
+            data={"language": request.data.get("language", "de")},
+            partial=True,
+        )
+        if serializer.is_valid():
+            serializer.save()
+            return Response(UserSerializer(request.user).data)
+
+    return Response(status=400)
 
 
 @api_view(["POST"])