diff --git a/lib/atlas/accounts.ex b/lib/atlas/accounts.ex
index 38a05f2..9f28781 100644
--- a/lib/atlas/accounts.ex
+++ b/lib/atlas/accounts.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule Atlas.Accounts do
 
   use Atlas.Context
 
-  alias Atlas.Accounts.{User, UserNotifier, UserSession, UserToken}
+  alias Atlas.Accounts.{User, UserNotifier, UserPreference, UserSession, UserToken}
 
   ## Database getters
 
@@ -488,4 +488,65 @@ defmodule Atlas.Accounts do
     Guardian.DB.revoke_all(user_session.id)
     Repo.delete(user_session)
   end
+
+  ## User Preference
+
+  @doc """
+  Gets the language preference for a given user.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> get_user_preference(1)
+      %UserPreference{}
+
+      iex> get_user_preference(999)
+      nil
+  """
+  def get_user_preference(user_id) do
+    Repo.get_by(UserPreference, user_id: user_id)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Gets the language string for a given user.
+
+  Returns `nil` if no preference is set.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> get_user_language(1)
+      "pt-PT"
+
+      iex> get_user_language(999)
+      nil
+  """
+  def get_user_language(user_id) do
+    Repo.one(
+      from up in UserPreference,
+        where: up.user_id == ^user_id,
+        select: up.language,
+        limit: 1
+    )
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Sets the language preference for a given user.
+
+  If the preference exists, it updates only the language field.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> set_user_language(1, "pt-PT")
+      {:ok, %UserPreference{}}
+
+      iex> set_user_language(1, "invalid")
+      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}}
+  """
+  def set_user_language(user_id, language) do
+    %UserPreference{}
+    |> UserPreference.changeset(%{user_id: user_id, language: language})
+    |> Repo.insert(
+      on_conflict: [set: [language: language]],
+      conflict_target: :user_id
+    )
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/atlas/accounts/user_preferences.ex b/lib/atlas/accounts/user_preferences.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d9616e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/atlas/accounts/user_preferences.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+defmodule Atlas.Accounts.UserPreference do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Schema for storing a user's preference.
+  """
+
+  use Ecto.Schema
+  import Ecto.Changeset
+
+  @primary_key {:id, :binary_id, autogenerate: true}
+  @foreign_key_type :binary_id
+
+  @languages ~w(pt-PT en-US)
+
+  schema "user_preferences" do
+    field :language, :string
+
+    belongs_to :user, Atlas.Accounts.User
+
+    timestamps()
+  end
+
+  def changeset(user_preference, attrs) do
+    user_preference
+    |> cast(attrs, [:user_id, :language])
+    |> validate_required([:user_id, :language])
+    |> validate_inclusion(:language, @languages)
+    |> assoc_constraint(:user)
+    |> unique_constraint(:user_id)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20250726211654_create_user_preferences.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20250726211654_create_user_preferences.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff7a4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20250726211654_create_user_preferences.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+defmodule Atlas.Repo.Migrations.CreateUserPreferences do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create table(:user_preferences) do
+      add :user_id, references(:users, type: :uuid, on_delete: :delete_all), null: false
+      add :language, :string, null: false
+
+      timestamps()
+    end
+
+    create unique_index(:user_preferences, [:user_id])
+
+    create constraint(:user_preferences, :language_must_be_valid,
+             check: "language IN ('pt-PT', 'en-US')"
+           )
+  end
+end