diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/configurations/locale/LocaleConfiguration.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/configurations/locale/LocaleConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b95b2650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/configurations/locale/LocaleConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package eu.eudat.configurations.locale;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableConfigurationProperties(LocaleProperties.class)
+public class LocaleConfiguration {
+	private final LocaleProperties properties;
+
+	@Autowired
+	public LocaleConfiguration(LocaleProperties properties) {
+		this.properties = properties;
+	}
+
+	public LocaleProperties getProperties() {
+		return properties;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/configurations/locale/LocaleProperties.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/configurations/locale/LocaleProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64f7d163e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/configurations/locale/LocaleProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package eu.eudat.configurations.locale;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+
+@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "locale")
+public class LocaleProperties {
+	private String timezone;
+	private String language;
+	private String culture;
+
+	public String getTimezone() {
+		return timezone;
+	}
+
+	public void setTimezone(String timezone) {
+		this.timezone = timezone;
+	}
+
+	public String getLanguage() {
+		return language;
+	}
+
+	public void setLanguage(String language) {
+		this.language = language;
+	}
+
+	public String getCulture() {
+		return culture;
+	}
+
+	public void setCulture(String culture) {
+		this.culture = culture;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/interceptors/UserInterceptor.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/interceptors/UserInterceptor.java
index b3ce911b7..43aa1bb47 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/interceptors/UserInterceptor.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/interceptors/UserInterceptor.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import eu.eudat.commons.lock.LockByKeyManager;
 import eu.eudat.commons.scope.user.UserScope;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.user.AdditionalInfoEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.usercredential.UserCredentialDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.configurations.locale.LocaleProperties;
 import eu.eudat.data.UserContactInfoEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.UserCredentialEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.UserEntity;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public class UserInterceptor implements WebRequestInterceptor {
 	private final JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService;
 	private final QueryFactory queryFactory;
 	private final LockByKeyManager lockByKeyManager;
+	private final LocaleProperties localeProperties;
 	@PersistenceContext
 	public EntityManager entityManager;
 	
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@ public class UserInterceptor implements WebRequestInterceptor {
 			CurrentPrincipalResolver currentPrincipalResolver,
 			PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager,
 			UserInterceptorCacheService userInterceptorCacheService,
-			JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService, 
-			QueryFactory queryFactory, 
-			LockByKeyManager lockByKeyManager) {
+			JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService,
+			QueryFactory queryFactory,
+			LockByKeyManager lockByKeyManager, 
+			LocaleProperties localeProperties) {
 		this.userScope = userScope;
 		this.currentPrincipalResolver = currentPrincipalResolver;
 		this.claimExtractor = claimExtractor;
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ public class UserInterceptor implements WebRequestInterceptor {
 		this.jsonHandlingService = jsonHandlingService;
 		this.queryFactory = queryFactory;
 		this.lockByKeyManager = lockByKeyManager;
+		this.localeProperties = localeProperties;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -336,7 +340,11 @@ public class UserInterceptor implements WebRequestInterceptor {
 		user.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
 		user.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
 		user.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
-		user.setAdditionalInfo(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(new AdditionalInfoEntity())); //TODO
+		AdditionalInfoEntity additionalInfoEntity = new AdditionalInfoEntity();
+		additionalInfoEntity.setCulture(this.localeProperties.getCulture());
+		additionalInfoEntity.setLanguage(this.localeProperties.getLanguage());
+		additionalInfoEntity.setTimezone(this.localeProperties.getTimezone());
+		user.setAdditionalInfo(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(additionalInfoEntity));
 		this.entityManager.persist(user);
 
 		UserCredentialEntity credential = this.buildCredential(user.getId(), subjectId);
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application.yml b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application.yml
index 49dc175ed..dc7b597ee 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application.yml
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ spring:
       optional:classpath:config/tenant.yml[.yml], optional:classpath:config/tenant-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml], optional:file:../config/tenant-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml],
       optional:classpath:config/queue.yml[.yml], optional:classpath:config/queue-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml], optional:file:../config/queue-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml],
       optional:classpath:config/notification.yml[.yml], optional:classpath:config/notification-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml], optional:file:../config/notification-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml],
+      optional:classpath:config/locale.yml[.yml], optional:classpath:config/locale-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml], optional:file:../config/locale-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml],
       optional:classpath:config/transformer.yml[.yml], optional:classpath:config/transformer-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml], optional:file:../config/transformer-${spring.profiles.active}.yml[.yml]
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/locale.yml b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/locale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc862307f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/locale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+locale:
+  timezone: UTC
+  language: en
+  culture: en-001