diff --git a/src/locale/helpers.ts b/src/locale/helpers.ts
index 6433eee7ce..6aa76d7a8c 100644
--- a/src/locale/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/locale/helpers.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ export function sanitizeAppLanguageSetting(appLanguage: string): AppLanguage {
         return AppLanguage.ja
       case 'fr':
         return AppLanguage.fr
+      case 'de':
+        return AppLanguage.de
       default:
         continue
     }
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.ts b/src/locale/i18n.ts
index d6af397299..85b0ac87d7 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {messages as messagesEn} from '#/locale/locales/en/messages'
 import {messages as messagesHi} from '#/locale/locales/hi/messages'
 import {messages as messagesJa} from '#/locale/locales/ja/messages'
 import {messages as messagesFr} from '#/locale/locales/fr/messages'
+import {messages as messagesDe} from '#/locale/locales/de/messages'
+
 import {sanitizeAppLanguageSetting} from '#/locale/helpers'
 import {AppLanguage} from '#/locale/languages'
 
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
       i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesFr})
       break
     }
+    case AppLanguage.de: {
+      i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesDe})
+      break
+    }
     default: {
       i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesEn})
       break
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.web.ts b/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
index 4172ad47b8..1f18cc056d 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
       mod = await import(`./locales/fr/messages`)
       break
     }
+    case AppLanguage.de: {
+      mod = await import(`./locales/de/messages`)
+      break
+    }
     default: {
       mod = await import(`./locales/en/messages`)
       break