diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Api/V3/Core/Operations/CreateTrnRequest.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Api/V3/Core/Operations/CreateTrnRequest.cs
index 67a015c41..f298d6ce0 100644
--- a/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Api/V3/Core/Operations/CreateTrnRequest.cs
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Api/V3/Core/Operations/CreateTrnRequest.cs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ await crmQueryDispatcher.ExecuteQueryAsync(new CreateContactQuery()
             StatedMiddleName = command.MiddleName ?? "",
             StatedLastName = command.LastName,
             DateOfBirth = command.DateOfBirth,
+            Gender = Contact_GenderCode.Notavailable,
             EmailAddress = emailAddress,
             NationalInsuranceNumber = NationalInsuranceNumberHelper.Normalize(command.NationalInsuranceNumber),
             PotentialDuplicates = potentialDuplicates.Select(d => (Duplicate: d, HasActiveAlert: resultsWithActiveAlerts.Contains(d.ContactId))).ToArray(),
diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/Queries/CreateTeacherQuery.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/Queries/CreateTeacherQuery.cs
index f6707ef69..2c70b6a39 100644
--- a/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/Queries/CreateTeacherQuery.cs
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/Queries/CreateTeacherQuery.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class CreateContactQuery : ICrmQuery<Guid>
     public required string StatedMiddleName { get; init; }
     public required string StatedLastName { get; init; }
     public required DateOnly DateOfBirth { get; init; }
+    public required Contact_GenderCode Gender { get; init; }
     public required string? EmailAddress { get; init; }
     public required string? NationalInsuranceNumber { get; init; }
     public required IReadOnlyCollection<(FindPotentialDuplicateContactsResult Duplicate, bool HasActiveAlert)> PotentialDuplicates { get; init; }
diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/QueryHandlers/CreateContactHandler.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/QueryHandlers/CreateContactHandler.cs
index 2cf2eb1ee..48ea3842b 100644
--- a/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/QueryHandlers/CreateContactHandler.cs
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/src/TeachingRecordSystem.Core/Dqt/QueryHandlers/CreateContactHandler.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public async Task<Guid> ExecuteAsync(CreateContactQuery query, IOrganizationServ
             dfeta_StatedMiddleName = query.StatedMiddleName,
             dfeta_StatedLastName = query.StatedLastName,
             BirthDate = query.DateOfBirth.ToDateTimeWithDqtBstFix(isLocalTime: false),
+            GenderCode = query.Gender,
             dfeta_NINumber = query.NationalInsuranceNumber,
             EMailAddress1 = query.EmailAddress,
             dfeta_AllowPiiUpdatesFromRegister = false,
diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Dqt.CrmIntegrationTests/QueryTests/CreateContactTests.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Dqt.CrmIntegrationTests/QueryTests/CreateContactTests.cs
index bf1725c93..f0250b999 100644
--- a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Dqt.CrmIntegrationTests/QueryTests/CreateContactTests.cs
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Dqt.CrmIntegrationTests/QueryTests/CreateContactTests.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public async Task QueryExecutesSuccessfully()
             EmailAddress = email,
             NationalInsuranceNumber = nino,
             DateOfBirth = dateOfBirth,
+            Gender = Contact_GenderCode.Notavailable,
             Trn = trn,
             PotentialDuplicates = [],
             ApplicationUserName = "Tests",
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ await _dataScope.OrganizationService.CreateAsync(new Contact()
             EmailAddress = email,
             NationalInsuranceNumber = nino,
             DateOfBirth = dateOfBirth,
+            Gender = Contact_GenderCode.Notavailable,
             Trn = null,
             PotentialDuplicates =
             [