diff --git a/projects/laji-api-client/src/lib/models/unit.ts b/projects/laji-api-client/src/lib/models/unit.ts
index fd7c72bc0c..41f737a870 100644
--- a/projects/laji-api-client/src/lib/models/unit.ts
+++ b/projects/laji-api-client/src/lib/models/unit.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export interface Unit {
    * E.g. how age was determined, by whom and when.
    */
   ageNotes?: string;
+  local?: boolean;
   alive?: boolean;
   ankleInMillimeters?: Array<string>;
   /**
diff --git a/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/form/observation-form.component.html b/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/form/observation-form.component.html
index 138a43ff88..df0967cac7 100644
--- a/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/form/observation-form.component.html
+++ b/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/form/observation-form.component.html
@@ -388,6 +388,19 @@
       [useFilterApi]="true"
       name="lifeStage"></laji-metadata-select>
   </div>
+  <div>
+    <laji-select
+      [selected]="[query.local]"
+      (selectedChange)="indirectQueryChange('local', $event[0])"
+      [multiple]="false"
+      [useFilter]="false"
+      [title]="'observation.form.local' | translate"
+      [info]="'observation.info.local' | translate"
+      [options]="[
+        {id: true, value: ('observation.form.local.true' | translate)},
+        {id: false, value: ('observation.form.local.false' | translate)}
+      ]"></laji-select>
+  </div>
   <div>
     <laji-select
       [selected]="[query.alive]"
diff --git a/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/search-query.service.ts b/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/search-query.service.ts
index 7daa740111..7b00bbd66a 100644
--- a/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/search-query.service.ts
+++ b/projects/laji/src/app/+observation/search-query.service.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export class SearchQueryService implements SearchQueryInterface {
     'includeSubTaxa',
     'annotated',
     'onlyNonStateLands',
+    'local',
     'alive',
     'higherTaxon',
     'sensitive'
diff --git a/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/Units.ts b/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/Units.ts
index 46ecf1b440..d81abeb9eb 100644
--- a/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/Units.ts
+++ b/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/Units.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export interface Units {
 
     ageNotes?: string;
 
+    local?: boolean;
+
     alive?: boolean;
 
     ankleInMillimeters?: Array<string>;
diff --git a/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/WarehouseQueryInterface.ts b/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/WarehouseQueryInterface.ts
index d59e2b7db7..b60df87e12 100644
--- a/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/WarehouseQueryInterface.ts
+++ b/projects/laji/src/app/shared/model/WarehouseQueryInterface.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ export interface WarehouseQueryInterface {
   featureType?: string;
   onlyCount?: boolean;
   pessimisticDateRangeHandling?: boolean;
+  local?: boolean;
   alive?: boolean;
   identificationBasis?: Array<string>;
   samplingMethod?: Array<string>;