diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Core/Entity/Post.php b/src/Ushahidi/Core/Entity/Post.php
index 25df61eabe..e5857f2fd1 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Core/Entity/Post.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Core/Entity/Post.php
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class Post extends StaticEntity
     protected $metadata;
 
     protected $data_source_message_id;
-
+    
+    protected $base_language;
     // StatefulData
     protected function getDefaultData()
     {
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ protected function getDefinition()
             'lock'            => 'array',
             'source'          => 'string',
             'metadata'        => '*json',
+            'base_language'          => 'string',
             'data_source_message_id'  => 'string'
         ];
     }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Modules/V3/Repository/PostRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Unit/Modules/V3/Repository/PostRepositoryTest.php
index 3f4cdd604a..f3340623c0 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Modules/V3/Repository/PostRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Modules/V3/Repository/PostRepositoryTest.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public function testCreateMany()
             'type' => 'report',
             'status' => 'published',
             'locale' => 'en_US',
+            'base_language' => 'en_US',
             'values' => [
                 'test-location' => [[
                     'lat' => 1,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public function testCreateMany()
             'type' => 'report',
             'status' => 'published',
             'locale' => 'en_US',
+            'base_language' => 'en_US',
             'values' => [
                 'test-location' => [[
                     'lat' => 2,
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ public function testCreateMany()
             'type' => 'report',
             'status' => 'published',
             'locale' => 'en_US',
+            'base_language' => 'en_US',
             'values' => [
                 'test-location' => [[
                     'lat' => 7,
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ public function testCreateManyWithMedia()
             'type' => 'report',
             'status' => 'published',
             'locale' => 'en_US',
+            'base_language' => 'en_US',
             'values' => [
                 'test-location' => [[
                     'lat' => 1,
@@ -207,6 +211,7 @@ public function testCreateManyWithMedia()
             'type' => 'report',
             'status' => 'published',
             'locale' => 'en_US',
+            'base_language' => 'en_US',
             'values' => [
                 'test-location' => [[
                     'lat' => 2,