diff --git a/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/migrations.py b/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/migrations.py
index 9cf27c4..d5815ba 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/migrations.py
+++ b/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/migrations.py
@@ -614,6 +614,13 @@ async def migrate_entity_refactor(engine: AsyncEngine) -> None:
                 ")"
             ))
             logger.info("Created command_config table")
+        else:
+            # Backfill locale column for tables created before locale was on the model
+            if not await _has_column(conn, "command_config", "locale"):
+                await conn.execute(
+                    text("ALTER TABLE command_config ADD COLUMN locale TEXT DEFAULT 'en'")
+                )
+                logger.info("Added locale column to command_config table")
 
         # ------------------------------------------------------------------
         # 7. Create command_tracker table
diff --git a/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/models.py b/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/models.py
index 887dca6..8f3f41a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/models.py
+++ b/packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/models.py
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ class CommandConfig(SQLModel, table=True):
     name: str
     icon: str = Field(default="")
     enabled_commands: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, sa_column=Column(JSON))
+    locale: str = Field(default="en")
     response_mode: str = Field(default="media")  # "media" or "text"
     default_count: int = Field(default=5)
     rate_limits: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, sa_column=Column(JSON))