diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/domainobject/user.do.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/domainobject/user.do.ts
index 016ad3c29a0..c96e845c926 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/domainobject/user.do.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/domainobject/user.do.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export class UserDO extends BaseDO {
 
 	lastName: string;
 
+	preferredName?: string;
+
 	roles: RoleReference[];
 
 	schoolId: EntityId;
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ export class UserDO extends BaseDO {
 		this.email = domainObject.email;
 		this.firstName = domainObject.firstName;
 		this.lastName = domainObject.lastName;
+		this.preferredName = domainObject.preferredName;
 		this.roles = domainObject.roles;
 		this.schoolId = domainObject.schoolId;
 		this.ldapDn = domainObject.ldapDn;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.spec.ts
index c12f0960475..8615ec51f1a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('User Entity', () => {
 			const user = new User({
 				firstName: 'John',
 				lastName: 'Cale',
+				preferredName: 'Johnny',
 				email: 'john.cale@velvet.underground',
 				school,
 				roles: [],
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.ts
index cfb27773c5b..aa659c7f02b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/domain/entity/user.entity.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface UserProperties {
 	email: string;
 	firstName: string;
 	lastName: string;
+	preferredName?: string;
 	school: SchoolEntity;
 	roles: Role[];
 	ldapDn?: string;
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ export class User extends BaseEntityWithTimestamps implements EntityWithSchool {
 	@Property()
 	lastName: string;
 
+	@Property({ nullable: true })
+	preferredName?: string;
+
 	@Index()
 	@ManyToMany({ fieldName: 'roles', entity: () => Role })
 	roles = new Collection<Role>(this);
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ export class User extends BaseEntityWithTimestamps implements EntityWithSchool {
 		super();
 		this.firstName = props.firstName;
 		this.lastName = props.lastName;
+		this.preferredName = props.preferredName;
 		this.email = props.email;
 		this.school = props.school;
 		this.roles.set(props.roles);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.integration.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.integration.spec.ts
index 20f1ecba378..0b6cc396d95 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.integration.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.integration.spec.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ describe('UserRepo', () => {
 					email: testEntity.email,
 					firstName: testEntity.firstName,
 					lastName: testEntity.lastName,
+					preferredName: testEntity.preferredName,
 					schoolId: testEntity.school.id,
 					roles: [
 						{
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ describe('UserRepo', () => {
 						email: 'email@email.email',
 						firstName: 'firstName',
 						lastName: 'lastName',
+						preferredName: 'preferredName',
 						schoolId: new ObjectId().toHexString(),
 						ldapDn: 'ldapDn',
 						externalId: 'externalId',
@@ -368,6 +370,7 @@ describe('UserRepo', () => {
 				email: testDO.email,
 				firstName: testDO.firstName,
 				lastName: testDO.lastName,
+				preferredName: testDO.preferredName,
 				// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
 				school: expect.objectContaining<Partial<SchoolEntity>>({ id: testDO.schoolId }),
 				// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.ts
index 2f894280d0a..791aa9a5bb5 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user-do.repo.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class UserDORepo extends BaseDORepo<UserDO, User> {
 			email: entity.email,
 			firstName: entity.firstName,
 			lastName: entity.lastName,
+			preferredName: entity.preferredName,
 			roles: [],
 			schoolId: entity.school.id,
 			ldapDn: entity.ldapDn,
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ export class UserDORepo extends BaseDORepo<UserDO, User> {
 			email: entityDO.email,
 			firstName: entityDO.firstName,
 			lastName: entityDO.lastName,
+			preferredName: entityDO.preferredName,
 			school: this._em.getReference(SchoolEntity, entityDO.schoolId),
 			roles: entityDO.roles.map((roleRef: RoleReference) => this._em.getReference(Role, roleRef.id)),
 			ldapDn: entityDO.ldapDn,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user.repo.integration.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user.repo.integration.spec.ts
index 4dba77016ac..8806b77dccf 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user.repo.integration.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shared/repo/user/user.repo.integration.spec.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ describe('user repo', () => {
 					'firstNameSearchValues',
 					'lastName',
 					'lastNameSearchValues',
+					'preferredName',
 					'lastSyncedAt',
 					'email',
 					'emailSearchValues',
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ describe('user repo', () => {
 					'firstNameSearchValues',
 					'lastName',
 					'lastNameSearchValues',
+					'preferredName',
 					'lastSyncedAt',
 					'email',
 					'emailSearchValues',
diff --git a/src/services/user/model/user.schema.js b/src/services/user/model/user.schema.js
index b8d26b75b42..3ea388b16e9 100644
--- a/src/services/user/model/user.schema.js
+++ b/src/services/user/model/user.schema.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const userSchema = new Schema(
 
 		firstName: { type: String, required: true },
 		firstNameSearchValues: { type: Schema.Types.Array },
+		preferredName: { type: String },
 		middleName: { type: String },
 		lastName: { type: String, required: true },
 		lastNameSearchValues: { type: Schema.Types.Array },