diff --git a/pitch-deck/app/api/admin/investors/[id]/route.ts b/pitch-deck/app/api/admin/investors/[id]/route.ts
index 343b489..a6b8146 100644
--- a/pitch-deck/app/api/admin/investors/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/pitch-deck/app/api/admin/investors/[id]/route.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, ctx: RouteContext) {
     pool.query(
       `SELECT i.id, i.email, i.name, i.company, i.status, i.last_login_at, i.login_count,
               i.created_at, i.updated_at, i.first_activity_at, i.data_masked_at,
-              i.assigned_version_id, i.is_showcase,
+              i.assigned_version_id, i.is_showcase, i.preferred_lang,
               v.name AS version_name, v.status AS version_status
        FROM pitch_investors i
        LEFT JOIN pitch_versions v ON v.id = i.assigned_version_id
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ export async function PATCH(request: NextRequest, ctx: RouteContext) {
 
   const { id } = await ctx.params
   const body = await request.json().catch(() => ({}))
-  const { name, company, assigned_version_id, is_showcase } = body
+  const { name, company, assigned_version_id, is_showcase, preferred_lang } = body
 
-  if (name === undefined && company === undefined && assigned_version_id === undefined && is_showcase === undefined) {
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'name, company, assigned_version_id, or is_showcase required' }, { status: 400 })
+  if (name === undefined && company === undefined && assigned_version_id === undefined && is_showcase === undefined && preferred_lang === undefined) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'name, company, assigned_version_id, is_showcase, or preferred_lang required' }, { status: 400 })
   }
 
   const before = await pool.query(
-    `SELECT name, company, assigned_version_id, is_showcase FROM pitch_investors WHERE id = $1`,
+    `SELECT name, company, assigned_version_id, is_showcase, preferred_lang FROM pitch_investors WHERE id = $1`,
     [id],
   )
   if (before.rows.length === 0) {
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export async function PATCH(request: NextRequest, ctx: RouteContext) {
 
   // Use null to clear version assignment, undefined to leave unchanged
   const versionValue = assigned_version_id === undefined ? before.rows[0].assigned_version_id : (assigned_version_id || null)
-
   const showcaseValue = is_showcase !== undefined ? Boolean(is_showcase) : before.rows[0].is_showcase
+  const langValue = preferred_lang === 'en' || preferred_lang === 'de' ? preferred_lang : before.rows[0].preferred_lang
 
   const { rows } = await pool.query(
     `UPDATE pitch_investors SET
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ export async function PATCH(request: NextRequest, ctx: RouteContext) {
        company = COALESCE($2, company),
        assigned_version_id = $4,
        is_showcase = $5,
+       preferred_lang = $6,
        updated_at = NOW()
      WHERE id = $3
-     RETURNING id, email, name, company, status, assigned_version_id, is_showcase`,
-    [name ?? null, company ?? null, id, versionValue, showcaseValue],
+     RETURNING id, email, name, company, status, assigned_version_id, is_showcase, preferred_lang`,
+    [name ?? null, company ?? null, id, versionValue, showcaseValue, langValue],
   )
 
   const action = assigned_version_id !== undefined && assigned_version_id !== before.rows[0].assigned_version_id
diff --git a/pitch-deck/app/pitch-admin/(authed)/investors/[id]/page.tsx b/pitch-deck/app/pitch-admin/(authed)/investors/[id]/page.tsx
index 640bfb8..1fd602f 100644
--- a/pitch-deck/app/pitch-admin/(authed)/investors/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/pitch-deck/app/pitch-admin/(authed)/investors/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface InvestorDetail {
     version_name: string | null
     version_status: string | null
     is_showcase: boolean
+    preferred_lang: 'de' | 'en'
   }
   sessions: Array<{
     id: string
@@ -324,6 +325,39 @@ export default function InvestorDetailPage() {
           </span>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Default language */}
+        <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-white/[0.06]">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <div className="text-sm text-white font-medium">Default pitch language</div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-white/40 mt-0.5">Language the deck opens in when the investor clicks the link</div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex rounded-lg border border-white/10 overflow-hidden">
+              {(['de', 'en'] as const).map(l => (
+                <button
+                  key={l}
+                  disabled={busy}
+                  onClick={async () => {
+                    if (inv.preferred_lang === l) return
+                    setBusy(true)
+                    const res = await fetch(`/api/admin/investors/${id}`, {
+                      method: 'PATCH',
+                      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                      body: JSON.stringify({ preferred_lang: l }),
+                    })
+                    setBusy(false)
+                    if (res.ok) { flashToast(`Language set to ${l.toUpperCase()}`); load() }
+                    else { flashToast('Update failed') }
+                  }}
+                  className={`px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 ${inv.preferred_lang === l ? 'bg-indigo-600 text-white' : 'bg-black/20 text-white/50 hover:text-white/80'}`}
+                >
+                  {l === 'de' ? '🇩🇪 DE' : '🇬🇧 EN'}
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         {/* Showcase toggle */}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-white/[0.06]">
           <div>