diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/own_user.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/own_user.dart
index 679abb47..0eada8d0 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/own_user.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/own_user.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class OwnUser extends User {
     Map<String, Object?> extraData = const {},
     bool banned = false,
     List<String> teams = const [],
+    String? language,
   }) : super(
           id: id,
           role: role,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class OwnUser extends User {
           extraData: extraData,
           banned: banned,
           teams: teams,
+          language: language,
         );
 
   /// Create a new instance from a json
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class OwnUser extends User {
         banned: user.banned,
         extraData: user.extraData,
         teams: user.teams,
+        language: user.language,
       );
 
   /// Creates a copy of [OwnUser] with specified attributes overridden.
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ class OwnUser extends User {
     List<Mute>? mutes,
     int? totalUnreadCount,
     int? unreadChannels,
+    String? language,
   }) =>
       OwnUser(
         id: id ?? this.id,
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ class OwnUser extends User {
         mutes: mutes ?? this.mutes,
         totalUnreadCount: totalUnreadCount ?? this.totalUnreadCount,
         unreadChannels: unreadChannels ?? this.unreadChannels,
+        language: language ?? this.language,
       );
 
   /// Returns a new [OwnUser] that is a combination of this ownUser
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ class OwnUser extends User {
       totalUnreadCount: other.totalUnreadCount,
       unreadChannels: other.unreadChannels,
       updatedAt: other.updatedAt,
+      language: other.language,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/user.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/user.dart
index bd4bf226..12ab162d 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/user.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/models/user.dart
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class User extends Equatable {
     'online',
     'banned',
     'teams',
+    'language',
   ];
 
   /// User id
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class User extends Equatable {
     Map<String, Object?>? extraData,
     bool? banned,
     List<String>? teams,
+    String? language,
   }) =>
       User(
         id: id ?? this.id,
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ class User extends Equatable {
         extraData: extraData ?? this.extraData,
         banned: banned ?? this.banned,
         teams: teams ?? this.teams,
+        language: language ?? this.language,
       );
 
   @override
@@ -150,5 +153,6 @@ class User extends Equatable {
         online,
         banned,
         extraData,
+        language,
       ];
 }
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
index 89362d81..42891aa7 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ void main() async {
   /// Please see the following for more information:
   /// https://getstream.io/chat/docs/ios_user_setup_and_tokens/
   await client.connectUser(
-    User(id: 'super-band-9'),
+    User(id: 'super-band-9', language: 'fr'),
     'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoic3VwZXItYmFuZC05In0.'
     '0L6lGoeLwkz0aZRUcpZKsvaXtNEDHBcezVTZ0oPq40A',
   );
 
+  client.on().listen((e) {
+    print('e.user.language ${e.me?.language}');
+  });
+
   final channel = client.channel('messaging', id: 'godevs');
 
   await channel.watch();
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_text.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_text.dart
index 6d006085..7e86fed2 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_text.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_text.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class MessageText extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    //print(StreamChat.of(context).user);
     final text = _replaceMentions(message.text ?? '').replaceAll('\n', '\n\n');
 
     final themeData = Theme.of(context);