diff --git a/backend/database/users.py b/backend/database/users.py
index 0944b9eb0a..6f1e5000b4 100644
--- a/backend/database/users.py
+++ b/backend/database/users.py
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ def get_user_transcription_preferences(uid: str) -> dict:
     Get the user's transcription preferences.
 
     Returns:
-        dict with 'single_language_mode' (bool) and 'vocabulary' (List[str])
+        dict with 'single_language_mode' (bool), 'vocabulary' (List[str]), and 'language' (str)
     """
     user_ref = db.collection('users').document(uid)
     user_doc = user_ref.get()
@@ -1008,9 +1008,10 @@ def get_user_transcription_preferences(uid: str) -> dict:
         return {
             'single_language_mode': prefs.get('single_language_mode', False),
             'vocabulary': prefs.get('vocabulary', []),
+            'language': user_data.get('language', ''),
         }
 
-    return {'single_language_mode': False, 'vocabulary': []}
+    return {'single_language_mode': False, 'vocabulary': [], 'language': ''}
 
 
 def get_agent_vm(uid: str) -> Optional[dict]:
diff --git a/backend/routers/users.py b/backend/routers/users.py
index 5958f7261d..68fccdd20d 100644
--- a/backend/routers/users.py
+++ b/backend/routers/users.py
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ def set_user_language(data: dict, uid: str = Depends(auth.get_current_user_uid))
 class TranscriptionPreferencesResponse(BaseModel):
     single_language_mode: bool = False
     vocabulary: List[str] = []
+    language: str = ''
 
 
 class TranscriptionPreferencesUpdate(BaseModel):