diff --git a/src-ui/angular.json b/src-ui/angular.json
index 0a56b2a82..26856588f 100644
--- a/src-ui/angular.json
+++ b/src-ui/angular.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 					"ro-RO": "src/locale/messages.ro_RO.xlf",
 					"ru-RU": "src/locale/messages.ru_RU.xlf",
 					"sl-SI": "src/locale/messages.sl_SI.xlf",
-					"sv-SE": "src/locale/messages.sv_SE.xlf"
+					"sv-SE": "src/locale/messages.sv_SE.xlf",
+					"zh-CN": "src/locale/messages.zh_CN.xlf"
         }
 			},
 			"architect": {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts b/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
index 923bbf5ab..772d40ae4 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
-
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module'
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component'
 import {
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ import localeRo from '@angular/common/locales/ro'
 import localeRu from '@angular/common/locales/ru'
 import localeSl from '@angular/common/locales/sl'
 import localeSv from '@angular/common/locales/sv'
+import localeZh from '@angular/common/locales/zh'
 
 registerLocaleData(localeCs)
 registerLocaleData(localeDa)
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ registerLocaleData(localeRo)
 registerLocaleData(localeRu)
 registerLocaleData(localeSl)
 registerLocaleData(localeSv)
+registerLocaleData(localeZh)
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
index 640984d44..eaeb8d254 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ export class SettingsService {
         englishName: 'Swedish',
         dateInputFormat: 'yyyy-mm-dd',
       },
+      {
+        code: "zh-cn",
+        name: $localize`Chinese Simplified`,
+        englishName: "Chinese Simplified",
+        dateInputFormat: "yyyy-mm-dd"
+      }
     ]
 
     // Sort languages by localized name at runtime
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index b398e939b..3182b4ec0 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ LANGUAGES = [
     ("ru-ru", _("Russian")),
     ("sl-si", _("Slovenian")),
     ("sv-se", _("Swedish")),
+    ("zh-cn", _("Chinese Simplified")),
 ]
 
 LOCALE_PATHS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "locale")]