diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index a62cce13eb..ea38303fa3 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ languages:
   - code: gd
     label: Gàidhlig
     active: true
+  - code: it
+    label: Italiano
+    active: true
   - code: lv
     label: Latviešu
     active: true
diff --git a/src/config/default-app-config.ts b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
index 77422e4eff..80420407c7 100644
--- a/src/config/default-app-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
     { code: 'es', label: 'Español', active: true },
     { code: 'fr', label: 'Français', active: true },
     { code: 'gd', label: 'Gàidhlig', active: true },
+    { code: 'it', label: 'Italiano', active: true },
     { code: 'lv', label: 'Latviešu', active: true },
     { code: 'hu', label: 'Magyar', active: true },
     { code: 'nl', label: 'Nederlands', active: true },