diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 2fd63c71d..5defc6129 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     last_sign_in_at ? RESET_PASSWORD_TEMPLATE_ID : SET_PASSWORD_TEMPLATE_ID
   end
 
+  def is_key_contact?
+    is_key_contact
+  end
+
+  def is_key_contact!
+    update(is_key_contact: true)
+  end
+
   def is_data_protection_officer?
     is_dpo
   end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20220329125601_add_key_contact_field_to_user.rb b/db/migrate/20220329125601_add_key_contact_field_to_user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15634e574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20220329125601_add_key_contact_field_to_user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class AddKeyContactFieldToUser < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    change_table :users, bulk: true do |t|
+      t.column :is_key_contact, :boolean, default: false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index c5592dc25..22e8ed704 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 202202071123100) do
     t.string "unlock_token"
     t.datetime "locked_at", precision: nil
     t.boolean "is_dpo", default: false
+    t.boolean "is_key_contact", default: false
     t.string "phone"
     t.index ["email"], name: "index_users_on_email", unique: true
     t.index ["organisation_id"], name: "index_users_on_organisation_id"
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index a59cd8fdd..275bb540c 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -47,13 +47,17 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
       expect(user.data_coordinator?).to be false
     end
 
+    it "is not a key contact by default" do
+      expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be false
+    end
+
     it "is not a data protection officer by default" do
       expect(user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be false
     end
 
-    it "can be set to data protection officer" do
-      expect { user.is_data_protection_officer! }
-        .to change { user.reload.is_data_protection_officer? }.from(false).to(true)
+    it "can be set to key contact" do
+      expect { user.is_key_contact! }
+        .to change { user.reload.is_key_contact? }.from(false).to(true)
     end
   end