diff --git a/graphql_api/tests/test_repository.py b/graphql_api/tests/test_repository.py
index e7978d1ccd..ea5c53e3da 100644
--- a/graphql_api/tests/test_repository.py
+++ b/graphql_api/tests/test_repository.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from codecov_auth.tests.factories import OwnerFactory
+from core import models
 from core.tests.factories import (
     CommitFactory,
     PullFactory,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
     graphToken
     yaml
     isATSConfigured
+    primaryLanguage
     bot { username }
 """
 
@@ -97,7 +99,12 @@ def setUp(self):
     @freeze_time("2021-01-01")
     def test_when_repository_has_no_coverage(self):
         repo = RepositoryFactory(
-            author=self.owner, active=True, private=True, name="a", yaml=self.yaml
+            author=self.owner,
+            active=True,
+            private=True,
+            name="a",
+            yaml=self.yaml,
+            language="rust",
         )
         profiling_token = RepositoryTokenFactory(
             repository_id=repo.repoid, token_type="profiling"
@@ -124,6 +131,7 @@ def test_when_repository_has_no_coverage(self):
             "graphToken": graphToken,
             "yaml": "test: test\n",
             "isATSConfigured": False,
+            "primaryLanguage": "rust",
             "bot": None,
         }
 
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ def test_when_repository_has_coverage(self):
             private=True,
             name="b",
             yaml=self.yaml,
+            language="erlang",
         )
 
         hour_ago = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
@@ -175,6 +184,7 @@ def test_when_repository_has_coverage(self):
             "graphToken": graphToken,
             "yaml": "test: test\n",
             "isATSConfigured": False,
+            "primaryLanguage": "erlang",
             "bot": None,
         }
 
@@ -439,3 +449,11 @@ def test_repository_has_ats_configured(self):
 
         res = self.fetch_repository(repo.name)
         assert res["isATSConfigured"] == True
+
+    def test_repository_get_language(self):
+        repo = RepositoryFactory(
+            author=self.owner, active=True, private=True, language="python"
+        )
+
+        res = self.fetch_repository(repo.name)
+        assert res["primaryLanguage"] == "python"
diff --git a/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.graphql b/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.graphql
index cdae8032ca..0a92a627e6 100644
--- a/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.graphql
+++ b/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.graphql
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type Repository {
   repositoryConfig: RepositoryConfig
   staticAnalysisToken: String
   isATSConfigured: Boolean
+  primaryLanguage: String
 }
 
 type PullConnection {
diff --git a/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.py b/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.py
index c37f0a6e9c..a9466b743a 100644
--- a/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.py
+++ b/graphql_api/types/repository/repository.py
@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@ def resolve_repository_config(repository: Repository, info):
     return repository
 
 
+@repository_bindable.field("primaryLanguage")
+def resolve_languate(repository: Repository, info):
+    return repository.language
+
+
 repository_result_bindable = UnionType("RepositoryResult")