diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms/author.py b/bookwyrm/forms/author.py
index 5b54a07b5..a3a759af7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms/author.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms/author.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class AuthorForm(CustomForm):
             "aliases",
             "bio",
             "wikipedia_link",
+            "wikidata",
             "website",
             "born",
             "died",
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ class AuthorForm(CustomForm):
             "wikipedia_link": forms.TextInput(
                 attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_wikipedia_link"}
             ),
+            "wikidata": forms.TextInput(attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_wikidata"}),
             "website": forms.TextInput(attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_website"}),
             "born": forms.SelectDateWidget(attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_born"}),
             "died": forms.SelectDateWidget(attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_died"}),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/author/edit_author.html b/bookwyrm/templates/author/edit_author.html
index 12ddc4d28..f3e908c9b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/author/edit_author.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/author/edit_author.html
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
             <p class="field"><label class="label" for="id_wikipedia_link">{% trans "Wikipedia link:" %}</label> {{ form.wikipedia_link }}</p>
 
+            <p class="field"><label class="label" for="id_wikidata">{% trans "Wikidata:" %}</label> {{ form.wikidata }}</p>
+
             {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.wikipedia_link.errors id="desc_wikipedia_link" %}
 
             <p class="field"><label class="label" for="id_website">{% trans "Website:" %}</label> {{ form.website }}</p>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/data/user_import.json b/bookwyrm/tests/data/user_import.json
index 0318ddfeb..ffe2e7d9e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/data/user_import.json
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/data/user_import.json
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
                     ],
                     "bio": "<p>American political scientist and anthropologist</p>",
                     "wikipediaLink": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_C._Scott",
+                    "wikidata": "Q3025403",
                     "website": "",
                     "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
                 }
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@
                     "aliases": [],
                     "bio": "",
                     "wikipediaLink": "",
+                    "wikidata": "",
                     "website": "",
                     "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
                 }
@@ -396,4 +398,4 @@
         "https://your.domain.here/user/rat"
     ],
     "blocks": ["https://your.domain.here/user/badger"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}