diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/accounts/user.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/accounts/user.ex
index 36e1fabe..bd6c2212 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/accounts/user.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/accounts/user.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Accounts.User do
 
   import Ecto.Changeset
 
+  @admin_email "graham@mcintire.me"
+
   @primary_key {:id, :binary_id, autogenerate: true}
   @foreign_key_type :binary_id
   schema "users" do
@@ -13,11 +15,18 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Accounts.User do
     field :password, :string, virtual: true, redact: true
     field :hashed_password, :string, redact: true
     field :confirmed_at, :utc_datetime
+    field :is_admin, :boolean, default: false
     field :authenticated_at, :utc_datetime, virtual: true
 
     timestamps(type: :utc_datetime)
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Returns the email address that is automatically granted admin
+  privileges on registration.
+  """
+  def admin_email, do: @admin_email
+
   @doc """
   A user changeset for registering a new user.
 
@@ -40,6 +49,14 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Accounts.User do
     |> validate_email(opts)
     |> validate_confirmation(:password, message: "does not match password")
     |> validate_password(opts)
+    |> maybe_grant_admin()
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_grant_admin(changeset) do
+    case get_field(changeset, :email) do
+      nil -> changeset
+      email -> if String.downcase(email) == @admin_email, do: put_change(changeset, :is_admin, true), else: changeset
+    end
   end
 
   defp validate_callsign(changeset, opts) do
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20260408163732_add_is_admin_to_users.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20260408163732_add_is_admin_to_users.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e19a62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20260408163732_add_is_admin_to_users.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+defmodule Microwaveprop.Repo.Migrations.AddIsAdminToUsers do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def up do
+    alter table(:users) do
+      add :is_admin, :boolean, null: false, default: false
+    end
+
+    execute "UPDATE users SET is_admin = true WHERE email = 'graham@mcintire.me'"
+  end
+
+  def down do
+    alter table(:users) do
+      remove :is_admin
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/microwaveprop/accounts_test.exs b/test/microwaveprop/accounts_test.exs
index 530f956c..7e659175 100644
--- a/test/microwaveprop/accounts_test.exs
+++ b/test/microwaveprop/accounts_test.exs
@@ -133,6 +133,25 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.AccountsTest do
       assert is_binary(user.hashed_password)
       assert is_nil(user.password)
       assert is_nil(user.confirmed_at)
+      refute user.is_admin
+    end
+
+    test "grants is_admin to the configured admin email" do
+      {:ok, user} =
+        Accounts.register_user(valid_user_attributes(email: User.admin_email()))
+
+      assert user.is_admin
+    end
+
+    test "grants is_admin regardless of email case" do
+      upper = String.upcase(User.admin_email())
+      {:ok, user} = Accounts.register_user(valid_user_attributes(email: upper))
+      assert user.is_admin
+    end
+
+    test "does not grant is_admin to other emails" do
+      {:ok, user} = Accounts.register_user(valid_user_attributes())
+      refute user.is_admin
     end
   end