diff --git a/cookbook/forms.py b/cookbook/forms.py
index 395209b7d..c1de68bc9 100644
--- a/cookbook/forms.py
+++ b/cookbook/forms.py
@@ -84,13 +84,14 @@ class InternalRecipeForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Recipe
-        fields = ('name', 'image', 'working_time', 'waiting_time', 'keywords')
+        fields = ('name', 'image', 'working_time', 'waiting_time', 'servings', 'keywords')
 
         labels = {
             'name': _('Name'),
             'keywords': _('Keywords'),
             'working_time': _('Preparation time in minutes'),
             'waiting_time': _('Waiting time (cooking/baking) in minutes'),
+            'servings': _('Number of servings'),
         }
         widgets = {'keywords': MultiSelectWidget}
 
diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0075_recipe_servings.py b/cookbook/migrations/0075_recipe_servings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d84b65e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0075_recipe_servings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2020-08-30 13:32
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('cookbook', '0074_remove_keyword_created_by'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='recipe',
+            name='servings',
+            field=models.IntegerField(default=1),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index a6a2d8629..1496958d4 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class Step(models.Model):
 
 class Recipe(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=128)
+    servings = models.IntegerField(default=1)
     image = models.ImageField(upload_to='recipes/', blank=True, null=True)
     storage = models.ForeignKey(Storage, on_delete=models.PROTECT, blank=True, null=True)
     file_uid = models.CharField(max_length=256, default="", blank=True)
diff --git a/cookbook/serializer.py b/cookbook/serializer.py
index a843b56ee..01df252c0 100644
--- a/cookbook/serializer.py
+++ b/cookbook/serializer.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class RecipeSerializer(WritableNestedModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Recipe
-        fields = ['id', 'name', 'image', 'keywords', 'steps', 'working_time', 'waiting_time', 'created_by', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'internal']
+        fields = ['id', 'name', 'image', 'keywords', 'steps', 'working_time', 'waiting_time', 'servings', 'created_by', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'internal']
         read_only_fields = ['image', 'created_by', 'created_at']
 
 
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html b/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html
index 6685e665f..e617d528d 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
                 <label for="id_name"> {% trans 'Waiting Time' %}</label>
                 <input class="form-control" id="id_wait_time" v-model="recipe.waiting_time">
                 <br/>
+                <label for="id_name"> {% trans 'Servings' %}</label>
+                <input class="form-control" id="id_servings" v-model="recipe.servings">
+                <br/>
                 <label for="id_name"> {% trans 'Keywords' %}</label>
                 <multiselect
                         v-model="recipe.keywords"
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html b/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
index 9b7179578..e34edbe93 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
                             <div class="input-group d-print-none">
                                 <input type="number" value="1" maxlength="3" class="form-control"
-                                       v-model="ingredient_factor"/>
+                                       v-model="servings"/>
                                 <div class="input-group-append">
                                     <span class="input-group-text"><i class="fas fa-calculator"></i></span>
                                 </div>
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@
         let csrftoken = Cookies.get('csrftoken');
         Vue.http.headers.common['X-CSRFToken'] = csrftoken;
 
+        const recipe_servings = {{ recipe.servings }}
+
         let app = new Vue({
             delimiters: ['[[', ']]'],
             el: '#id_base_container',
@@ -455,9 +457,13 @@
                 recipe: undefined,
                 has_ingredients: false,
                 has_times: false,
-                ingredient_factor: 1,
+                servings: recipe_servings,
+            },
+            computed: {
+                ingredient_factor: function () {
+                    return this.servings / recipe_servings
+                }
             },
-
             mounted: function () {
                 this.loadRecipe()
             },