diff --git a/files/galaxy/config/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml b/files/galaxy/config/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml
index b7e918ed3..8c7469629 100644
--- a/files/galaxy/config/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml
+++ b/files/galaxy/config/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml
@@ -301,3 +301,11 @@ preferences:
               label: API Read Access Token
               type: password
               required: False
+
+    chatgpt:
+        description: Your OpenAI API key. This will be used for example for ChatGPT.
+        inputs:
+            - name: api_key
+              label: API Key
+              type: password
+              required: False