diff --git a/frontend/src/app/voice-donation/VoiceDonation.tsx b/frontend/src/app/voice-donation/VoiceDonation.tsx
index c3be913b..e05f027e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/voice-donation/VoiceDonation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/voice-donation/VoiceDonation.tsx
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export default function VoiceDonation() {
       email: email,
       nickname: nickname,
       verification_id: verification?.id || null,
+      transcription_from_client: transcription,
     };
     formData.append("metadata", JSON.stringify(metadata));
 
diff --git a/unmute/tts/voice_donation.py b/unmute/tts/voice_donation.py
index b5cef646..65fc3574 100644
--- a/unmute/tts/voice_donation.py
+++ b/unmute/tts/voice_donation.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class VoiceDonationSubmission(BaseModel):
     verification_id: uuid.UUID
     # Only CC0 is allowed for now, but storing in case we decide to change it later
     license: Literal["CC0"] = "CC0"
+    # The transcription is sent by the client, so it could be manipulated
+    transcription_from_client: str
 
 
 class VoiceDonationMetadata(BaseModel):