diff --git a/admin/kernel-masterdata-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/masterdata/service/impl/ValidDocumentServiceImpl.java b/admin/kernel-masterdata-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/masterdata/service/impl/ValidDocumentServiceImpl.java
index a6539cc1250..9603ba0d7ff 100644
--- a/admin/kernel-masterdata-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/masterdata/service/impl/ValidDocumentServiceImpl.java
+++ b/admin/kernel-masterdata-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/masterdata/service/impl/ValidDocumentServiceImpl.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional;
 
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.dto.response.FilterResult;
+import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.*;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CacheEvict;
@@ -61,12 +62,6 @@
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.repository.DocumentTypeRepository;
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.repository.ValidDocumentRepository;
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.service.ValidDocumentService;
-import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.MapperUtils;
-import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.MasterDataFilterHelper;
-import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.MasterdataSearchHelper;
-import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.MetaDataUtils;
-import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.OptionalFilter;
-import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.utils.PageUtils;
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.validator.FilterColumnValidator;
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.validator.FilterTypeEnum;
 import io.mosip.kernel.masterdata.validator.FilterTypeValidator;
@@ -113,6 +108,9 @@ public class ValidDocumentServiceImpl implements ValidDocumentService {
 
 	@Autowired
 	private FilterTypeValidator filterTypeValidator;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private LanguageUtils languageUtils;
 	
   /*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
@@ -127,6 +125,7 @@ public ValidDocumentID createValidDocument(ValidDocumentDto document) {
 
 		ValidDocument validDocument = MetaDataUtils.setCreateMetaData(document, ValidDocument.class);
 		validDocument.setIsActive(true);
+		validDocument.setLangCode(languageUtils.getDefaultLanguage()); //setting lang-code, as its required to be non-null for pre-reg (<=1.2.0.1)
 		try {
 			validDocument = documentRepository.create(validDocument);
 		} catch (DataAccessLayerException | DataAccessException e) {
diff --git a/db_scripts/mosip_master/ddl/master-valid_document.sql b/db_scripts/mosip_master/ddl/master-valid_document.sql
index b0d63fdbe50..4a5e5819bb1 100644
--- a/db_scripts/mosip_master/ddl/master-valid_document.sql
+++ b/db_scripts/mosip_master/ddl/master-valid_document.sql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE master.valid_document(
 	doctyp_code character varying(36) NOT NULL,
 	doccat_code character varying(36) NOT NULL,
-	lang_code character varying(3),
+	lang_code character varying(3) NOT NULL,
 	is_active boolean NOT NULL,
 	cr_by character varying(256) NOT NULL,
 	cr_dtimes timestamp NOT NULL,