diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index 6d0511ec1..447e1d126 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ var migrations = []Migration{
 	NewMigration("Use Slug instead of ID for Badges", v1_22.UseSlugInsteadOfIDForBadges),
 	// v288 -> v289
 	NewMigration("Add user_blocking table", v1_22.AddUserBlockingTable),
+	// v289 -> v290
+	NewMigration("Add default_wiki_branch to repository table", v1_22.AddDefaultWikiBranch),
 }
 
 // GetCurrentDBVersion returns the current db version
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_22/v289.go b/models/migrations/v1_22/v289.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2dfc4871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_22/v289.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package v1_22 //nolint
+
+import "xorm.io/xorm"
+
+func AddDefaultWikiBranch(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+	type Repository struct {
+		ID                int64
+		DefaultWikiBranch string
+	}
+	if err := x.Sync(&Repository{}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err := x.Exec("UPDATE `repository` SET default_wiki_branch = 'master' WHERE (default_wiki_branch IS NULL) OR (default_wiki_branch = '')")
+	return err
+}