diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/MainActivity.kt
index af19290..3cea8d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,22 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
+import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
+import de.krisenvorrat.app.domain.usecase.SeedDatabaseUseCase
 import de.krisenvorrat.app.ui.MainScreen
 import de.krisenvorrat.app.ui.theme.KrisenvorratTheme
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @AndroidEntryPoint
 class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
+
+    @Inject internal lateinit var seedDatabaseUseCase: SeedDatabaseUseCase
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        lifecycleScope.launch { seedDatabaseUseCase() }
         enableEdgeToEdge()
         setContent {
             KrisenvorratTheme {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/domain/usecase/SeedDatabaseUseCase.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/domain/usecase/SeedDatabaseUseCase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6ef57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/krisenvorrat/app/domain/usecase/SeedDatabaseUseCase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package de.krisenvorrat.app.domain.usecase
+
+import de.krisenvorrat.app.data.db.entity.CategoryEntity
+import de.krisenvorrat.app.data.db.entity.LocationEntity
+import de.krisenvorrat.app.domain.repository.CategoryRepository
+import de.krisenvorrat.app.domain.repository.LocationRepository
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+internal class SeedDatabaseUseCase @Inject constructor(
+    private val categoryRepository: CategoryRepository,
+    private val locationRepository: LocationRepository
+) {
+
+    suspend operator fun invoke() {
+        if (categoryRepository.getAll().first().isEmpty()) {
+            listOf(
+                "Lebensmittel",
+                "Wasser",
+                "Medikamente",
+                "Ausrüstung",
+                "Hygiene",
+                "Energie & Licht",
+                "Dokumente"
+            ).forEach { name ->
+                categoryRepository.insert(CategoryEntity(name = name))
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (locationRepository.getAll().first().isEmpty()) {
+            locationRepository.insert(LocationEntity(name = "Keller"))
+        }
+    }
+}