diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 99a3dc2e..30178f9c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(compose.ui)
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.appCompat)
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.browser)
+  implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.datastore)
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.Compose.activity)
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.Compose.lifecycleViewModel)
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.Compose.navigation)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/DataStoreModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/DataStoreModule.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee661602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/DataStoreModule.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.injection
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.PreferenceDataStoreFactory
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.Preferences
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.preferencesDataStoreFile
+import dagger.Module
+import dagger.Provides
+import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
+import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
+import dagger.hilt.components.SingletonComponent
+import javax.inject.Qualifier
+
+@Qualifier
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME)
+annotation class PreferenceStoreFileNameQualifier
+
+@Module
+@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
+object DataStoreModule {
+
+  @Provides
+  fun provideDataStore(
+    @ApplicationContext context: Context,
+    @PreferenceStoreFileNameQualifier fileName: String,
+  ): DataStore<Preferences> {
+    return PreferenceDataStoreFactory.create { context.preferencesDataStoreFile(fileName) }
+  }
+
+  @Provides
+  @PreferenceStoreFileNameQualifier
+  fun provideDataStoreFilename(): String {
+    return "Claw_preferences"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
index 049f6a19..63dbf46b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     const val appCompat = "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.0-beta01"
     const val browser = "androidx.browser:browser:1.3.0"
     const val coreLibraryDesugaring = "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.0.10"
+    const val datastore = "androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences:1.0.0-alpha08"
 
     object Compose {