diff --git a/api/database.php b/api/database.php
index a8cef9f..bd99926 100644
--- a/api/database.php
+++ b/api/database.php
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ function migrateDB(PDO $db): void {
         catch (PDOException $e) { if (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'duplicate column') === false) throw $e; }
     }
 
+
+    
     // Empty barcode strings break UNIQUE (only one '' allowed); normalize to NULL.
     $db->exec("UPDATE products SET barcode = NULL WHERE barcode IS NOT NULL AND TRIM(barcode) = ''");
 
@@ -319,6 +321,27 @@ function migrateDB(PDO $db): void {
     $db->exec("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_transactions_type_date ON transactions(type, created_at)");
     $db->exec("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_transactions_pid_type_undone ON transactions(product_id, type, undone)");
 
+// Custom locations table (v1.9.0) — dynamic inventory locations managed from Settings
+$locTables = $db->query("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='locations'")->fetchAll();
+if (empty($locTables)) {
+    $db->exec("
+        CREATE TABLE locations (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            key TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+            label TEXT NOT NULL,
+            icon TEXT DEFAULT '📦',
+            sort_order INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            is_builtin INTEGER DEFAULT 0
+        );
+    ");
+    $db->exec("INSERT INTO locations (key, label, icon, sort_order, is_builtin) VALUES
+        ('dispensa', 'Dispensa', '🗄️', 1, 1),
+        ('frigo', 'Frigo', '🧊', 2, 1),
+        ('freezer', 'Freezer', '❄️', 3, 1),
+        ('altro', 'Altro', '📦', 4, 1)
+    ");
+}
+    
     // Internal shopping list table (v1.8.0) — used when SHOPPING_MODE=internal
     $shopTables = $db->query("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='shopping_list'")->fetchAll();
     if (empty($shopTables)) {