diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db.go b/backend/internal/database/db.go
index 5cbb13f..82a3551 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	GetUserRole(username string, projectname string) (string, error)
 	GetWeeklyReport(username string, projectName string, week int) (types.WeeklyReport, error)
 	SignWeeklyReport(reportId int, projectManagerId int) error
+	IsSiteAdmin(username string) (bool, error)
 }
 
 // This struct is a wrapper type that holds the database connection
@@ -313,6 +314,26 @@ func (d *Db) SignWeeklyReport(reportId int, projectManagerId int) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// IsSiteAdmin checks if a given username is a site admin
+func (d *Db) IsSiteAdmin(username string) (bool, error) {
+	// Define the SQL query to check if the user is a site admin
+	query := `
+        SELECT COUNT(*) FROM site_admin 
+        JOIN users ON site_admin.admin_id = users.id 
+        WHERE users.username = ?
+    `
+
+	// Execute the query
+	var count int
+	err := d.Get(&count, query, username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	// If count is greater than 0, the user is a site admin
+	return count > 0, nil
+}
+
 // Reads a directory of migration files and applies them to the database.
 // This will eventually be used on an embedded directory
 func (d *Db) Migrate() error {
diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db_test.go b/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
index 09de45b..2378b3d 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
@@ -536,3 +536,46 @@ func TestSignWeeklyReportByAnotherProjectManager(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Expected SignWeeklyReport to fail with a project manager who is not in the project, but it didn't")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsSiteAdmin(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := setupState()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("setupState failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Add a site admin
+	err = db.AddUser("admin", "password")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("AddUser failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Promote the user to site admin
+	err = db.PromoteToAdmin("admin")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("PromoteToAdmin failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if the user is a site admin
+	isAdmin, err := db.IsSiteAdmin("admin")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("IsSiteAdmin failed:", err)
+	}
+	if !isAdmin {
+		t.Error("IsSiteAdmin failed: expected true, got false")
+	}
+
+	// Add a regular user
+	err = db.AddUser("regularuser", "password")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("AddUser failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if the regular user is not a site admin
+	isRegularUserAdmin, err := db.IsSiteAdmin("regularuser")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("IsSiteAdmin failed:", err)
+	}
+	if isRegularUserAdmin {
+		t.Error("IsSiteAdmin failed: expected false, got true")
+	}
+}