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Introduction Body image concerns remain relatively under-researched and less widely recognized in systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma). The Brief-Satisfaction With APpearance Scale (Brief-SWAP) is a reliable and valid measure of body image dissatisfaction and social discomfort caused by fibrotic skin thickening and other visible changes, which significantly affect the quality of life of people living with this condition.The aim of our study was to adapt and validate the Brief-SWAP questionnaire into Hungarian.Material and Methods The study included 60 patients with systemic sclerosis [53 women, 7 men, mean age 57.65±13.5 years, diffuse cutaneous SSc n=31 (51.67%)] and 31 age and sex matched healthy controls (mean age 57.9 ± 14.9 years). The OMERACT filter was used to adapt the 6-question questionnaire to Hungarian.Results We found high content validity. When testing structural validity, the Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.716, p<0.001. The questionnaire differentiated well between the healthy and SSc groups (13 points [6-18] vs. 3 points [1-9], p<0,001). However, no significant difference was found between the scleroderma subgroups. It correlated well with comparator questionnaires (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 rho: 0.288, p: 0.025; Beck Depression Inventory rho: 0.445, p<0.001; Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale rho: 0.441, p<0.001, Short Form 36 Survey PCS rho: -0,358, p: 0,005, MCS rho: -0,421, p: <0,001, respectively). Principal component analysis grouped the elements into two subdomains, corresponding to the two main target areas of the questionnaire. During the reproducibility study, we found a high intraclass correlation coefficient (Cronbach’s alpha=0.828; p<0,001).Conclusions The adaptation and validation of the Brief-SWAP questionnaire into Hungarian can be considered successful. The questionnaire is a fast, simple, well-differentiating method for the assessment of Health Related-Quality of Life.