diff --git a/MultiMC.cpp b/MultiMC.cpp
index 619a7e0a..80eddcd1 100644
--- a/MultiMC.cpp
+++ b/MultiMC.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ MultiMC::MultiMC(int &argc, char **argv, const QString &data_dir_override)
 	setOrganizationName("MultiMC");
 	setApplicationName("MultiMC5");
 
-	initTranslations();
-
 	setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
 	// Don't quit on hiding the last window
 	this->setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
@@ -179,6 +177,9 @@ MultiMC::MultiMC(int &argc, char **argv, const QString &data_dir_override)
 	// load settings
 	initGlobalSettings();
 
+	// load translations
+	initTranslations();
+
 	// initialize the updater
 	m_updateChecker.reset(new UpdateChecker());
 
@@ -281,18 +282,20 @@ MultiMC::~MultiMC()
 
 void MultiMC::initTranslations()
 {
+	QLocale locale(m_settings->get("Language").toString());
+	QLocale::setDefault(locale);
+	QLOG_INFO() << "Your language is" << locale.bcp47Name();
 	m_qt_translator.reset(new QTranslator());
-	if (m_qt_translator->load("qt_" + QLocale::system().name(),
+	if (m_qt_translator->load("qt_" + locale.bcp47Name(),
 							  QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath)))
 	{
-		std::cout << "Loading Qt Language File for "
-				  << QLocale::system().name().toLocal8Bit().constData() << "...";
+		QLOG_DEBUG() << "Loading Qt Language File for"
+					 << locale.bcp47Name().toLocal8Bit().constData() << "...";
 		if (!installTranslator(m_qt_translator.get()))
 		{
-			std::cout << " failed.";
+			QLOG_ERROR() << "Loading Qt Language File failed.";
 			m_qt_translator.reset();
 		}
-		std::cout << std::endl;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -300,17 +303,15 @@ void MultiMC::initTranslations()
 	}
 
 	m_mmc_translator.reset(new QTranslator());
-	if (m_mmc_translator->load("mmc_" + QLocale::system().name(),
-							   QDir("translations").absolutePath()))
+	if (m_mmc_translator->load("mmc_" + locale.bcp47Name(), MMC->root() + "/translations"))
 	{
-		std::cout << "Loading MMC Language File for "
-				  << QLocale::system().name().toLocal8Bit().constData() << "...";
+		QLOG_DEBUG() << "Loading MMC Language File for"
+					 << locale.bcp47Name().toLocal8Bit().constData() << "...";
 		if (!installTranslator(m_mmc_translator.get()))
 		{
-			std::cout << " failed.";
+			QLOG_ERROR() << "Loading MMC Language File failed.";
 			m_mmc_translator.reset();
 		}
-		std::cout << std::endl;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -410,6 +411,9 @@ void MultiMC::initGlobalSettings()
 	// Editors
 	m_settings->registerSetting("JsonEditor", QString());
 
+	// Language
+	m_settings->registerSetting("Language", QLocale(QLocale::system().language()).bcp47Name());
+
 	// Console
 	m_settings->registerSetting("ShowConsole", true);
 	m_settings->registerSetting("AutoCloseConsole", true);
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp b/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 9362075e..e0e1b82c 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ void SettingsDialog::applySettings(SettingsObject *s)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Language
+	s->set("Language", ui->languageBox->currentData().toLocale().bcp47Name());
+
 	// Updates
 	s->set("AutoUpdate", ui->autoUpdateCheckBox->isChecked());
 
@@ -286,6 +289,19 @@ void SettingsDialog::applySettings(SettingsObject *s)
 
 void SettingsDialog::loadSettings(SettingsObject *s)
 {
+	// Language
+	ui->languageBox->clear();
+	ui->languageBox->addItem(tr("English"), QLocale(QLocale::English));
+	foreach(const QString & lang,
+			QDir(MMC->root() + "/translations").entryList(QStringList() << "*.qm", QDir::Files))
+	{
+		QLocale locale(lang.section(QRegExp("[_\.]"), 1));
+		ui->languageBox->addItem(
+			QLocale::languageToString(locale.language()),
+			locale);
+	}
+	ui->languageBox->setCurrentIndex(ui->languageBox->findData(QLocale(s->get("Language").toString())));
+
 	// Updates
 	ui->autoUpdateCheckBox->setChecked(s->get("AutoUpdate").toBool());
 	ui->devBuildsCheckBox->setChecked(s->get("UseDevBuilds").toBool());
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui b/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
index dbc8ca88..c1008c75 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
+++ b/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>526</width>
-    <height>628</height>
+    <height>701</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@
        <string>General</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2" stretch="0,1">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Language (needs restart):</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QComboBox" name="languageBox"/>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="sortingModeBox">
          <property name="enabled">
@@ -644,7 +658,6 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>settingsTab</tabstop>
   <tabstop>buttonBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>sortLastLaunchedBtn</tabstop>
   <tabstop>sortByNameBtn</tabstop>