diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/index.ts b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/index.ts
index 57fc19b20cf..c9f6875af9a 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/index.ts
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Configuration, fetchCustomDomainQuery } from 'state/api/configuration';
 import { fetchNodesQuery } from 'state/api/nodes';
 import { errorStore } from 'state/ui/error';
 import { EXCEPTION_CASE_VANILLA_getCommunityById } from './api/communities/getCommuityById';
+import { languageStore } from './ui/language/language';
 import { userStore } from './ui/user';
 
 export enum ApiStatus {
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ export async function initAppState(
   updateSelectedCommunity = true,
 ): Promise<void> {
   try {
+    // Initialize language settings first since it doesn't depend on API
+    languageStore.getState().initializeLanguage();
+
     const [{ data: statusRes }] = await Promise.all([
       axios.get(`${SERVER_URL}/status`),
     ]);
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/__tests__/language.spec.ts b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/__tests__/language.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2895f2b9c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/__tests__/language.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { languageStore } from '../language';
+
+describe('Language Store', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Clear localStorage before each test
+    localStorage.clear();
+    // Reset language store to default state
+    languageStore.setState({ currentLanguage: 'en' });
+  });
+
+  describe('getBrowserLanguage', () => {
+    it('should return browser language if supported', () => {
+      // Mock navigator.language
+      const originalNavigator = window.navigator;
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: { ...originalNavigator, language: 'de' },
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+
+      const browserLang = languageStore.getState().getBrowserLanguage();
+      expect(browserLang).toBe('de');
+
+      // Restore original navigator
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: originalNavigator,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return "en" if browser language is not supported', () => {
+      // Mock unsupported language
+      const originalNavigator = window.navigator;
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: { ...originalNavigator, language: 'fr' },
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+
+      const browserLang = languageStore.getState().getBrowserLanguage();
+      expect(browserLang).toBe('en');
+
+      // Restore original navigator
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: originalNavigator,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('initializeLanguage', () => {
+    it('should set language from browser if no stored preference', () => {
+      // Mock German browser language
+      const originalNavigator = window.navigator;
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: { ...originalNavigator, language: 'de' },
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+
+      languageStore.getState().initializeLanguage();
+      expect(languageStore.getState().currentLanguage).toBe('de');
+
+      // Restore original navigator
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: originalNavigator,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should keep stored language preference if available', () => {
+      // Set stored preference to Turkish
+      languageStore.setState({ currentLanguage: 'tr' });
+
+      // Mock different browser language
+      const originalNavigator = window.navigator;
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: { ...originalNavigator, language: 'de' },
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+
+      languageStore.getState().initializeLanguage();
+      expect(languageStore.getState().currentLanguage).toBe('tr');
+
+      // Restore original navigator
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'navigator', {
+        value: originalNavigator,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/constants.ts b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9958fe0f06d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES = {
+  en: { name: 'English', flag: '🇺🇸' },
+  ru: { name: 'Russian', flag: '🇷🇺' },
+  uk: { name: 'Ukrainian', flag: '🇺🇦' },
+  zh: { name: 'Chinese (Traditional)', flag: '🇨🇳' },
+  hi: { name: 'Hindi', flag: '🇮🇳' },
+  de: { name: 'German', flag: '🇩🇪' },
+  tr: { name: 'Turkish', flag: '🇹🇷' },
+} as const;
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/language.ts b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/language.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df773e94ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/state/ui/language/language.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { devtools, persist } from 'zustand/middleware';
+import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla';
+import { createBoundedUseStore } from '../utils';
+import { SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES } from './constants';
+
+interface LanguageStore {
+  currentLanguage: keyof typeof SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES;
+  setLanguage: (lang: keyof typeof SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES) => void;
+  getBrowserLanguage: () => keyof typeof SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES;
+  initializeLanguage: () => void;
+}
+
+export const languageStore = createStore<LanguageStore>()(
+  devtools(
+    persist(
+      (set) => ({
+        currentLanguage: 'en',
+        setLanguage: (lang) => set({ currentLanguage: lang }),
+        getBrowserLanguage: () => {
+          // Get browser language and remove region code if present (e.g., 'en-US' -> 'en')
+          const browserLang = navigator.language.split('-')[0].toLowerCase();
+
+          // Check if browser language is supported, return 'en' if not
+          return browserLang in SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES
+            ? (browserLang as keyof typeof SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES)
+            : 'en';
+        },
+        initializeLanguage: () => {
+          const state = languageStore.getState();
+          // Only set language from browser if no stored preference exists
+          if (!localStorage.getItem('language-store')) {
+            state.setLanguage(state.getBrowserLanguage());
+          }
+        },
+      }),
+      {
+        name: 'language-store',
+      },
+    ),
+  ),
+);
+
+const useLanguageStore = createBoundedUseStore(languageStore);
+export default useLanguageStore;
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/test/unit/state/ui/language/language.spec.ts b/packages/commonwealth/test/unit/state/ui/language/language.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f16f3ecb0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/test/unit/state/ui/language/language.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { languageStore } from '../../../../../client/scripts/state/ui/language/language';
+
+// Mock localStorage
+const localStorageMock = (() => {
+  let store: { [key: string]: string } = {};
+  return {
+    getItem: (key: string) => store[key] || null,
+    setItem: (key: string, value: string) => {
+      store[key] = value.toString();
+    },
+    clear: () => {
+      store = {};
+    },
+  };
+})();
+
+// Mock window.navigator
+const navigatorMock = {
+  language: 'en',
+};
+
+describe('Language Store', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    // Setup global mocks
+    Object.defineProperty(global, 'localStorage', {
+      value: localStorageMock,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(global, 'navigator', {
+      value: navigatorMock,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Clear localStorage before each test
+    localStorage.clear();
+    // Reset language store to default state
+    languageStore.setState({ currentLanguage: 'en' });
+  });
+
+  describe('getBrowserLanguage', () => {
+    it('should return browser language if supported', () => {
+      // Set navigator language to German
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'de';
+
+      const browserLang = languageStore.getState().getBrowserLanguage();
+      expect(browserLang).toBe('de');
+
+      // Reset navigator language
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'en';
+    });
+
+    it('should return "en" if browser language is not supported', () => {
+      // Set navigator language to unsupported language
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'fr';
+
+      const browserLang = languageStore.getState().getBrowserLanguage();
+      expect(browserLang).toBe('en');
+
+      // Reset navigator language
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'en';
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('initializeLanguage', () => {
+    it('should set language from browser if no stored preference', () => {
+      // Set navigator language to German
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'de';
+
+      languageStore.getState().initializeLanguage();
+      expect(languageStore.getState().currentLanguage).toBe('de');
+
+      // Reset navigator language
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'en';
+    });
+
+    it('should keep stored language preference if available', () => {
+      // Set stored preference to Turkish
+      languageStore.setState({ currentLanguage: 'tr' });
+      localStorage.setItem(
+        'language-store',
+        JSON.stringify({ currentLanguage: 'tr' }),
+      );
+
+      // Set navigator language to German
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'de';
+
+      languageStore.getState().initializeLanguage();
+      expect(languageStore.getState().currentLanguage).toBe('tr');
+
+      // Reset navigator language
+      (global.navigator as any).language = 'en';
+    });
+  });
+});