diff --git a/src-electron/ipc/electron-hook.ts b/src-electron/ipc/electron-hook.ts
index 28af58f81..294f67022 100644
--- a/src-electron/ipc/electron-hook.ts
+++ b/src-electron/ipc/electron-hook.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BrowserWindow, ipcMain, shell, clipboard } from 'electron';
+import { BrowserWindow, ipcMain, shell, clipboard, app } from 'electron';
 
 export function hookElectronIpc(browserWindow: BrowserWindow) {
     ipcMain.on('electron:shell:openExternal', (event, url) => {
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ export function hookElectronIpc(browserWindow: BrowserWindow) {
 
     ipcMain.handle('electron:getEnvironmentVariables', (event) => {
         return JSON.stringify(process.env);
-    })
+    });
+
+    ipcMain.handle('electron:getPreferredSystemLanguages', () => {
+        return app.getPreferredSystemLanguages();
+    });
 }
diff --git a/src-electron/preload/electron-preload.ts b/src-electron/preload/electron-preload.ts
index f87cbc366..5a3b2415f 100644
--- a/src-electron/preload/electron-preload.ts
+++ b/src-electron/preload/electron-preload.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ export function copyToClipboard(value: string) {
 export async function getEnvironmentVariables() {
     return ipcRenderer.invoke('electron:getEnvironmentVariables');
 }
+
+export async function getPreferredSystemLanguages(): Promise<string[]> {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('electron:getPreferredSystemLanguages');
+}
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index da06c5f06..412298853 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
                     <div>
                         <ActivityDropdown>
                             <button type="button" class="activity-bar__action"
-                                :aria-label="`${t('metadata.name', 0, { locale })}`"
+                                :aria-label="selectedLocale === SYSTEM_LOCALE
+                                    ? t('metadata.system')
+                                    : t('metadata.name', 0, { locale })"
                                 @click.stop.prevent="focusOnLanguageOverlaySearch"
                             >
-                                <i class="fas fa-globe-europe"></i> {{ locale }}
+                                <i class="fas fa-globe-europe"></i>
+                                {{ selectedLocale === SYSTEM_LOCALE ? t('metadata.system') : locale }}
                             </button>
+
                             <template #popper>
-                                <SelectOverlay/>
+                                <SelectOverlay @select-locale="selectLocale" />
                             </template>
                         </ActivityDropdown>
                     </div>
@@ -78,14 +82,21 @@ import GameImageProvider, { provideGameImageImplementation } from './providers/g
 import { GameImageProviderImplementation } from './r2mm/image/GameImageProviderImpl';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { ActivityDropdown, SelectOverlay } from './components/all';
-import LocaleManager from './r2mm/manager/LocaleManager';
+import LocaleManager, { SYSTEM_LOCALE } from './r2mm/manager/LocaleManager';
 
 const store = baseStore;
 const router = useRouter();
 provideStoreImplementation(() => store);
 
 const quasar = useQuasar();
-const { t, locale, availableLocales, messages } = useI18n();
+const { t, locale } = useI18n();
+
+const selectedLocale = ref<string>(SYSTEM_LOCALE);
+
+async function selectLocale(localeValue: string) {
+    await LocaleManager.save(localeValue);
+    selectedLocale.value = localeValue;
+}
 
 document.addEventListener('auxclick', e => {
     const target = e.target! as any;
@@ -129,6 +140,8 @@ BindLoaderImpl.bind();
 onMounted(async () => {
     const settings: ManagerSettings = await store.dispatch('resetActiveGame');
 
+    selectedLocale.value = await settings.getLocale();
+
     await LocaleManager.apply();
 
     hookBackgroundUpdateThunderstoreModList(router);
@@ -255,4 +268,4 @@ main {
         flex: 1;
     }
 }
-</style>
+</style>
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diff --git a/src/components/v2/language/SelectOverlay.vue b/src/components/v2/language/SelectOverlay.vue
index 3c36c3355..e4b52adb6 100644
--- a/src/components/v2/language/SelectOverlay.vue
+++ b/src/components/v2/language/SelectOverlay.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import LocaleManager from '@r2/r2mm/manager/LocaleManager';
+import { SYSTEM_LOCALE } from '@r2/r2mm/manager/LocaleManager';
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 
 const { t, availableLocales, messages } = useI18n();
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+    (event: 'select-locale', locale: string): void;
+}>();
 
 const searchTerm = ref<string>("");
 
@@ -22,6 +25,13 @@ const languageOptions = computed(() => {
     );
 })
 
+const showSystemOption = computed(() => {
+    const term = searchTerm.value.trim().toLowerCase();
+
+    return SYSTEM_LOCALE.includes(term)
+        || t('metadata.system').toLowerCase().includes(term);
+});
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -30,9 +40,26 @@ const languageOptions = computed(() => {
     </div>
     <div class="light-separator"></div>
     <ul class="menu-list" ref="listRef" :style="{ minHeight: listHeight ? `${listHeight}px` : undefined }">
-        <li v-if="languageOptions.length === 0" class="locale-list__empty">No languages found</li>
+    <li v-if="showSystemOption">
+        <a
+            href="#"
+            v-close-popper
+            @click.prevent="emit('select-locale', SYSTEM_LOCALE)"
+        >
+            <div class="locale-list__item">
+                <span class="locale-list__text">
+                    {{ t('metadata.system') }}
+                </span>
+            </div>
+        </a>
+    </li>
+        <li v-if="languageOptions.length === 0 && !showSystemOption"
+        class="locale-list__empty"
+    >
+            No languages found
+    </li>
         <li v-for="lang in languageOptions" :key="`locale-select-${lang}`">
-            <a href="#" v-close-popper @click="() => LocaleManager.save(lang)">
+            <a href="#" v-close-popper @click.prevent="emit('select-locale', lang)">
                 <div class="locale-list__item">
                     <span class="locale-list__text">{{ lang }} ({{ t('metadata.name', 0, {locale: lang}) }})</span>
                     <span class="locale-list__divider"></span>
diff --git a/src/env.d.ts b/src/env.d.ts
index a69be8a4a..7282bcaea 100644
--- a/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/src/env.d.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ declare global {
             openExternal: (path: string) => void;
             selectFile: (path: string) => void;
             getEnvironmentVariables: () => Promise<string>;
+            getPreferredSystemLanguages: () => Promise<string[]>;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/en/index.ts b/src/i18n/en/index.ts
index 32bd2148d..c6941bb21 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/en/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import { Error404Translation } from './pages/Error404Translation';
 const message: MessageFormat = {
     metadata: {
         name: 'English',
-        locale: 'en-US'
+        locale: 'en-US',
+        system: 'System',
     },
     translations: {
         pages: {
diff --git a/src/i18n/fr/index.ts b/src/i18n/fr/index.ts
index 98aa4b8ce..64bb657b4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/fr/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/fr/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const message = {
     metadata: {
         name: 'Français',
         locale: 'fr-FR',
+        system: 'Système',
         wip: "WIP",
     },
     translations: {
diff --git a/src/i18n/index.ts b/src/i18n/index.ts
index 9ad57b897..e7c53fbb5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const datetimeFormats = {
 export type MessageMetadata = {
     name: string;
     locale: string;
+    system: string;
     wip?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/ko/index.ts b/src/i18n/ko/index.ts
index da33c344a..95e088745 100644
--- a/src/i18n/ko/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/ko/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const message: MessageFormat = {
         name: '한국어',
         locale: 'ko-KR',
         wip: "번역 중",
+        system: '시스템',
     },
     translations: {
         pages: {
diff --git a/src/r2mm/manager/LocaleManager.ts b/src/r2mm/manager/LocaleManager.ts
index 598192774..492f886d1 100644
--- a/src/r2mm/manager/LocaleManager.ts
+++ b/src/r2mm/manager/LocaleManager.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,90 @@ import GameManager from '../../model/game/GameManager';
 import { i18n } from '../../i18n/instance';
 
 export const FALLBACK_LOCALE = 'en';
+export const SYSTEM_LOCALE = 'system';
 
 export default class LocaleManager {
 
     public static async apply() {
         const settings = await ManagerSettings.getSingleton(GameManager.activeGame);
         await settings.load();
-        LocaleManager.set(await settings.getLocale());
+
+        const locale = await settings.getLocale();
+
+        if (locale === SYSTEM_LOCALE) {
+            await LocaleManager.applySystemLocale();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        LocaleManager.set(locale);
     }
 
     public static async save(locale: string) {
         const settings = await ManagerSettings.getSingleton(GameManager.activeGame);
         await settings.setLocale(locale);
+
+        if (locale === SYSTEM_LOCALE) {
+            await LocaleManager.applySystemLocale();
+            return;
+        }
+
         LocaleManager.set(locale);
     }
 
+    private static async applySystemLocale() {
+        try {
+            const preferredLanguages = await window.electron.getPreferredSystemLanguages();
+            const locale = LocaleManager.findSupportedLocale(preferredLanguages);
+
+            LocaleManager.set(locale);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to apply system locale:', error);
+            LocaleManager.set(FALLBACK_LOCALE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static findSupportedLocale(preferredLanguages: string[]): string {
+        const availableLocales = i18n.global.availableLocales;
+
+        for (const language of preferredLanguages) {
+            const normalizedLanguage = language
+                .replace('_', '-')
+                .toLowerCase();
+
+            const languageCode = normalizedLanguage.split('-')[0];
+
+            for (const locale of availableLocales) {
+                const message = i18n.global.getLocaleMessage(locale) as any;
+                const metadataLocale = message?.metadata?.locale;
+
+                if (typeof metadataLocale !== 'string') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                const normalizedMetadataLocale = metadataLocale
+                    .replace('_', '-')
+                    .toLowerCase();
+
+                const metadataLanguageCode = normalizedMetadataLocale.split('-')[0];
+
+                if (normalizedMetadataLocale === normalizedLanguage) {
+                    return locale;
+                }
+
+                if (metadataLanguageCode === languageCode) {
+                    return locale;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return FALLBACK_LOCALE;
+    }
+
     private static set(locale: string | undefined) {
-        i18n.global.locale.value = (locale !== undefined && i18n.global.availableLocales.includes(locale))
-            ? locale
-            : FALLBACK_LOCALE;
+        i18n.global.locale.value =
+            (locale !== undefined && i18n.global.availableLocales.includes(locale))
+                ? locale
+                : FALLBACK_LOCALE;
     }
 
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/r2mm/manager/SettingsDexieStore.ts b/src/r2mm/manager/SettingsDexieStore.ts
index 4c59b772f..cb95a5235 100644
--- a/src/r2mm/manager/SettingsDexieStore.ts
+++ b/src/r2mm/manager/SettingsDexieStore.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default class SettingsDexieStore extends Dexie {
                 defaultStore: undefined,
                 gameSelectionViewMode: GameSelectionViewMode.CARD,
                 previewPanelWidth: 450,
-                locale: 'en',
+                locale: 'system',
             },
             gameSpecific: {
                 version: 2,