diff --git a/controller/Controller.class.php b/controller/Controller.class.php
index f0bafa9b..7872cf22 100644
--- a/controller/Controller.class.php
+++ b/controller/Controller.class.php
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ class Controller
     $router->any('/list/subscribe', 'MailActions::executeSubscribe');
     $router->get('/list/confirm/{hash}', 'MailActions::executeConfirm');
 
+    $router->post('/language', 'i18nActions::setCulture');
+
     $permanentRedirects = [
       '/lbry-osx-latest.dmg'         => '/get',
       '/lbry-linux-latest.deb'       => '/get',
diff --git a/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php b/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7fc492a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Description of i18nActions
+ *
+ * @author Nacib Neme
+ */
+
+class i18nActions extends Actions
+{
+    public static function setCulture()
+    {
+        $culture = isset($_POST['culture']) ? $_POST['culture'] : null;
+
+        // Validate
+        if ($culture && !($culture == 'en_US' || $culture == 'pt_PT'))
+        {
+            $culture = null;
+        }
+
+        if ($culture)
+        {
+            Session::set(Session::KEY_USER_CULTURE, $culture);
+        }
+
+        else
+        {
+            Session::unsetKey(Session::KEY_USER_CULTURE);
+        }
+
+        return [null, null];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php b/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php
index b98fa7aa..0a0ef25d 100644
--- a/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php
+++ b/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php
@@ -21,4 +21,14 @@
 </div>
 <div class="control-item no-label-desktop">
   <a href="https://github.com/lbryio"><span class="btn-label">GitHub</span><span class="icon-github icon-fw"></span></a>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
+<div class="control-item no-label-desktop">
+  <select id="language-dropdown">
+      <option>en_US</option>
+      <option>pt_PT</option>
+  </select>
+</div>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    var _currentLang = '<?php echo i18n::getLanguage()."_".i18n::getCountry() ?>';
+</script>
diff --git a/web/js/global.js b/web/js/global.js
index 32ffcdf0..2d91ef42 100644
--- a/web/js/global.js
+++ b/web/js/global.js
@@ -162,4 +162,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       });
     });
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  var langDropdown = $('#language-dropdown');
+  langDropdown.val(_currentLang);
+  langDropdown.on('change', function(x) {
+      $.ajax({type: 'POST', url: '/language', data: {'culture': this.value},
+              success: function (d) {
+                window.location.reload();
+              }});
+  });
+});