diff --git a/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-06-0000-add-status-page-language.js b/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-06-0000-add-status-page-language.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fec261189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-06-0000-add-status-page-language.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+exports.up = async function (knex) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable("status_page", function (table) {
+        table.string("language", 20);
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+    return knex.schema.alterTable("status_page", function (table) {
+        table.dropColumn("language");
+    });
+};
diff --git a/server/model/status_page.js b/server/model/status_page.js
index 9952d56a8a..b8a037e5b1 100644
--- a/server/model/status_page.js
+++ b/server/model/status_page.js
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ class StatusPage extends BeanModel {
             showCertificateExpiry: !!this.show_certificate_expiry,
             showOnlyLastHeartbeat: !!this.show_only_last_heartbeat,
             rssTitle: this.rss_title,
+            language: this.language,
         };
     }
 
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ class StatusPage extends BeanModel {
             showCertificateExpiry: !!this.show_certificate_expiry,
             showOnlyLastHeartbeat: !!this.show_only_last_heartbeat,
             rssTitle: this.rss_title,
+            language: this.language,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/server/socket-handlers/status-page-socket-handler.js b/server/socket-handlers/status-page-socket-handler.js
index a863076cca..c61b578c12 100644
--- a/server/socket-handlers/status-page-socket-handler.js
+++ b/server/socket-handlers/status-page-socket-handler.js
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ module.exports.statusPageSocketHandler = (socket) => {
             statusPage.analytics_id = config.analyticsId;
             statusPage.analytics_script_url = config.analyticsScriptUrl;
             statusPage.analytics_type = config.analyticsType;
+            if (typeof config.language === "string" && config.language.trim() !== "") {
+                statusPage.language = config.language.trim();
+            } else {
+                statusPage.language = null;
+            }
 
             await R.store(statusPage);
 
diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
index 5874e3bb35..9d8b8fd601 100644
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export function currentLocale() {
     return "en";
 }
 
-export const localeDirection = () => {
-    return rtlLangs.includes(currentLocale()) ? "rtl" : "ltr";
+export const localeDirection = (locale = currentLocale()) => {
+    return rtlLangs.includes(locale) ? "rtl" : "ltr";
 };
 
 export const i18n = createI18n({
diff --git a/src/lang/en.json b/src/lang/en.json
index 09a99998d6..502f97c435 100644
--- a/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/lang/en.json
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@
     "Footer Text": "Footer Text",
     "RSS Title": "RSS Title",
     "Leave blank to use status page title": "Leave blank to use status page title",
+    "Status Page Language": "Status Page Language",
+    "Use browser language": "Use browser language",
+    "statusPageLanguageDescription": "Set the display language for anonymous visitors to this status page",
     "Refresh Interval": "Refresh Interval",
     "Refresh Interval Description": "The status page will do a full site refresh every {0} seconds",
     "Show Powered By": "Show Powered By",
diff --git a/src/mixins/lang.js b/src/mixins/lang.js
index 8ab8bd11fe..e395a449f1 100644
--- a/src/mixins/lang.js
+++ b/src/mixins/lang.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export default {
     data() {
         return {
             language: currentLocale(),
+            persistLanguage: true,
         };
     },
 
@@ -17,22 +18,40 @@ export default {
 
     watch: {
         async language(lang) {
-            await this.changeLang(lang);
+            await this.changeLang(lang, {
+                persist: this.persistLanguage,
+            });
+            this.persistLanguage = true;
         },
     },
 
     methods: {
+        /**
+         * Set the application language
+         * @param {string} lang Language code to switch to
+         * @param {{ persist?: boolean }} options Options for language change
+         * @returns {void}
+         */
+        setLanguage(lang, options = {}) {
+            this.persistLanguage = options.persist !== false;
+            this.language = lang;
+        },
+
         /**
          * Change the application language
          * @param {string} lang Language code to switch to
+         * @param {{ persist?: boolean }} options Options for language change
          * @returns {Promise<void>}
          */
-        async changeLang(lang) {
+        async changeLang(lang, options = {}) {
+            const persist = options.persist !== false;
             let message = (await langModules["../lang/" + lang + ".json"]()).default;
             this.$i18n.setLocaleMessage(lang, message);
             this.$i18n.locale = lang;
-            localStorage.locale = lang;
-            setPageLocale();
+            if (persist) {
+                localStorage.locale = lang;
+            }
+            setPageLocale(lang);
             timeDurationFormatter.updateLocale(lang);
         },
     },
diff --git a/src/pages/StatusPage.vue b/src/pages/StatusPage.vue
index 5704600999..96510e54e2 100644
--- a/src/pages/StatusPage.vue
+++ b/src/pages/StatusPage.vue
@@ -205,6 +205,25 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                <!-- Status Page Language -->
+                <div class="my-3">
+                    <label for="status-page-language" class="form-label">{{ $t("Status Page Language") }}</label>
+                    <select
+                        id="status-page-language"
+                        v-model="config.language"
+                        class="form-select"
+                        data-testid="language-select"
+                    >
+                        <option :value="null">{{ $t("Use browser language") }}</option>
+                        <option v-for="lang in $i18n.availableLocales" :key="lang" :value="lang">
+                            {{ $i18n.messages[lang].languageName }}
+                        </option>
+                    </select>
+                    <div class="form-text">
+                        {{ $t("statusPageLanguageDescription") }}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
                 <!-- Custom CSS -->
                 <div class="my-3">
                     <div class="mb-1">{{ $t("Custom CSS") }}</div>
@@ -857,6 +876,10 @@ export default {
                     if (res.ok) {
                         this.config = res.config;
 
+                        if (!("language" in this.config)) {
+                            this.config.language = null;
+                        }
+
                         if (!this.config.customCSS) {
                             this.config.customCSS = "body {\n" + "  \n" + "}\n";
                         }
@@ -942,6 +965,27 @@ export default {
                     this.config.domainNameList = [];
                 }
 
+                if (!("language" in this.config)) {
+                    this.config.language = null;
+                }
+
+                if (this.config.icon) {
+                    this.imgDataUrl = this.config.icon;
+                }
+
+                // Apply configured language if the visitor hasn't set their own preference
+                if (this.config.language && !localStorage.locale) {
+                    this.$root.setLanguage(this.config.language, { persist: false });
+                }
+
+                this.incident = res.data.incident;
+                this.maintenanceList = res.data.maintenanceList;
+                this.$root.publicGroupList = res.data.publicGroupList;
+
+                if (!this.config.domainNameList) {
+                    this.config.domainNameList = [];
+                }
+
                 if (this.config.icon) {
                     this.imgDataUrl = this.config.icon;
                 }
diff --git a/src/util-frontend.js b/src/util-frontend.js
index e2a912202a..bab7bf4ddb 100644
--- a/src/util-frontend.js
+++ b/src/util-frontend.js
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ export function timezoneList() {
 
 /**
  * Set the locale of the HTML page
+ * @param {string} locale The locale to use
  * @returns {void}
  */
-export function setPageLocale() {
+export function setPageLocale(locale = currentLocale()) {
     const html = document.documentElement;
-    html.setAttribute("lang", currentLocale());
-    html.setAttribute("dir", localeDirection());
+    html.setAttribute("lang", locale);
+    html.setAttribute("dir", localeDirection(locale));
 }
 
 /**