diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index cd30b4560..1dd0f4935 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
 
 	require_once 'config.php';
 
+	function get_translations() {
+		$tr = array("en_US" => "English",
+					"ru_RU" => "Russian",
+					"fr_FR" => "French",
+					"zh_CN" => "Chinese");
+
+		return $tr;
+	}
+
 	if (ENABLE_TRANSLATIONS == true) { 
 		require_once "accept-to-gettext.php";
 		require_once "gettext/gettext.inc";
@@ -1377,6 +1386,8 @@
 				if (authenticate_user($link, $login, $password)) {
 					$_POST["password"] = "";
 
+					$_SESSION["language"] = $_POST["language"];
+
 					header("Location: " . $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
 					exit;
 
diff --git a/login_form.php b/login_form.php
index 55ad4b1a1..46a7b084c 100644
--- a/login_form.php
+++ b/login_form.php
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ window.onload = init;
 			<td align="right"><input name="login"></td></tr>
 			<tr><td align="right"><?php echo __("Password:") ?></td>
 			<td align="right"><input type="password" name="password"></td></tr>
+			<tr><td align="right"><?php echo __("Language:") ?></td>
+			<td align="right">
+			<?php
+				print_select_hash("language", "", get_translations(),
+					"style='width : 100%'");
+
+			?>
+			</td></tr>
 			<!-- <tr><td colspan="2">
 				<input type="checkbox" name="remember_me" id="remember_me">
 				<label for="remember_me">Remember me on this computer</label>