diff --git a/API/Controllers/LocaleController.cs b/API/Controllers/LocaleController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c210daac7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/API/Controllers/LocaleController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using API.Data;
+using API.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace API.Controllers;
+
+public class LocaleController : BaseApiController
+{
+    private readonly IUnitOfWork _unitOfWork;
+    private readonly ILocalizationService _localizationService;
+    private static readonly IReadOnlyList<string> AllLocales = new List<string>() { "en" };
+
+    public LocaleController(IUnitOfWork unitOfWork, ILocalizationService localizationService)
+    {
+        _unitOfWork = unitOfWork;
+        _localizationService = localizationService;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    public ActionResult<IEnumerable<string>> GetAllLocales()
+    {
+        return Ok(AllLocales);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/API/Data/DataContext.cs b/API/Data/DataContext.cs
index 5faec1cde0..5d5f5136f5 100644
--- a/API/Data/DataContext.cs
+++ b/API/Data/DataContext.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
         builder.Entity<AppUserPreferences>()
             .Property(b => b.BookReaderWritingStyle)
             .HasDefaultValue(WritingStyle.Horizontal);
+        builder.Entity<AppUserPreferences>()
+            .Property(b => b.Locale)
+            .HasDefaultValue("en");
 
         builder.Entity<Library>()
             .Property(b => b.AllowScrobbling)
diff --git a/API/Entities/AppUserPreferences.cs b/API/Entities/AppUserPreferences.cs
index d3a980dc7c..640ecc1ead 100644
--- a/API/Entities/AppUserPreferences.cs
+++ b/API/Entities/AppUserPreferences.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ public class AppUserPreferences
     /// UI Site Global Setting: Should series reviews be shared with all users in the server
     /// </summary>
     public bool ShareReviews { get; set; } = false;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// UI Site Global Setting: The language locale that should be used for the user
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Locale { get; set; }
 
     public AppUser AppUser { get; set; } = null!;
     public int AppUserId { get; set; }
diff --git a/API/Extensions/ApplicationServiceExtensions.cs b/API/Extensions/ApplicationServiceExtensions.cs
index a020bc35dd..f6c2844d9b 100644
--- a/API/Extensions/ApplicationServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/API/Extensions/ApplicationServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public static void AddApplicationServices(this IServiceCollection services, ICon
         services.AddScoped<IPresenceTracker, PresenceTracker>();
         services.AddScoped<IImageService, ImageService>();
 
+        services.AddScoped<ILocalizationService, LocalizationService>();
+
 
         services.AddScoped<IScrobblingService, ScrobblingService>();
         services.AddScoped<ILicenseService, LicenseService>();
diff --git a/API/Services/LocalizationService.cs b/API/Services/LocalizationService.cs
index a9ac7e69da..d9fb651bfe 100644
--- a/API/Services/LocalizationService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/LocalizationService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 namespace API.Services;
@@ -8,19 +11,21 @@ namespace API.Services;
 
 public interface ILocalizationService
 {
-    void LoadLanguage(string languageCode);
-    //string Get(string key);
+    Task<Dictionary<string, string>> LoadLanguage(string languageCode);
+    Task<string> Get(string locale, string key, params object[] args);
 }
 
 public class LocalizationService : ILocalizationService
 {
     private readonly IDirectoryService _directoryService;
+    private readonly IMemoryCache _cache;
     private readonly string _localizationDirectory;
-    private dynamic? _languageLocale;
 
-    public LocalizationService(IDirectoryService directoryService, IHostEnvironment environment)
+
+    public LocalizationService(IDirectoryService directoryService, IHostEnvironment environment, IMemoryCache cache)
     {
         _directoryService = directoryService;
+        _cache = cache;
         if (environment.IsDevelopment())
         {
             _localizationDirectory = directoryService.FileSystem.Path.Join(
@@ -40,20 +45,45 @@ public LocalizationService(IDirectoryService directoryService, IHostEnvironment
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="languageCode"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    public void LoadLanguage(string languageCode)
+    public async Task<Dictionary<string, string>> LoadLanguage(string languageCode)
     {
         var languageFile = _directoryService.FileSystem.Path.Join(_localizationDirectory, languageCode + ".json");
         if (!_directoryService.FileSystem.FileInfo.New(languageFile).Exists)
             throw new ArgumentException($"Language {languageCode} does not exist");
 
-        var json = _directoryService.FileSystem.File.ReadAllText(languageFile);
-        _languageLocale = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<dynamic>(json);
+        var json = await _directoryService.FileSystem.File.ReadAllTextAsync(languageFile);
+        return Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string>>(json);
     }
 
-    // public string Get(string key)
-    // {
-    //     if (_languageLocale == null) return key;
-    //     return _languageLocale.
-    //
-    // }
+    public async Task<string> Get(string locale, string key, params object[] args)
+    {
+        // Check if the translation for the given locale is cached
+        if (!_cache.TryGetValue($"{locale}_{key}", out string translatedString))
+        {
+            // Load the locale JSON file
+            var translationData = await LoadLanguage(locale);
+
+            // Find the translation for the given key
+            if (translationData.TryGetValue(key, out string value))
+            {
+                translatedString = value;
+
+                // Cache the translation for subsequent requests
+                _cache.Set($"{locale}_{key}", translatedString, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15)); // Cache for 15 minutes
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // If the key is not found, use the key as the translated string
+                translatedString = key;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Format the translated string with arguments
+        if (args.Length > 0)
+        {
+            translatedString = string.Format(translatedString, args);
+        }
+
+        return translatedString;
+    }
 }